Sammy Gervacio Out of Commission

It's going to be a while before we see Sammy Gervacio's awesome wind-up again. Hopefully we didn't jinx him with our rave review of his amazing delivery.

The Houston Astros reliever is headed the the 15-day disabled list with his strained rotator cuff.

During the eighth inning of Wednesday's 10-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants at Minute Maid Park, Gervacio fielded a sac bunt by Eli Whiteside awkwardly, allowing Juan Uribe to score and Whiteside to end up at third. After the throwing error, the righty composed himself and got Eugenio Velez to ground out right to him.

After an RBI single by Aaron Rowand, Gervacio threw a wild pitch to Edgar Renteria and his arm pretty much fell off. Wilton Lopez will be called up to take Gervacio's place on the roster, and that bums us out.

Get well soon Sammy!

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Sammy Gervacio: a Style All His Own

Earlier this Spring, I looked everywhere for a video of Sammy Gervacio's crazy setup before his delivery. Then I gave up.

Thanks to Walkoff Walk's Kris Liakos (who's not only funny and knowledgeable on the topic of baseball, but also one hot potato) I am now able to share with you the hilarity of this Houston Astros reliever's style. It's a shame this video isn't just a little bit longer, because he does this sweet move before every single pitch. No lie.

P.S. Feel free to ridicule Sooze's Minnesota Twins season preview on the excellent fantasy baseball site Razzball.