Touch Me I'm Sick - Injuries (and Recoveries) in 2013

[Benjamin Grimm]

Andy Martino saying that the Mets expect Santana to open the season on the DL.

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Andy Martino saying that the Mets expect Santana to open the season on the DL.

Martino's a troll.

And of course, that could simply mean he'll be the fifth guy to pitch and the DL means nothing.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Do you mean that Martino lives under a bridge and threatens billy goats?

[MFS62]

According to ESPN New York, Mejia is being examined for a "thyroid problem".

I wonder if Jose Reyes left Thyroid problems in the clubhouse as his legacy.

Later

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That' s what happens when you neglect to wash the inside of your Adam's apple, kids.

[Frayed Knot]

TJ surgery for Cardinal SS Raphael Furcal - out for season

[Edgy MD]

TJ surgery for non-pitchers is weird.

[ashie62]

Terry says hes ok with Santana on the DL 4/1 but they are not planning it...

uh..no disrespect but a Santana DL stint here is a lock.

[Ceetar]

Ashie62 wrote: Terry says hes ok with Santana on the DL 4/1 but they are not planning it... uh..no disrespect but a Santana DL stint here is a lock.

hardly.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ashie62 wrote: Terry says hes ok with Santana on the DL 4/1 but they are not planning it... uh..no disrespect but a Santana DL stint here is a lock.

[Places call to the Palms' "That's Kinda Fucked Up" Sports Book]

[Frayed Knot]

Pujols gets "courtesy" runners.

The Angels have asked, and opposing managers so far have agreed, to allow Albert Pujols to stay in the game even after being replaced by a runner if and when he reaches base. The tactic, well known to those who play in weekend softball leagues, has been in effect in each of the three games AP has appeared in to date this spring although only was put into use in the 3rd game due to Albert's lone hit in the first two being an HR (I presume he was made to jog out the tater although the article doesn't specifically mention that).

[Edgy MD]

The rule, I believe, is still available to major league managers during actual games.

Hasn't happened in over sixty years, though, so maybe not.

http://retrosheet.org/courtesy.htm

[Frayed Knot]

I had no idea that this practice was legal at one time - and am particularly surprised it ran to as late as 1950.
One could only imagine the "injuries" or other circumstances that would occur today which would warrant a courtesy runner if still legal; every slow guy who ever got on base during a game within five runs would suddenly require medical and/or equipment attention.

[Edgy MD]

Well, yeah, that's why the opponent manager has to agree, and why (if it's still on the books), it hasn't been used in decades. If there's a sniff of a competitive advantage, the opposing manager has to walk away.

[Edgy MD]

6/8/1887 Louisville at Baltimore (AA) � In the third inning, Hub Collins tripled and sprained his leg. Chicken Wolf took his place on the base and scored on a hit by Pete Browning." Wolf then hit in his own spot in the batting order, immediately after Browning, and flew out to RF. At the beginning of the fourth, there was controversy as to who would replace Collins. Louisville's manager Kick Kelly wanted to substitute Guy Hecker, thus giving Louisville a potential fresh pitching arm, but Baltimore captain Oyster Burns protested this move and as a result, Lave Cross was placed in RF and Wolf moved to left.

It's like we don't care about names anymore.

[Frayed Knot]

Well, yeah, that's why the opponent manager has to agree, and why (if it's still on the books), it hasn't been used in decades. If there's a sniff of a competitive advantage, the opposing manager has to walk away.

That link of yours states that it hasn't been allowed since 1950 and specifically say that the umps shouldn't have allowed it in 1952 the one time it was used since then (presumably opposing manager approved or not).

The general softball rule is "last batted out" is the sub runner, based on the idea that he is the least likely player to come up anytime soon so you hopefully avoid the situation where his time at bat comes around while he's still on base CR-ing for his teammate. Some squads try to circumvent the rule where they try to get the youngest/fastest guy to CR each time one is needed in effect dividing their roster into three categories: guys who need runners, those who serve as C-runners, and then those who don't need CRs but they don't want them to be CRs if they should happen to be the last batted out when an injured (see also: fat, lame, old, lazy, hung-over) guy gets on base. Such practices are both frowned upon and not legal but, since few teams generally keep the book on the other side, sometimes you can get away with it.



Definitely need more guys named 'Oyster' in MLB.

[Ceetar]

6/8/1887 Louisville at Baltimore (AA) � In the third inning, Hub Collins tripled and sprained his leg. Chicken Wolf took his place on the base and scored on a hit by Pete Browning." Wolf then hit in his own spot in the batting order, immediately after Browning, and flew out to RF. At the beginning of the fourth, there was controversy as to who would replace Collins. Louisville's manager Kick Kelly wanted to substitute Guy Hecker, thus giving Louisville a potential fresh pitching arm, but Baltimore captain Oyster Burns protested this move and as a result, Lave Cross was placed in RF and Wolf moved to left. It's like we don't care about names anymore.

Takes time. I think in 50 years or so, we're gonna be looking back at some of these weird names with the same.."names were cooler back then" or something.




