You're Entering A World of Pain (2009 Injuries)

[Vic Sage]

...on base like a crackhead...

BOC nominee!

[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't know who "Fi" is, but that Sporting News article needs an inappropriate comma count.

And really, is it any shock that Nolan Ryan wants to better use pitch counts than to trash them all together, as Dick Williams and many others have inferred?

[MFS62]

He makes millions, but I don't want to trade places with Adrian Beltre. From the news wire:

Adrian Beltre-3B-Mariners Aug. 13 - 7:53 pm et Mariners placed 3B Adrian Beltre on the 15-day disabled list with an injured testicle.

Cue the laugh track. Beltre, who doesn't wear a protective cup, had a ball clip him in the groin during Wednesday's game. There was some tearing and internal bleeding. The team is waiting to see if he will require surgery. With surgery, he would be out a month. Without, roughly two weeks.
Later

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

He makes millions, but I don't want to trade places with Adrian Beltre. From the news wire:

Adrian Beltre-3B-Mariners Aug. 13 - 7:53 pm et Mariners placed 3B Adrian Beltre on the 15-day disabled list with an injured testicle.

Cue the laugh track. Beltre, who doesn't wear a protective cup, had a ball clip him in the groin during Wednesday's game. There was some tearing and internal bleeding. The team is waiting to see if he will require surgery. With surgery, he would be out a month. Without, roughly two weeks.
Later

[Piggiestomatoes]

Looks like Delgado is effectively done with a strained right oblique muscle. No baseball activities for two weeks.

On the bright side, "The one thing you could say is this hip is feeling better, so it's unfortunate that this popped up," said Mets assistant general manager John Ricco, the ranking executive with the team in Arizona.

[Benjamin Grimm]

When this thread was created on February 9, we had no idea it would be the story of the season.

[seawolf17]

Can we post a lot more on this thread quickly so the injured testicle discussion goes far, far away? Thanks.

[MFS62]

Can we post a lot more on this thread quickly so the injured testicle discussion goes far, far away? Thanks.[/quote:3hog7153]
Are you trying to be a ballbuster?

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's a concussion for David Wright:

Mets� Wright beaned, suffers concussion Pitch by Giants� Cain hits New York third baseman squarely in helmet The Associated Press updated 6:26 p.m. ET, Sat., Aug 15, 2009 NEW YORK - Mets third baseman David Wright was taken from Citi Field in an ambulance after being hit squarely in the helmet by a 94 mph fastball from San Francisco Giants starter Matt Cain on Saturday. Wright, wearing a gray shirt and black shorts, was shown on television stepping unaided into the back of an ambulance about 50 minutes after he was hit in the fourth inning of a scoreless game. The ambulance left the ballpark with a police escort. Wright was taken to the Hospital for Special Surgery by ambulance about 50 minutes after being hit. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said a CT scan was negative and that Wright had a concussion. He was expected to stay in the hospital overnight for observation. Cain�s 0-2 pitch hit Wright just above the brim of the helmet, sending it flying as Wright fell to the ground in the right-handed batter�s box. Wright lay motionless on his stomach for over a minute before trainers helped turn him over onto his back. One trainer leaned in close as Wright was on his stomach, talking to the third baseman. After Wright was turned over, he sat up and a trainer shone a light in his eyes. Wright was helped to his feet and walked off the field with limited help. Fans gave him a loud ovation. Cain, who had thrown just seven balls in the first three innings, walked halfway in toward the plate and sat in a crouch as trainers attended to Wright. Giants manager Bruce Bochy visited the mound at the end of the 3-minute delay. Fernando Tatis ran for the All-Star starter and stayed in the game at third. Wright, who had a cold earlier in the week and did not start Tuesday in Arizona, has played in all but one of the Mets� 116 games this season. New York starter Johan Santana threw behind the back of San Francisco�s Pablo Sandoval, but missed him in the seventh inning. That drew a warning for both teams from home plate umpire Brian O�Nora. Sandoval responded by hitting a home run, boosting the Giants� lead to 4-1. Santana then hit the next batter, catcher Bengie Molina, but wasn�t ejected. San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy argued with O�Nora about the non-ejection, but Mets manager Jerry Manuel removed the star left-hander at that point anyway.

