Reasons Brett Myers missed his start

The Phillies were going to rely on Brett Myers, especially with so many relievers hurt and Brad Lidge ineffective.
However, the right-hander missed his scheduled rehab start in Clearwater after getting injured. He's given several reasons for his black eye: His son throws too hard. He fell out of his Escalade.
The reasons for Myers' swollen eye remain a mystery.

Here are some other possible reasons ended up with a black eye.

10. Myers was picking on Mets fans. "All I said was, 'It's too bad so many of your guys are hurt. We really would love to sprint past them again at the finish line,'" Myers said. "Did I go too far?"
9. He told Chris Wheeler that pitch wasn't a slurve or a cutter. "I wonder how mad he would have gotten had I told him Jamie Moyer doesn't have a funky delivery," Myers asked.
8. He was young and stupid. "It was a loosey-goosey time," Myers said.
7. Myers told Chuck Norris he could get him out on three pitches. "Man, that guy's a jerk," Myers said.
6. Sometimes you just have to show how macho you are. "Sure, I have a World Series ring. Sure, I'll make $12 large this year," Myers said. "But why should I walk away from some guy making $33 grand who plays Sunday softball?"
5.He was attending a congressional member's town hall. Things got rowdy. "But hey, at least I wasn't carrying a gun outside of a presidential Town Hall," Myers said.
4. He didn't quite understand how to play boxing on Wii. "I thought they were serious when they said it was supposed to be like real boxing."
3. He was celebrating the Eagles signing of Michael Vick and didn't know his beer was spiked with alcohol. "Hey, things got out of hand, but at least I didn't shoot somebody. Plus, even after this whole ordeal I'm still not the most violent guy in Philly sports."
2. Jamie Moyer really didn't want to be taken out of the rotation. "I didn't see it coming at all. Jamie always seemed like such a low-key guy," Myers said. "He said he would make sure I didn't make it into the rotation."
1. He rebroadcast and reproduced a Major League Baseball game without the express written consent of Major League Baseball. "Man, those guys are worse than the South Philly Mafia," Myers said. "I figured it was a game I pitched so I was OK. Boy, was I wrong."