Surgery likely for Rivera
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I’m hoping to get more information on this later from Brian Cashman, who is supposed to be here today.
But Mariano Rivera is getting a second opinion on his shoulder today and every indication is that he will need surgery to repair bone spurs. It’s minor surgery, a scope. But no surgery is minor when you’re talking about a 38-year-old pitcher and shoulder issues are almost always more complicated than elbow injuries.
There seems to be little chance that Mo will pitch this weekend.
Then again, maybe he just has a cranky body and was getting his physical.
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Peter Abraham
Have the surgery now and get ready for next season.
God speed, Mo!
“Then again, maybe he just has a cranky body and was getting his physical.”
unnecessary
Pete,
Has Cash personally apologized to you yet?
Mo: Come back healthy!
Pete, I agree with you that Girardi is a liar, but you are acting like a child with all the shots you are taking. Have you ever heard of the sayin, ” Don’t bring yourself down to his/her level. ” ??? You are WAY overboard, dude. Let it go….Go see a movie…Listen to some tunes….LIGHTEN UP, FRANCIS !!!
Hope things turn out well. I think we could’ve done without the drama. The end result would still be the same.
somebody better call wahmbulance for Pete.
Imagine if the Yanks HAD made the playoffs and we were going to have to go in there without Mo. We’d be done. But I wouldn’t be surprised if Mo wasn’t hurting for months but didn’t want to say anything until the Yanks were eliminated. He’s a true professional.
Any surgery is concerning, and gets your attention.
Here’s hoping Mo is OK, and is good and ready for ST. He is my favorite Yankee, even more so than the Captain.
Francisco Rodriguez anyone?
I don’t think Pete is out of line getting on Girardi for this. What is wrong with you people? Girardi is being an uptight and ut of line. You’d prefer a cheerleader/shill cover the team? WTF? I guess I shouldn’t expect much from see-no-evil fans who didn’t even care that Pettitte lied about his use of PEDs.
Let it go Pete, no one cares how you feel about the way Girardi treats you. The Yankees aren’t government institution or a publicly traded company that require complete transparency. He is the manager of the New York Yankees and you write for some local paper in Westchester, in the grand scheme of things I’m going to trust Girardi’s judgment and disregard your hurt feelings and the completely disingenious argument that Girardi is somehow hurting the fans by being misleading about comments to the press regarding injuries.
Huh, I thought Idealists were an extinct species.
so how long is it going to take for the conversation to turn into:
“surgery for mo? well now Joba really has to stay in the bullpen.”
It’s tough to cover the team every day when one of your principal sources is less than candid. You cannot call the source out on mis-truths and half-truths too directly, or too often, because you have to work with the source daily for the remainder of the season, and presumably next. It’s a tough situation.
You would think Girardi had secretly photographed the games and practice sessions of his competitors.
It’s out in the public domain, what’s the point?
“Francisco Rodriguez anyone?”
not a chance.
I don’t condone Girardi lying, but Cashman was completely out of line with throwing him under the bus.
mel: Really? And how long have you known me?
Guys, if this really is minor surgery and Mo is getting it now, I imagine he’ll be ready for most if not all of next season.
now that Rivera is out for the season who wants to bet a blown save will cost Mussina a shot at 20?
New updated quotes from the universe:
Girardi: ” Mo is fine. 75% of MLB closers need surgery.”
Kennedy: ” I’m just not to worried about Mo’s shoulder.”
Cashman: ” I’m actually a mole working for Sox. Do you honestly think I would sign Pavano AND Kei Igawa if I had this teams best interest at heart?”
““Francisco Rodriguez anyone?â€
You are giving up on Mo already? Some fan.
Darn…so close to putting it behind us for today. Me thinks Pete threw that in there to get us riled up again, lol.
Pete is right about Mo, minor surgery but you always have to be slightly concerned. Hope it goes well!
good luck to Mo! hope he’s okay and the surgury is as minor as they’re saying…
just started reading this about Andrew Brackman
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/winter-baseball/hawaii-winter-baseball/2008/266929.html
sorry if it’s been posted already
This changes our off-season plans dramatically. We must sign 2 FA pitchers. Any combination of CC, Burnett, Lowe, Sheets, Perez, Garland,
Now Joba needs to be available on standby to take over for MO. If thats the case, Hughes can slide right into his spot in the rotation.
This is why Hughes needs to be the 6th starter this year, way too many things can happen and we need to have extra starters. We don’t need to dip into the Rasner/Giese pool again.
What purpose does the last line of this entry serve??
The point has been made. Girardi lies to the media about injuries. Move on.
I want to know about Mo’s injury. I don’t think sarcasm is necessary. Sometimes it’s effective; here it’s just self-indulgent.
I hope the surgery is indeed minor and that Mo has a speedy recovery.
Doreen,
We’re all cranky. Waahhhh!
“now that Rivera is out for the season who wants to bet a blown save will cost Mussina a shot at 20?”
I’ll take that bet. A Rivera blown save might have already cost Mussina a shot at 20.
starting the countdown until Mrs Kekich’s post is deleted
The doctors are wrong.
