Good win, big milestone, devastating injury?
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Podcast on Jul 03, 2007 
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Strange night at the Stadium. The Yankees played well, the Rocket won his 350th and the season could be doomed if Alex Rodriguez has a serious hamstring injury.
First, the good stuff. Melky Cabrera was down 1-2 and came back to draw a walk off Juan Rincon in the sixth inning to force in a run. Bobby Abreu’s 3 for 4 night was significant as well, especially his upper-deck home run. Johnny Damon was on base three times and scored twice. Derek Jeter delivered a big hit out of the No. 3 spot, a rarity for the Yanks.
But A-Rod leads the majors in runs scored (74), home runs (28) and RBI (80). No other Yankees has more than nine homers or 46 RBI. Without his presence in the lineup, they are going to struggle to score runs.
Joe Torre said it’s a good sign that Alex wanted to stay in the game after initially getting hurt. But 90 feet later, while on second base, he told Larry Bowa he would not be able to score on a base hit. After getting iced and wrapped, he told us it was still tender and sore.
A-Rod is a pretty tough guy. He hasn’t been on the DL since 2000. But hamstrings are tricky and almost always seem to lead to DL time. Based on what people are saying tonight, the best-case scenario is a few days off. Until he gets in that MRI tube, nobody will know.
One thing is certain. Scott Boras will not let his man play hurt for any length of time.
Here is Joe Torre’s postgame interview:
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And here is A-Rod. The A-Rod recording is muffled because there were 30 people around him and there was a lot of jostling for position.
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perhaps it’s only a “fatigued hammy”
Oh, I guess you can scratch ARod from the All-Star game.
Poor guy, he’ll have to stay home with his family.
“A-Rod, did you take out the garbage !? “
First off, it was nice to see us play well tonight and to see Clemens pitch well and get 350. Also nice to see Abreu have a good night. Lets hope he takes off again.
A-Rod will hopefully only be out through the All-Star break and then be ready to go again in the 2nd half.
Finally, Peter how’d it go with your lady Erin Andrews tonight since you said she was the only one you would take a call from after returning from Baltimore last week. Did you get a chance to talk to her or anything like that? Maybe you should write a piece on her the next time she covers a game since we all think she is a pretty nice looking lady and would love to know more about her.
Thanks for the update Pete. I have to admit I enjoyed this game so much more I guess the fact we didn’t appear to be struggling and the team played with more confidence. Rocket what can we say. Looked like his old self again and had a good game. It looked to be a new beginning. Just hope we can keep it up. Wishing Alex has a speedy recovery. He’s really had a good season so far and seemed to fit right in as a Yankee team player. Cano and Abreu had also had a good night. Phillips made the plays. Jeter always shows his leadership on the field with the plays he makes. Hope he stays healthy.
Pete Any updates on Doug? Just wanted to know how he’s coming along.
“Until he gets in that MRI tube, nobody will know.”
Yes, that’ what I said. The speculation is ridiculous.
I just hope the injury isn’t serious. I don’t think he will go on the disabled list but he’ll probably be out the next couple of days.
How many Yankees have gone on the DL so far this season? 7?
I used to write them all out on posts like this but I lost track. Here’s hoping E-ROC and co. are right. But if there’s any doubt about ARod’s health, he has to go on the DL. I wanted to puke when I saw Hughes walk off the mound in Arlington. If I saw ARod stay off the DL and then come down with a season-ending injury, certain dementia would result.
Also, of all the injuries the Yankees have suffered this season, how many were hamstring injuries?
Any reports of Marty Miller at the Stadium yesterday?
We have 0% power without Arod. Please let him be okay! This is just the Yankees luck this year.
Here’s a list of “Yankee DL Transactions”:http://www.rotoworld.com/conte.....ajteam=NYY for this year.
Sorry for the misleading info above. That link is for guys that were DL’d and are STILL DL’d. My bad.
Anatomy of a lost season:
Wang 4/1 15-Day DL, (Pulled right hamstring)
Veras 4/1 15-Day DL, (Bone chips, right elbow)
Sanchez 4/1 15-Day DL, (Right forearm stiffness)
Karstens 4/1 15-Day DL, (Right elbow stiffness)
Matsui 4/8 15-Day DL, (Strained Left Hamstring)
Mussina 4/15 15-Day DL, (Strained left hamstring)
Pavano 4/15 15-Day DL, (Forearm tightness)
Karstens 4/29 15-Day DL, (Fractured right fibula)
Hughes 5/3 15-Day DL, (Strained left hamstring)
Sanchez 5/7 Transferred to 60-Day DL, (Right elbow surgery)
Veras 5/15 Transferred to 60-Day DL, (Bone chips, right elbow)
Rasner 5/20 60-Day DL, (Broken right index finger)
Giambi 6/1 15-Day DL, (Plantar fasciitis)
Mientkiewicz 6/3 15-Day DL, (Concussion, fractured right wrist)
Pavano 6/5 Transferred to 60-Day DL, (Right elbow surgery)
Hughes 6/9 Transferred to 60-Day DL, (Strained left hamstring)
Karstens 7/1 Transferred to 60-Day DL, (Fractured right fibula)
A-Rod ?????????????
Well, now we get to see if all A-Rod haters were right. . . will the Yankees play better without A-Rod in the lineup? The haters have been quiet this year, but they’ve got their wish: that gritty gamer Miguel Cairo will be manning the hot corner. If anything, fellow Yankee fans, this will a preview of next year’s A-Rod-less line up.
And Peter, what agent worth his salt would allow their client to play hurt for an extended period of time in a contract year? Sure, guys who play hurt tend to make sportswriters feel faint (until they start “hurting the team,” then those same people turn on them), but ownership tends to use a “down year” as an excuse to lowball players during contract negotiations. There’s no bonus for being a “gamer.”
Look for someone to be traded from the bullpen; i.e. myers or farns. I think Shelley Duncan will be called up, even if he still has holes in his swing. We are going to need a bench player whether A-Rod goes on the DL or not. So Cairo mans third, A-Rod DH’s, I think Phillips will be at 1st which means Damon will have to sit. I think Damon should sit because he can play outfield and first base. Phillips can fill-in at some of the positions. It’s going to be interest to see what the lineup looks like.
I typed up a comprehensive DL list for the year, but it must have got caught up in the spam filter??? Pete, can you unclog that for me???
The haters are real funny, last year it was all Arod’s fault cause he wasn’t clutch, this year his fault cause he’s too good and the other Yankees are suffering a inferiority complex. It’s always his fault isn’t it? ::rolls eyes::
Pete:
You talk too much about Scott Boras. Nobody cares or wants to hear about him.
Deep to Left,
Thanks for providing that list of horrors.