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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Football draft. Check. Pre-season practices starting for work. Check. Me losing whatever sense I had left. Check. On to the injuries:
Alex tore his upper quad most likely the Rectus Femoris muscle. I say this because initially it was described as a groin injury by various places and then quickly switched to the quad tear once it was released. The only muscle of…
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Right to it as I’m going to see Toby Keith tonight
Troy Percival
Diagnosed with an articular injury, he will likely miss more than the minimum. It has not been disclosed though whether this is a meniscal injury or if it is an injury to the cartilage on the femur. The recovery time between the two is quite different especially if it is…
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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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Let’s start off with the big names
Joba Chamberlain
I don’t have all the details (since it wasn’t released) but I did watch the replays on ESPN and he was pointing to an area where the rotator cuff is often injured when strained. This is a slightly different pain pattern/location than impingement or inflammation and also telling in that it was quite a quick exit. …
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I have a new article that examines this very topic over at Fantasy Baseball Strategy and I found a few interesting differences.
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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Chris Carpenter made his triumphant return to the Cardinals lineup on Wednesday, as the former Cy Younger came back to try to help St. Louis make a playoff run. Carpenter wasn’t around long enough to take the win, but he was surely on a pitch count. Carpenter threw 67 pitches over four innings, allowed just one run and struck out two…
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A lot of news revolving around the Yankees/Red Sox series tonight, as Joba Chamberlain took his real first step forward to becoming a dominating starter as he went into Fenway Park and shutout the Sox over seven innings and struck out nine. Chamberlain is going to have a big finish to the season, so I would test his value in a trade (don’t…
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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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