15 Wacky Sports Injuries

Wacky sports injuries never make sense.

Whether a baseball player sneezes and strains his back, or a football player trips over his dog, both can keep the athlete off the playing field.

Forget blazing fastballs or crushing tackles. These bizarre incidents make headlines and become water cooler jokes for years to come.

Here are just 15 of the wackiest sports injuries, including the most recent from this past weekend. Feel free to leave other incidents in the comment section below.

No. 1: Chris Coghlan's Pie Jump

The most recent bizarre injury came on Sunday following the Florida Marlins' fourth walk-off victory in a week.

During Wes Helms' interview with a TV reporter after the game, left fielder Chris Coghlan, last year's NL Rookie of the Year, jumped and pied him in the face.

Before Monday night's game against the San Francisco Giants, he was held out of the lineup and placed on the disabled list with a torn meniscus in his left knee.

It requires surgery but Coghlan will seek options from team doctors in South Florida before missing up to six or eight weeks.

Would it be wrong to ask Helms if the pie tasted good?

No. 2: Mat Latos' Sneeze

Pitching remains the primary reason the San Diego Padres have surprised baseball near the top of the standings.

With the lowest earned run average, starter Mat Latos' emergence helps.

Earlier this month, he landed on the disabled list with a strained left side after holding back a sneeze.

The same injury happened to Sammy Sosa in 2004.

Next time, keep some Kleenex in the dugout, and let it out!

No. 3: Kendry Morales' Grand Slam

Hitting a walk-off grand slam should never be this painful.

In May, Kendry Morales broke his left leg in a celebratory dog pile at home plate.

Surrounding teammates looked on as his leg was immobilized, a stretcher came out, and so did a maintenance car to cart him off.

It was just the eighth walk-off grand slam in Los Angeles Angels' history, but its ending outweighed the action.

No. 4: John Smoltz, the Iron Man

For more than two decades, John Smoltz baffled hitters as part of one of the top rotations in baseball history.

He, Greg Maddux, and Tom Glavine pitched day in and day out.

But for Smoltz, hurting his "iron man" status was a burn he got while ironing a shirt that he was wearing.

Smoltz went on to deny the incident, but it still makes for an interesting story.

No. 5: Brent Mayne, Expert Pedestrian

Look left, right, and left again.

Brent Mayne used the proper technique when walking across the street in 2002, but it proved to be a problem. He had turned his head to check traffic.

The Kansas City Royals catcher went on the disabled list for a month with back spasms.

Forget back swings or fastballs. This is the real catcher's way to land on the DL.

No. 6: Bret Barberie's Chili Juice

Too bad laser eye surgery wasn't around in the early 1990s.

One-time Florida Marlin Bret Barberie once missed a game because he accidentally rubbed chili juice in his eyes when his contacts started bothering him.

The better question: Who even knows what he was doing with chili juice?

No. 7: Kevin Mitchell's Sweet Tooth

Journeyman Kevin Mitchell suffered various food-related injuries over the years.

Once, he went on the disabled list after apparently straining his rib muscles while vomiting. In 1990, he reportedly missed the first four days of spring training because of a microwaved doughnut.

Mitchell takes the term "foodie" to a whole new, dangerous level.

No. 8: Jeff Kent's Car Wash

Who knew that using a hose and shammy could be so dangerous?

A few years ago, then All-Star second baseman Jeff Kent broke a bone in his left wrist while cleaning his pickup truck in Arizona.

When he slipped and tried to break his fall, Kent's hand took the brunt of the force. A few days later, rumors swirled that he was really trying tricks on a motorcycle.

Since it was against a clause in his contract, car washing took the blame.

No. 9: Bill Gramatica's Exuberant Jump

Bill Gramatica wasn't best known for his kicking, but his celebrations.

After a routine field goal, the Arizona Cardinal jumped into the air and landed awkwardly.

He tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his non-kicking knee and missed the rest of the season.

So much for a 3-0 lead...

No. 10: Adam Eaton's Horror Film

Pitchers sometimes land in the emergency room when blazing line drives return to the mound.

San Diego Padre Adam Eaton ended up in the ER when he accidentally stabbed himself in the stomach while trying to unwrap a DVD.

No word on whether he was set to watch a blood-drenched horror film.

No. 11: Glenallen Hill's Inception

Like "Inception," dreams end when the dreamer senses a fall in real life.

The same can be said for Glenallen Hill, who tumbled out of bed during a nightmare and crashed into a glass table.

With cuts all over his body, the Toronto Blue Jay missed some time because of arachnophobia—his dream consisted of spiders.

No. 12: Marty Cordova's Tan

Paris Hilton and other Hollywood celebrities should proceed with caution.

Instead of going au natural, Maty Cordova decided to visit a Californian tanning salon to look healthy.

What the Baltimore Oriole got?

A burnt face that forced him to miss a game since his doctor ordered him to stay out of direct sunlight.

No. 13: Wade Boggs Saddles up

Wade Boggs reached the rare 3000-hit mark, but his most famous kept him sidelined for seven games.

Boggs strained his back when he slipped on a pair of cowboy boots. Was the Omaha, Neb. native trying them on, or did he simply forget they were there?

One thing's for certain: He would never be a Texas Ranger anytime soon.

No. 14: Brian Griese's Best Friend

Brian Griese needs to watch where he walks.

As he came down a staircase at his home, his dog rushed past him and made the Denver Broncos quarterback twist his ankle.

Though the injury didn't keep him out of that weekend's game against the Baltimore Ravens, it wasn't his only brush of clumsiness.

In 2002, Griese tripped on a steep driveway and was knocked unconscious, bruising his face.

(Also see Clint Barmes carrying a frozen load of deer meat and tripping. Or Kim Clijsters take a few days off because of her dog.)

No. 15: Gus Frerotte's Headbutt

Leave the celebrations to Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco.

After a one-yard touchdown run, Gus Frerotte headbutted the padded wall in the end zone.

As a result, the Washington Redskins quarterback ended up with a sprained neck and a trip to the hospital.

Though X-rays came back negative, what was he thinking?