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Archive for the ‘Injuries’ Category

May 7th, 2008

Alex Rodriguez Chokes in the Delivery Room?

Alex Rodriguez was with his wife when his wife was giving birth to his daughter recently. According to Cynthia Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguez’s wife, Alex wasn’t exactly Mr. Clutch or Mr. Calm, Cool and Collected in the delivery room.
“As tough and big as he seems, he is real wimpy around doctors or any type of […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 1 comment

May 1st, 2008

New York Yankees Injury Update

If you area fan of the New York Yankees, you got to be hoping that the injury bug won’t keep haunting the team all season. In recent days, three prime time players have gotten hurt.

Alex Rodriguez has a strained quadriceps and has now landed on the 15-day disabled list. The Yankees are […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 2 comments

April 29th, 2008

Alex Rodriguez Injury Info - Hurt Again

Alex Rodriguez re-injured his strained right quadriceps and he’s out for at least Tuesday. Since this has become a nagging injury, there’s a good chance that Rodriguez will be forced to sit for a week or two. Both Rodriguez and the New York Yankees don’t want him to push it and suffer a major injury.
Compared […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 2 comments

April 22nd, 2008

Josh Beckett Injury Update

The Boston Red Sox scratched their ace from Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels due to a stiff neck. Josh Beckett, who was also recovering from flu-like symptoms, was replaced by David Pauley. Pauley was recalled from Triple-A to make the start.
The good news is that the neck stiffness isn’t believed to […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

April 20th, 2008

Alex Rodriguez Injury Update

The usually dependable Alex Rodriguez was forced to leave Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles with a strained quadriceps in his right leg. While the injury isn’t considered major, it could possibly keep the New York Yankees third baseman out for a few games.
As of now, the Yankees are saying Rodriguez is day-to-day.
“Originally, he […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 1 comment

April 16th, 2008

Various Injury Updates - April 16

Alfonso Soriano
As if being a Chicago Cubs fan isn’t tough enough, it sounds like Alfonso Soriano may be out for a while. Soriano strained his calf making a catch in the outfield. After being helped off the field, Soriano was said to be in a lot of pain. Expect him to be […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 1 comment

March 24th, 2008

Injuries? Yeah, I’ve Had a Few

I broke my right ankle when I was 15. I broke my right orbital bone (beneath the eye) when I was 26. Only two bones I’ve ever broken in my life — both playing softball.
But we’re not here to talk about me. We’re looking today at players who are injury risks in 2008. And when […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

August 27th, 2007

Brackman Faces Surgery

In news that will come as a complete shock to absolutely no-one, New York Yankees first-round pick Andrew Brackman will undergo “Tommy John” surgery to repair his right elbow. Brackman was considered a huge risk headed into the draft due to elbow problems that kept him out of the ACC and NCAA tournaments this season. […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

June 21st, 2007

Schmidt Done for ‘07

From Dodger Thoughts comes word that right-hander Jason Schmidt will miss the remainder of the 2007 season following surgery to repair, heck, just about everything. Jon also points us to an excellent article by Will Carroll (written in ‘04 but still very relevant) on the nature of labrum tears and recovery rate from them. It’s […]

By Geoff Young -- 4 comments

June 18th, 2007

Baltimore Bullpen Blows

I have a hard time imagining that this is what Peter Angelos expected when he laid out serious cash to “fix” his team’s beleaguered bullpen. I wondered at the time what Angelos was thinking, and with news that the Orioles have placed right-hander Danys Baez on the disabled list due to a “forearm strain,” Baltimore’s […]

By Geoff Young -- 5 comments

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