Girardi said Mo was just cranky. Girardi is always right.
Cashman should be fired for not telling the truth like Girardi. Pete, LoHud should fire you too for having the nerve to question Girardi. How dare you. That’s not fair and balanced journalism. Just write down what they say and don’t say a word.
Ditto, Doreen.
I’m getting a bit sick of it too.
This morning it was a point of thinking there was a little fault on both sides, in that Girardi could have managed it better, but some people were becoming overly snarky to the point of being a bit unprofessional about it.
Now I’m convinced thats the case, I’m becoming less surprised about it though.
Bravo E-Man I don’t know why any of us question the mighty Yankee line. It really is infuriating that anyone thinks they should have access to athletes outside of the lines. Ask Joe questions pertaining to the field of play and only the field of play. That stuff will be engrossing and keep you completely satisfied. The Yankees will give you all of the information you need about injuries and never lie. If you think you need anything else, go get a lobotomy, because you’re crazy. 9-10 fans agree, Joe Girardi is a truthspeaker!
Guess I’ll do my usual and ignore the drama and wait for what I am POSITIVE will be a successful outcome.
Arthroscopic surgery has come a long way in the more than forty years it’s been around…
“Arthroscopic surgery has come a long way in the more than forty years it’s been around…”
It did right by my left knee. He is a hard worker so I agree Mo can overcome it.
Balanced journalism. So that’s what you call Pete’s ongoing vendetta against Girardi.
Ahso!
Bone spurs are relatively normal, especially as you get older. Medication or laser surgery can take care of it. It’s not likely that they’re doing invasive surgery into the muscle. They remove the additional growth and likely to be an inpatient procedure. This is the normal procedure, minus complications.
If Mo does need the surgery, here’s to a speedy recovery and hope that he is ready for spring training.
As for Cashman and Girardi, they really need to talk. If Cashman is staying, he needs to work with the manager, not against him. (I remember last season when Cashman and Torre had a problem over the Joba rules being leaked to the media and Cashman effectively threw Torre under the bus.)
correction: make that outpatient procedure.
Fran, I am just one of those people who believe half of what I hear, especially on a blog. I don’t know that Cashman threw Girardi under a bus. All I read here is that Murti said something about something that Cashman said, on the FAN.
I’m sure some point down the line we will be able to read direct quotes from Cashman.
Hey Pete,
are you as big of a tough guy when you talk to the players/Manager as you are on your blog?
LIGHTEN UP, FRANCIS. lol
I am guessig that Pete isn’t always completely candid with us. Likely he chooses not to reveal certain types of information to his faithful readers for one reason or the other.
Pete is great about giving us information as soon as he gets it. Often times, he adds his own opinions and/or sarcasm. This is a bad thing? I’ve been following Girardi and the Yanks all year. I for one have grown tired of all this secrecy with Girardi. Like the truth won’t come out eventually. If you don’t want to comment on an injury, just say “I don’t want to comment”. But don’t lie. It’s insulting to me as a fan so I know it must be insulting to the guys covering the team on a daily basis.
Gardner….you as a fan are insulted that Girardi doesn’t tell you everything he knows? Lighten up man. Enjoy the game not whats going on in the locker room.
Pete needs to have his personal crankiness scoped.
fortunately Girardi’s relations w/the media are utterly irrelevant. if the Yanks win he’ll be in good stead, if they lose he’ll be out of town. ‘Das it.
the media likes to imagine that how managers “handle” the Big Bad NY Media has a material effect. but if that were true, then Torre would still be here, for example.
Pete, just so you know, you are the best. And the internet is full of whinners and complainers! I’m pretty sure that’s why they invented the internet in the first place, so people could find other people who like to complain as much as they do.
Steve – you’re an idiot.
“Steve
September 26th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Let it go Pete, no one cares how you feel about the way Girardi treats you. The Yankees aren’t government institution or a publicly traded company that require complete transparency. He is the manager of the New York Yankees and you write for some local paper in Westchester, in the grand scheme of things I’m going to trust Girardi’s judgment and disregard your hurt feelings and the completely disingenious argument that Girardi is somehow hurting the fans by being misleading about comments to the press regarding injuries”
exactly.
I bet if Girardi had it to do over again, he would’ve been nicer to Pete back in the spring. And smiled more.
Wow is all I have to say. Bone spurs are as minor as it can get, Pete’s trying to stir things up AGAIN. What a shock. But to be honest, he’s not being completely truthful like Girardi.
Maybe I should start acting like Pete here every time he falsely reports something. Like back in July when he posted BREAKING NEWS in bold and reported Washburn had been traded to the Yanks. And now he’s trying to get everyone all worried about a minor surgery. Wow. I’m glad Pete sets himself to the same standards he does Girardi.
You sound like such a child and a fool with ur mocking of Girardi and the cranky body. For example, Joe to Mike Francessa the same thing he told you yesterday…Mike didn’t whine about being misled at all, and Mike is a somebody. Honestly, the immaturity you have shown is so much more pathetic than him lying to you. Its comical you don’t see it that way. Pathetic.don’t respond to me. Don’t want to hear it. Done with ur garbage