[nymr83]

Who wants to join me at LaGuardia? I'm planning on calling in a bomb threat if the Mets let David within 50 yards of an airplane.

[Frayed Knot]

Well seeing as how this is the beginning of their longest home stand of the year I think we can spare the posse.

BTW, just out of curiosity, does anyone know anything concrete about the effects of air travel following a concussion (either immediate or long term) or is this just one of those things we all "know" is bad simply because it sounds like it is?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Well seeing as how this is the beginning of their longest home stand of the year I think we can spare the posse.

BTW, just out of curiosity, does anyone know anything concrete about the effects of air travel following a concussion (either immediate or long term) or is this just one of those things we all "know" is bad simply because it sounds like it is?

[nymr83]

pfft, like i trust a feng shui expert with a name like "Wendell", lets get a second opinion from someone whose name looks chinese in print.

[MFS62]

How ironic.:

Check out the quote by Wright.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/sports/baseball/13helmet.html?_r=2

What if?

Later

[ashie62]

Donna Chang?

[ashie62]

How ironic.:

Check out the quote by Wright.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/sports/baseball/13helmet.html?_r=2

What if?

Later[/quote:1v5wvjhv]

Wright proves to be the only quoted player to have a working brain, now lets protect it

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

For the moment, the Mets are doing the right thing: Wright shut down indefinitely with PCS, and sent home from the hospital for some rest and Molly-coddling.

Doing the right thing on one front, that is. Why this?

[Benjamin Grimm]

These guys very much want to play again, rather than go into the offseason with an element of doubt. I don't mind indulging them in this.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Fair point, but virtually ALL athletes at this level are ultracompetitive by nature, and aren't necessarily thinking long-term. And well... there's Beltran the guy, and then there's Beltran the irreplaceable asset with degenerative knees. Only one of the two is best served by allowing him to elect for rushing back with a month to go in a lost season.


Oh, and as per Dave Lennon, Wright's headed to the DL.

[ashie62]

Fair point, but virtually ALL athletes at this level are ultracompetitive by nature, and aren't necessarily thinking long-term. And well... there's Beltran the guy, and then there's Beltran the irreplaceable asset with degenerative knees. Only one of the two is best served by allowing him to elect for rushing back with a month to go in a lost season.


Oh, and as per Dave Lennon, Wright's headed to the DL.[/quote:26ta1x5c]

It was suggested on this forum a week ago or so to put Wright on the D.L. before he got hurt. management needs to start reading here

[seawolf17]

Wright to the fucking DL. You know what, Injury Gods? Go eff yourself. You happy? You've completely broken us.

It's because they tore down Shea Stadium, you know.

[Guest Kong76]

sea: It's because they tore down Shea Stadium, you know<<<

I said a decade ago there must be a way to remove the upper deck and
just renovate the rest but NO!!!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Only one of the two is best served by allowing him to elect for rushing back with a month to go in a lost season.[/quote:38brv4d8]

Yabbut, I don't necessarily know that he's being rushed.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Only one of the two is best served by allowing him to elect for rushing back with a month to go in a lost season.

[metirish]

I just watched an SNY update on Wright , show opens up and the talking head gives the headlines but says we must start with Wright , cut to a helicopter shot of an ambulance with an entourage of cars leaving I guess Citi Field?

It's like Diana dies all over or something.

[ashie62]

I just watched an SNY update on Wright , show opens up and the talking head gives the headlines but says we must start with Wright , cut to a helicopter shot of an ambulance with an entourage of cars leaving I guess Citi Field?

It's like Diana dies all over or something.[/quote:51pdctn7]

Fear and consumption sells media

[Guest Edgy DC]

Only one of the two is best served by allowing him to elect for rushing back with a month to go in a lost season.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Only one of the two is best served by allowing him to elect for rushing back with a month to go in a lost season.

[Gwreck]

Also Fernando Martinez (although in fairness it was time for his annual injury anyway).

I think it's time to preemptively put Johan on the DL. Or at least keep him wrapped in bubble wrap when he's not on the field.

[metsmarathon]

giving beltran the opportunity to play this season gives the team the chance to find out if they might still have a centerfielder for next year. if he can run and cover ground free enough of difficulty and pain, then maybe they don't need to make "new centerfielder" or "backup outfielder good enough to start" a top priority for next year.