Comments on: Spring Game 9: Team Canada vs. Yankees (including A-Rod injury updates)

By: joeman

joeman — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:11:22 +0000

Mo says he thinks he’ll be ready,why should we be alarmed ? the think part got me

By: Tiki

Tiki — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:57:43 +0000

I had a torn hip labrum that caused a cyst in my hip – I had the surgery at Special Surgery here in NYC. It was arthroscopic, I was put to sleep, it was a huge tear (Dr. uses it in classes) BUT, if they allowed me to I could have walked out of the hospital. I started PT on the 2nd day and basically was not only walking but doing everything within 2 weeks. True, I am not/was not a world class athlete but this is not bad news – at least not compared with what it could have been. I had the tear for a couple of years (which created the cyst) but felt much better following the surgery.
I don’t think they are doing the right thing by having him wait and get PT (I tried that and the tear got bigger) but I didn’t think they made a good decision with Jorge last year either.
Anyway, it will be very surprising if he doesn’t get the surgery later on. They give cortisone for the “discomfort” which also causes cysts…

By: trisha - As long as you're in pinstripes, Kei, I've got your back.

trisha - As long as you're in pinstripes, Kei, I've got your back. — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:53:54 +0000

“What is most concerning is what Pete brought up…. why was this not checked out at the end of LAST season????”

Boston Dave – we’ve already discussed that one. It is NOT concerning when you think about the fact that a torn labrum can present without symptoms or with stiffness (like Girardi said about Arod where it was reported to him at the end of last season.)

Stiffness in a joint after a season of baseball isn’t necessarily a reason to sound the alarms!

Don’t look for problems where there aren’t any.

By: Brad Pitt's better-looking brother

Brad Pitt's better-looking brother — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:51:19 +0000

I’m tellin’ ya:
that guy from the Lotto commercial that bought the team and played 3rd base is available.

well, it’s no stupider than the people talking about putting Swisher or Nady over there…

By: tampayank

tampayank — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:50:55 +0000

yeah ray,

both the Yanks and Sox have some injury risks…..let’s see if the Rays stay healthy all year, they were pretty healthy most of the year, especially w/ their pitching

By: AD

AD — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:49:22 +0000

How bout Melky and Veras/Ramirez for Bill Hall???

By: ray (sox fan)

ray (sox fan) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:46:05 +0000

Fans of both the Sox and Yankees can point to the other team and maintain that it has major injury risks, but I honestly think both teams have some considerable health issues.

JD Drew is complaining of a sore back with spring training hardly underway. Penny is missing this week’s start because of a tired shoulder. A tired shoulder in the first two weeks of spring training is not a good sign. Who knows how healthy Ortiz and Smoltz will be.

As for the Yankees, I would be concerned about Posada being healthy. Arod is said to be missing at least ten weeks. Sometimes 10 weeks turns into more weeks. Rivera has a lot of mileage on that arm. Will Burnett stay off the DL this year?

By: Boston Dave

Boston Dave — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:45:38 +0000

Ham Fighters???

wow. can’t wait for Pete to report on that. wow.

By: S.A.-Time to take a vow of silence Alex. For your own sanity

S.A.-Time to take a vow of silence Alex. For your own sanity — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:44:54 +0000

So no surgery for Alex per the Yankees?

By: AD

AD — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:44:36 +0000

What’s Aaron Boone doing these days btw????