What was that doing in The Onion? Sounds like the JD we Cards fans remember.....
In game threads during games, we'd take bets on when and why he'd take himself out of the game: "I've got hangnail in the third", "I've got grass burn in the fourth", "I'll take tripping on the dugout steps in the second".
"They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance." --- Terry Pratchett