This week’s installment of Gut Check Time is brought to you by Miller Lite, who continues to make me check my gut to see how much it has grown. And now, the week in sports.
From the I Live In A Van Down By The River Dept. Did anyone see the Al Davis press conference? I only saw the “highlights” on ESPN, but…
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Evan Longoria
Well 3 HR in one game answered any questions about his wrist/forearm strength. It’s safe to assume that he is fully healthy from the fractured tip of the ulna. Technically this is different from a fractured wrist and it actually has responded differently as well despite being in the same general area. Everyone in Tampa has to be very relieved that there appears to be no long term damage.
Albert Pujols
Pujols is considering having Tommy John, but is going to wait to decide until after the post-season. While the rehab would only be about 6-8 months as a positional player that still put spring training and some of the season in jeopardy. He admits that he doesn’t want to really wait for a couple more years so there is a strong possibility that he will get…
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Frank Thomas
Quad problems for very large DHs are not good. Especially one who has had several injuries in the past. Thomas has been transferred to the 60-Day DL, officially ending his season today. He still has the bat to be productive when healthy, but that’s the problem. He’s now (or maybe has been in for a while) in the group of Milton Bradley and Chipper Jones…
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Sorry for the delay. Double sessions on top of a real bad commute set me back big time and I couldn’t get an update. I apologize for that and I’m here for today’s instead.
Rick Ankiel
An abdominal strain/problem is just as bothersome for a hitter as it it for a pitcher. It effects your bat control and it effects your power. He’s being examined by other doctors and I’m sure they…
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Whatever Brett Myers did while he was in the minor leagues, perhaps he should spend a couple of weeks down there every season. Myers improved to 4-1 since he returned with another stellar effort. He threw another seven shutout innings and struck out eight batters. Myers did allow nine hits, but none of them came around to score. Myers…
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Evan Longoria
An amazing first year might come to a close a little early due to a wrist fracture he suffered on last Thursday night when he was hit by a pitch. Bones usually take between 4-8 weeks to heal depending on the location, severity, and type of break. The fact that it is in his wrist makes it a little more complicated due to the nature of the sport. This…
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Francisco Liriano won again in his second start since coming back from the minors. And although he hasn’t been near the dominant pitcher we saw two years ago, he has been more than an effective starter. Liriano lasted 5.2 innings, allowed three runs, walked two and struck out five. It isn’t the dominating outings he had at AAA, but I still think that…
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Joba Chamberlain left in the sixth inning of last night’s Yankee game with right shoulder stiffness. This is terrible news for Yankee fans and Joba fantasy owners. Even worse news, is that after undergoing an MRI, Joba is now off to go see the infamous Dr. James Andrews. Uh oh! That’s never a good sign. Certainly his next start is in question…
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Two games after the All-Star Break, two home runs for Billy Butler. He has been a power disappointment in his time in Kansas City, but perhaps this is the start of his much-anticipated breakout. In two days he doubled his home run total from the rest of the season. Butler had 13 homers in just 57 games last season in AAA…
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