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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Matador's chances of fatherhood hurt by goring
2007-03-16
MADRID (Reuters) - If Spanish matador Fernando Cruz ever has children, he'll have doctors at the Valencia bullring to thank after he suffered a double goring. Cruz, 25, is recovering in hospital after the second bull of Tuesday's corrida caught him in the upper thigh, throwing him into the air, and gored him in the groin once he hit the ground.
Bull 2, Cruz 0...
Newspapers reproduced the eye-watering bulletin issued by surgeons at the bullring after a two-hour operation and film of the incident was played on the main evening news.
How did ESPN miss this one?
"Fernando Cruz is suffering from two horn wounds of 25 centimeters in length each. One involves the fibers of the abductor muscle and dissects the femoral artery, the other involves the scrotal area and eviscerates both testicles."
"Ouch" really doesn't cover it
Cruz was sitting up in his hospital bed on Wednesday. Astonishingly, he is expected to be back in action in around three weeks.
Little Fernando, on the other hand, will be out of service for a while.
Posted by:Steve

#11  No news on whether Senor Cruz intends a career change by joining the Vienna Boys Choir.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-03-16 23:30  

#10  owwwww
Posted by: RD   2007-03-16 22:17  

#9  Will bookmark this one for further investigation.
Posted by: Darwin   2007-03-16 14:49  

#8  Seville teevee had some gruesome super slo-mo coverage of a junior matador bullfight while I was there this summer. The bull did not die well.
Posted by: Seafarious   2007-03-16 12:56  

#7  I hate it when you see the words "eviscerate" and "testicle" in the same sentence. I don't think I could cross my legs any closer.
Posted by: Jonathan   2007-03-16 12:05  

#6  "Well, the bull got pretty good air with that toss. And here comes Fernando.....WOW, did you see that! As soon as he hit the ground, the bull nailed him again. That certainly gives new meaning to the phrase; "Hook um, Horns". Back to you, Biff."
Posted by: Steve   2007-03-16 12:01  

#5  Here it as again on replay, Sparky.
Woah, Biff... that's gotta hurt!
Let's look at it again, Sparky...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-03-16 11:16  

#4  How did ESPN miss this one?

Spanish TV uses to replay this kind of incidents in slow motion.
Posted by: JFM   2007-03-16 11:02  

#3  I guess the bull was feeling horny .

Sorry couldnt resist :)
Posted by: MacNails   2007-03-16 10:55  

#2  "Matador's chances of fatherhood hurt by goring"

AlGore's bothering matadors now? Will he stop at nothing?

Oh, wait....
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2007-03-16 10:29  

#1  Newspapers reproduced

Did they have to use reproduced? I don't know which is worse, having your testicles ripped out or having your entire crotch packed in ice all the way to the hospital.
Posted by: ed   2007-03-16 10:12  

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