By Philip Van der Vossen on December 11th, Joe Sakic, captain of the Colorado Avalanche, is the latest to join the list of stupid athlete off the field injuries that have cost playing time for big stars. Sakic, who was already on the disabled list for a herniated disc, broke three fingers in a snow blower accident at his home and will now be out at least three months. The Avalanche announced Sakic had surgery Tuesday night for the broken fingers and tendon damage.

That's an unnatural tear or crack in the skin, for those of you not in the know. Matsui is expected to be out until at least Friday. Anal fissures can become chronic problems, but the Astros hope using a different medication will sooth Matsui's issue. How does one get one of those?

Matsui has struggled with the health problem for much of spring training and was diagnosed with the condition earlier this week. The expected recovery time after the surgery is two weeks. Although the season opener on March 31 is just more than two weeks away, manager Cecil Cooper wants to try and avoid placing Matsui on the disabled list.

Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui will undergo surgery to repair an anal fissure on Monday in Houston. Matsui has struggled with the health problem for much of spring training and was diagnosed with the condition earlier this week. The expected recovery time after the surgery is two weeks. Although the season opener on March 31 is just more than two weeks away, manager Cecil Cooper wants to try and avoid placing Matsui on the disabled list.