And the weird spring training injuries roll on …
Elvis Andrus not playing today for Rangers. New and elaborate tattoo caused “sensitivity” in left biceps.
— Gerry Fraley (@gfraley) February 28, 2013
I’m not sure if that beats Joel Peralta‘s sandwich-related injury, but it’s damn close.
UPDATE: Andrus posted a picture of the tattoo, which is of his late father:
Boom👻👻👻 twitter.com/ElvisandrusSS1…
— Elvis andrus (@ElvisandrusSS1) February 28, 2013
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- illadelphiasphinest - Feb 28, 2013 at 11:58 AM
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Really Elvis….. you couldn’t have gotten the “elaborate tattoo” before spring training started in say those 4-5 months you were chillin at home doing nothing. Guess not.. Must have been to busy going on vacations and stuff. Kids……
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- paperlions - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:04 PM
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Maybe there is a tattoo artist in AZ whose work he really digs.
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- Ralph - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:12 PM
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Yeah, poor guy probably couldn’t afford a plane ticket to go to AZ in the offseason.
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- illadelphiasphinest - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:25 PM
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He had 4-5 months before spring training began to get it done. Thats a lame excuse.
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- fanofevilempire - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:28 PM
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let me guess, you are the guy who has 100 sick days in the bank and
your co-workers hate you because you pass your germs on to them.
you are a really nice guy.with a name like Elvis, he can do what he get his tats anytime he likes.
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- fanofevilempire - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:31 PM
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leave Elvis alone, I bet you have like 100 sick days saved up, don’t be
mad he used one of his.
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- cosanostra71 - Feb 28, 2013 at 4:06 PM
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he’s coming off of like 120 vacation days.
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- beefytrout - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:06 PM
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This is dumb from both sides. As a ballplayer, getting a tattoo during Spring Training is dumb because they do leave you sore and you can’t perform. As a tattoo enthusiast, getting one during ST is dumb because you’re frequently doing about 10 things to keep the tattoo from healing properly.
And for those who would say that getting a tattoo is dumb across the board, it’s 2013. Time to realize they’re not that big of a deal.
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- number42is1 - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:08 PM
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i would LOVE to get a tattoo… but then i cannot be buried in a Jewish cemetery which honestly is the only thing holding me back .
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- beefytrout - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:10 PM
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Internet fist bump.
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- rabbirosenberg - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:11 PM
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Well then, go ahead. I’m here to tell you that you can absolutely get buried in a Jewish cemetery (well, most of them) with a tattoo. Tattoos are forbidden in Judaism, but the idea that getting one keeps you out of a cemetery is mostly an Urban Myth.
Sorry for the non-baseball aside, but don’t forget that the Torah begins with the words, “In The Big Inning…”
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- paperlions - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:19 PM
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Wait a second, is that where the intro monologue “In the Beginning” from Shout at the Devil comes from?
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- neelyisgod - Feb 28, 2013 at 6:02 PM
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Thats beautiful! What a Motley bunch this is
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- anxovies - Feb 28, 2013 at 8:03 PM
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Does that mean that in 2013, we have more morons than we used to?
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- beefytrout - Mar 1, 2013 at 2:13 AM
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You must not spend a lot of time on the internet.
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- drewzducks - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:09 PM
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Still doesn’t top the Glenallen Hill spider incident from the 90′s.
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- crispybasil - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:11 PM
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Can’t wait to see how awful the tattoo is.
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- zzalapski - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:50 PM
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Guess he was elsewhere when Beltre was telling his story about how he finished a 14-inning game in 2009 with a torn nutsack.
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- tkbman - Feb 28, 2013 at 1:01 PM
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I hurt just watching him power through that injury. Guy’s a beast!
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- tkbman - Feb 28, 2013 at 12:59 PM
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Could be worse. He could have quit smokeless tobacco in the middle of a pennant race. But then again, what kind of complete idiot would think that was a good idea?
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- magzalez - Feb 28, 2013 at 1:21 PM
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I’m pretty sure, if that’s his dad, that his dad is Dan Marino.
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- tcb2nyc - Feb 28, 2013 at 3:47 PM
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Thought it was Tony Oliva.
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- bluesnats - Feb 28, 2013 at 1:36 PM
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Are there enough games left for him to make up those two lost at bats?
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- kurtstallings - Feb 28, 2013 at 1:51 PM
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Remember when this same thing happened to Hank Aaron? Good times; good times.
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- unlost1 - Feb 28, 2013 at 3:49 PM
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NOT AS BAD AS MATT KEMP’S TATOO
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- historiophiliac - Feb 28, 2013 at 4:10 PM
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Boooo!
Matt Kemp’s grandparents. mmmmmmm
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- neelyisgod - Feb 28, 2013 at 6:00 PM
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No way in hell did all of that get done in 1 day. I’m sleeved and it took 6 sittings and 21 hours over 3 months. A half sleeve with a portrait is 10 hours minimum and any decent artist will only let their customer sit for 5 max. And the side of the biceps is tough skin and shouldnt cause any problems, get to the back down near the elbow or inside by the armpit and miss a day of practice is understandable if it’s done that day.
Not bad work though, has a little too much going on with it IMO but it’s meaningful to him so who cares.
