What's the most annoying injury to play through?

"Meanwhile, something that's going to be fresh in our minds for a while is the whole thing where Sean Murphy apparently played through a debilitating hip problem for multiple years. Now, Sean Murphy's hip problem is way worse than my toe. It doesn't even qualify for this question, since it was bad enough that he eventually needed surgical intervention. But, it's where my mind went."

"Instead, I'll ask this: what's the most annoying injury that players can and would play through - one that makes everything more annoying, without impacting performance? Nothing that you would react to by saying, "Uh, why are you playing through that, Bobson Dugnutt? You should've told the team and taken an Injured List stint." Instead, something like, "Yeah, that sucks, but no one's catching an IL stint for that.""

A child dropped a lamp on the narrator's big toe months ago, causing intense pain and a swollen, bruised toe that flared again recently. The toe injury was annoying during a busy day of meetings and errands but did not prevent walking or performance. A far worse example mentioned is Sean Murphy playing through a debilitating hip problem that ultimately required surgery. The central question asks which injuries athletes commonly endure that make daily activities unpleasant without necessitating placement on the Injured List. The focus is on tolerable but disruptive annoyances rather than disabling conditions.

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