Nats shortstop Ian Desmond has been on the disabled list since July 22 with an oblique strain. And while preparing to come back from the injury, he pulled a little joke on manager Davey Johnson:
Nationals Reinstate Ian Desmond From Disabled List
The Nats shortstop had an oblique strain that put him out for almost a month, but now he’s back.
As Desmond and hitting coach Rick Eckstein came back into the clubhouse after Tuesday’s session, they walked into Johnson’s office and Desmond told him, “I’m hurt.” In a season in which the Nationals seem to have dealt with a new injury to a key player every day, Johnson feared the worst.
“How bad is it?” he asked his All-Star shortstop.
“My ears are hurting so bad from that loud sound coming off my bat,” Desmond said, his manager realizing the joke they’d gotten over on him.The Nats can afford to joke around, being in first place and all, and Friday they’ll have Desmond back:
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— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) August 17, 2012#Nats reinstate SS Ian Desmond from 15-day DL; designate INF Cesar Izturis for assignment
When he went down, Desmond was having a fine season, hitting .286/.322/.503 with 17 home runs in 89 games.
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