Volquez to have surgery
by RA Dickey on Aug 1, 2009 5:45 PM CDT
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Hamilton and Volquez years seem to have mirrored each other both this year and last year.
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Edinson Volquez is scheduled to undergo elbow surgery Monday.
It was not immediately clear if he will have a ligament-replacement procedure, known as Tommy John surgery.
On the disabled list since June 2, Volquez, who made just nine starts this season, could throw only 20 pitches of a simulated game scheduled for 80 on Friday before complaining of tightness in a muscle.
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Kind of sucks
I liked seeing him to do well, even if not for the Rangers.
"What is that — five out of six? The numbers say what they say. They own us." -- Torii Hunter, 07/01/09
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 1, 2009 6:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Personally,
I’d rather see ex-Rangers fail than succeed.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
by DJCahill on Aug 1, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I general, I agree
But it depends on the circumstances of their leaving. I bear no ill will towards Edinson. We got Josh and I’m fine with that, especially considering the depth of pitching and lack of position players in the minors. Plus, he’s playing in the NL so we rarely will ever play against him.
"What is that — five out of six? The numbers say what they say. They own us." -- Torii Hunter, 07/01/09
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 1, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i generally like it when they fail,
unless that failure is accompanied by an embarrassing steroids association that traces back specifically to their rangers days.
by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Aug 1, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed to a point
If they’re in the AL, then I agree, but in the NL, especially in the NL Central where he gets to play the Astros, I’d be happy if he succeeds.
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Aug 1, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pitchers I do because if they succeed it will get brought up all the time
Hitters, especially ones that left in FA, i generally root for. Like Dellucci and DeRosa.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Aug 1, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know how
you just flip the switch from rooting for a guy to wanting to see them fail. Guess that takes a special kind of asshole personality.
by SteveP on Aug 3, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So...
This turned out to be Tommy John. Common cure for Dusty-Bakeritis of the elbow.
by bhudson on Aug 3, 2009 10:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to see a full list
of pitchers who washed out due to Dusty Baker. I imagine it gets pretty lengthy.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
by DJCahill on Aug 3, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Admittedly...
he didn’t have the smoothest mechanics. Didn’t some folks always predict injury for him? Also, he pitched nearly 200 innings last year, then pitched offseason and WBC, right?
But yeah, Baker’s had an interesting run of injured young pitchers.
by bhudson on Aug 3, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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