If Mike Hampton Is Not Superstitious, He Should Be

I don't know what happened to Mike Hampton in 2005 - maybe he broke a mirror, walked under a ladder, or bought a black cat - but he obviously pissed off some higher power. Monday, it was announced that he will miss his second consecutive season following surgery to repair a torn tendon in his pitching elbow.

Hampton's only option at this point may be to try pitching right-handed. Seriously. How much worse can it be? Or he can just sit at home and do elbow strengthening exercises while counting the roughly $30 million he will clear from the Braves for the exactly 0 innings of work he has turned in since August 19, 2005.

If he gets bored, however, and opts to consider another line of work, this guy has just one word to say to him.

Braves' Hampton has torn tendon, out 6-9 months (ESPN)
Mike Hampton Is Made Out Of Papier-mache (Babes Love Baseball)
Mike Hampton is out for the season (Bad Braves Fan)
BREAKING NEWS: Water Still Wet (Bugs & Cranks)

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