Here are a few of the highlights from Baby Center's very strange list:

Girls:

Fashion-conscious: Couture, Fedora
Rolling Stones fans: Jagger
Altered names: Joshitha
J-names: J'adore, Jazzy, Jeevika, Juju, Jury
Aspirational: Ace, Admire, Excel, Monalisa, Oasis, Queenie
Places: Americus, California, Zealand
Just plain weird: Inny, Yoga

Boys:

Aspirational: Bond, Casanova, Jedi, Legacy, Popeye, Rogue, Elite
Nirvana fans: Cobain
Altered names: Devid, Donathan, Villem, Xenon, Zaniel
Religious: Exodus, Savior
Dad picked this: Espn, Burger, Ball
Just plain weird: Cello, Drifter, Four, Goodluck, Google, Haven'T, Hippo, HToo, Pate

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy MD wrote: 6/8/1887 Louisville at Baltimore (AA) � In the third inning, Hub Collins tripled and sprained his leg. Chicken Wolf took his place on the base and scored on a hit by Pete Browning." Wolf then hit in his own spot in the batting order, immediately after Browning, and flew out to RF. At the beginning of the fourth, there was controversy as to who would replace Collins. Louisville's manager Kick Kelly wanted to substitute Guy Hecker, thus giving Louisville a potential fresh pitching arm, but Baltimore captain Oyster Burns protested this move and as a result, Lave Cross was placed in RF and Wolf moved to left. It's like we don't care about names anymore.

Oyster Burns protested everything. He was a mean bastard who once stabbed his own teammate in the leg with a pen knife.

PS, it's believed he was only called "Oyster" after his career to distinguish him from another player who was also known by his given name Tommy Burns.

Kick Kelly is a hell of a name though.

[Edgy MD]

Aspirational: Bond, Casanova, Jedi, Legacy, Popeye, Rogue, Elite Nirvana fans: Cobain Altered names: Devid, Donathan, Villem, Xenon, Zaniel Religious: Exodus, Savior Dad picked this: Espn, Burger, Ball Just plain weird: Cello, Drifter, Four, Goodluck, Google, Haven'T, Hippo, HToo, Pate

Well, "Goodluck" is the first name of Nigeria's president. Once a name gets attached to a president, it's in the zeitgeist and it's not going away any time soon.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Kick Kelly is a hell of a name though.

a little misogynistic though.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Associated Press wrote: Mets' Justin Turner sprains right ankle PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Justin Turner, the leading candidate to replace injured David Wright at third base for the Mets, left New York's game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday after spraining his right ankle. The Mets said Turner was taken to a hospital for precautionary X-rays. Turner made a nice play on a hard-hit grounder by Justin Ruggiano, and his left leg buckled and his right foot turned awkwardly when he tried to throw to first. Turner was limping badly and was replaced by Brandon Hicks. ''I think just getting up, going to make the throw, I caught my front spike on the lip of the grass and then in order to try to catch my balance, all my weight went on my right foot and I turned it over,'' Turner said. ''I don't think it's too bad, though. I was able to walk off on my own, and it's not too swollen so, hopefully, as long as it doesn't blow up overnight and get too bad, it will just be a couple days.'' Turner said he has sprained both ankles several times in the past. ''That's one reason I don't feel like this one's too bad because I've had some pretty bad ones,'' he said. Wright has a left intercostal muscle strain and is expected to rest for up to four days before he is reevaluated.

[Frayed Knot]

Now that damn WBC is injuring people who aren't even in it!!

[Guest vtmet]

Frayed Knot wrote: Now that damn WBC is injuring people who aren't even in it!!

lol...I was just thinking that...if it wasn't for Mr Horse getting injured at the WBC, DW wouldn't have felt compelled to play through his soreness, and we wouldn't have had Turner boning up on his 3B play in case DW's injury is longer term than they initially state...so therefore, Turner's injury can indirectly be attributed to the WBC, Torre and Texieria....

[ashie62]

Come on down Zach Lutz.....SHOWCASE YOURSELF BITCH!!!!

[Edgy MD]

Turner's a big admirer of Jeter.

[Guest vtmet]

vtmet wrote: Now that damn WBC is injuring people who aren't even in it!! lol...I was just thinking that...if it wasn't for Mr Horse getting injured at the WBC, DW wouldn't have felt compelled to play through his soreness, and we wouldn't have had Turner boning up on his 3B play in case DW's injury is longer term than they initially state...so therefore, Turner's injury can indirectly be attributed to the WBC, Torre and Texieria....

Apparently, the WBC claimed another player (that didn't play in the WBC):

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/18/team-usa-chase-headley-injured/

The curse of Team USA By Dennis Lin11:02 A.M.MARCH 18, 2013 Chase Headley shouldn't be back in San Diego today, seeing a thumb specialist. He shouldn't have even been in Tempe on Sunday, playing in a game against the Angels. The Padres' best player jammed his left thumb in that game, an injury sustained in a meaningless exhibition. Well, not completely meaningless -- there is, after all, a regular season to prep for -- but when you consider that Headley should have been playing for pride and his country, not making an ill-fated slide thousands of miles away, an already bleak picture becomes a whole lot bleaker. He can thank his own countrymen for that. Another early exit by Team USA in the World Baseball Classic kept Headley in Arizona. Had the Americans not been eliminated by Puerto Rico on Friday, Headley would have boarded a plane, ready to join Padres teammate Luke Gregerson and replace the injured David Wright on the roster. Today, he was on a plane, all right, bracing himself for a visit to the doctor's. Like Wright, he's injured too, and he didn't even get a chance to represent his country. And now he might not be ready for Opening Day. Thanks, Team USA.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Marcum to miss another st start, getting cortisone shot for shoulder etc etc etc

[ashie62]

That doesnt sound good...

I am behind..Is Murphy coming around? Thanks

[ashie62]

I guess this is the official on Marcum..

We start with Niese Harvey Gee and need to find two...

Hefner would be one most likely..

McHugh over Laffey I hope..

or start the clock on Wheeler now...

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/21918704/mets-shaun-marcum-out-after-receiving-cortisone-shot-in-shoulder

[Edgy MD]

Consensus reports have Laughey ahead of McHugh at this point.