Man vs. Wild Star Hurt By Flying Camera

Even the most bad-ass among us can suffer freak injuries. Bear Grylls, of Discovery Channel's "Man Vs. Wild" has eaten snakes and animal eyeballs, drunk his own urine, climbed Mt Everest, and jumped out of more planes than he can count. But while filming a recent episode of MvW he was airlifted from a mountainside after injuring his leg.

Grylls was charging down a snowy mountain and had to use an ice pick to stop his momentum. However, his quick maneuver didn't stop the momentum of a camera which came crashing into his leg after barely missing his head. A report from Entertainment Weekly says that Grylls' cameraman was temporarily blinded by the snow and lost grip of his camera, causing the near-disaster.

The crew was taken to a hospital but no one was seriously injured, though you can be sure Grylls has some nasty bruising.

"It was a wake-up call," he added. "You've just got to get it right every time. You live with danger a lot and you can get blase, and just can't do that."

This guy has defied death and serious bodily harm more than anyone, and an inanimate object almost brought him to his end. I shudder to think what's going to happen to the poor souls who accompanied Bear on Fan vs. Wild, an episode that will air this fall.

Woman Smashes Stiletto Through Boyfriend's Eye

Well this is pretty nasty. A young woman and her boyfriend were enjoying a booze-filled night on the town until they started fighting. It culminated in the taxi ride home when Staci Hargreaves, 34, kicked her boyfriend, Gavin Taylor, 28, in the face with her stiletto. The heel went through Taylor's eye socket, fracturing it, and damaged a blood vessel in his brain.

Disgusting, right?

Judge Roger Hunt ruled that there was not a convincing case or enough evidence to prosecute Hargreaves partly because both Hargreaves and another male friend in the cab both claim that they were too drunk to remember anything that happened (can't remember, or don't want to?).

The trio spent the night drinking heavily in Huddersfield and the couple was reportedly arguing for much of the night. On their way home to Stalybridge, Cheshire, the dispute escalated and when Taylor turned around in the front seat to face her, Hargreaves planted her foot in his face.

Taylor spent a month in the hospital but has since made a 'remarkable' recovery.

I've always thought stilettos looked incredibly uncomfortable for the woman wearing them. Never considered that that pointy heal could end up impaling someone.

Update: Diamond Makes The Majors!

Updating a post from a couple weeks ago, Thomas Diamond has made it to the major leagues.

The man fought back from Tommy John surgery and a demon sprinkler and realized his childhood dream. It's been a remarkable run for Diamond, and what's even more impressive; Diamond dazzled in his debut.

He suffered the loss but struck out 10 in six innings, giving up three runs in the process.

The former first-round pick should be a valuable lesson to everyone out there who has suffered a freak injury.

Bull Rider Breaks Collar Bone Trying To Help Vet

Maybe it's because I'm from New Jersey, but I've never really understood the allure of the rodeo. Still, I've suffered enough bruises from riding mechanical bulls in my time that I can only imagine how painful getting thrown from a real life bull must be.

Turns out, getting thrown off a bull isn't the only way bull riders get hurt. Jake Hayworth was attempting to aid a veterinarian in treating a bull earlier this year when the animal got loose and took off. Hayworth chased after it and ended up breaking his collar bone and hurting his shoulder.

Kudos to Hayworth for trying to make sure his colleagues received proper health care, but maybe this should be a lesson that giant beasts aren't meant to be ridden by humans. Just a thought.

Balfour Hurts Rib, "Horsing Around"

For any female readers out there, the simple explanation is that it's part of being a guy.

At least that's the only excuse Tampa Bay pitcher Grant Balfour can hope to use for the intercostal (rib area) strain he suffered before Friday's game while "horsing around" with pitching coach Jim Hickey.

"It's obviously very frustrating and obviously very avoidable now that you look back on it in retrospect," Friedman said. "Both guys were kidding around; it's what happens in a major league clubhouse all the time.

Every guy around the world is guilty of "horsing around" at some point in their life, but as is the case with many freak injuries featured on this site, one would hope a professional athlete in peak physical condition would be immune to sustaining injuries in situations like this.

Tampa responded to the loss of Balfour, a valuable piece of their bullpen, by acquiring Chad Qualls from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

"Just kind of a freaky thing, just messing around, pitching coach and the pitcher that know each other well doing some freakish thing, just interacting … something that guys do every day and nothing ever happens. It happened," Maddon said. "It's just a freaky, goofy thing

Balfour is expected to miss four-to-six weeks of action.

Phillie Phanatic Mascot Isn't The Only Crazy Guy At Ballpark

It may not count as a true physical injury, but when a guy throws up on you on purpose there's no doubt your pride and faith in the good of humanity are seriously wounded. But that's what happened on April 14th at a Philadelphia Phillies game, a team and city known for having unruly fans.

Matthew Clemmens, 21, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey was apparently displeased with a trio of spectators from Easton, Michael Vangelo, and his two daughters, ages 11 and 15, because they were offended by his friends' vulgar language.

Clemmens and friends were reportedly heckling the Vangelos throughout the game and even spit and poured beer on the family. Finally, Clemmens' friend was ejected and he responded by punching and "projectile-vomiting" on the man and his youngest daughter.

He faces one to three months in prison and 50 hours of community service.

The Philadelphia Eagles used to have a jail in the basement of Veteran Stadium and considering some of the incidents at Citizens Bank Ballpark lately, maybe it makes sense for a slammer to be installed there.

UNF Pitcher Bitten By Shark

Discovery Channel's Shark Week, set to debut Sunday, is a good bet to have a bump in viewers this year given the unusually high number of bites that have occurred already this summer.

The latest victim was University of North Florida pitcher Clayton Schulz, 20, who was bitten by what he believes was a shark, though authorities have yet to confirm, Friday afternoon while surfing at Jacksonville Beach.

Schulz's wound required 400(!) stitches to close but the pitcher remains optimistic that he will play baseball this year. "I'm lucky. I still have a foot, and they expect me to hopefully make close to a 100 percent recovery," he said.

"I had a pretty firm grip on my board, so he didn't pull me under or anything, but he let me go when he realized I wasn't what he was looking for," Schulz said.

Schulz, a junior business management major, was scheduled to speak with the media today. He appears to be in good shape.

Be careful if you're going into the water!