2010 Injury Thread

[Cosmos711]

[RW01]

Putting a guy on the DL who was possible trade bait doesn't sound like they really planned this.
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[thAlordnow]

surgery.

[projectalpha]

Sheets gone for the season. Torn flexor tendon.

[Eastbayphan]

Sweet can we still trade him for Jayson Werth?

[fairmo]

I'll take a deal with the Pirates for Meek or LaRoche.
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Hey A's! Let's Do This!!!!

[Telgheder]

We don't need no stinkin Sheets. Seriously though, besides Anderson's injuries, our young pitchers have come along EXACTLY as planned! This is awesome.

Only thing is that good pitching doesn't even seem that impressive now...pitching is dominating everywhere
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[beane4pres]

From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser in Arlington, Texas

A busy day here, as Ben Sheets has a torn flexor tendon and top draft pick Michael Choice has signed for a $2 million bonus.

As Sheets had feared, he needs a second flexor-tendon surgery; when I asked him what worst-case scenario was last week, he'd mentioned that Jason Jennings had required a second flexor-tendon surgery and that it was definitely a possibility. Flexor-tendon surgery isn't like Tommy John surgery, when essentially a new ligament is put in place - the "wrap," as it's commonly known. In flexor-tendon surgery, Sheets explained to me, the bad part of the tendon is shaved off, and the tendon basically pulled down and reattached again. There's nothing new in there, no "wrap" is possible - it's fix it and then pin it back to the bone.

The question will be if Sheets, 32, wants to keep playing. No surgery is scheduled yet, and he's already been through the year-long process of surgery and rehab, and then finding a job as a free agent. That's not easy, and he's a free agent again and would have to try to convince teams all over to take the risk. Jennings has had trouble coming back from his second surgery; he is doing a throwing program now here in Texas. He's still in the A's system, signed to a minor-league deal this spring, but he hasn't pitched in a game.

We have yet to speak to Sheets, who is not at the ballpark. He's such a competitor, a real bulldog type, it's possible he'll want to jump right in and fight to come back. It's also possible, using the same reasoning, that he might not want to pitch again unless he can be at the top of his game. He was frustrated this season at being just OK. He told me last week that he was capable of six innings, three runs, even with the swollen and painful elbow, and when I said, "That's a quality start! Teams would take that," he said, "But I know I can do better."

I believe he's been pitching with this for some time, just as he did down the stretch two years ago while trying to get the Brewers into the playoffs. I know there are a lot of complaints about the contract - again, who cares? they had the money to spend and no one else was taking it - but Sheets was willing himself out there with a torn flexor tendon. This is not for lack of effort. And healthy, I'd still very much like to see what he can do, if he chooses to.

The A's have come to terms with Choice, who is from nearby UT-Arlington and who will come to the ballpark tomorrow for the official announcement. The team has yet to confirm the deal, but agent Jeff Frye did say that the $2 million signing bonus, first reported by Baseball America's Jim Callis, is correct. Nice timing, with the A's in town, for Arlington's Choice and former Rangers infielder Frye.

UPDATE: I just spoke with a source who told me he doesn't think Choice is coming here but is going to Phoenix for rookie ball instead. So I'm not sure which is happening, but the announcement should be tomorrow. And it would be nice if Choice were here - Arlington, first-round pick, the media that covers the team daily, all that. Seems like it would make sense.

No Andrew Bailey again tonight, though he did throw a bullpen session, which went well. That means tomorrow is likely. Brett Anderson, already confirmed as Friday's starter, threw a side session. And if you're following the news on Conor Jackson's daily running sessions, he did very well yesterday. Could a rehab assignment be far away? Manager Bob Geren was hesitant to say, because the timetables have been tricky for Jackson's hamstring problem.

I spoke to Jack Cust about his ejection last night - his first in the majors, he said. He said Cliff Lee is good enough, he didn't need all that extra help from Kerwin Danley. Cust told me that Ellis told him that if Cust hadn't been ejected, he, Ellis, would have been. I find that hard to believe, Ellis is so polite, and what got Cust tossed was the F-word.

A swarm of crickets chased Landon Powell out of the dugout this afternoon - he came in and dumped his equipment bag, crawling with crickets, practically at my feet and said, "There are 10,000 crickets out there!"

Geren used the same exact figure, so I said, "Landon said 10,000, too. What, did you guys count them or something?" And Geren said, "Yes. He took 5,000 and I took 5,000."

I said hi to the dugout guard, who I know from my long-ago days covering the Rangers (1995-96 Dallas Morning News) and he said, "I'm monitoring the cricket situation."

Not all that well, as it turns out - one of them jumped on Geren's neck during his media session and he claimed it bit him. I'm not suring I'm buying that, but I did see the cricket jump away from him.

Also: When Powell dumped his cricket-infested bag at my feet today, he instructed me to "tweet about that," which made me laugh. Tweet about crickets, the idea. They don't tweet, they chirp! Of course, I did tweet it.



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/athletics/index?#ixzz0v5mteRdo
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[hero66]

He'll be done for the year:

[beane4pres]

uggh....

Breslow for closer in Bailey's absence.
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[hero66]

BAILEY IS ABOUT TO BE THE 3RD PLAYER TO GO ON THE DL BECAUSE OF A STRAINED INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE
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AHHH IT'S BACK!!! BLACK. HOLE. SLAM.

[RW01]

Anderson off the DL today, starting vs WSox. Beetle moved off active roster on to DL.
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[OakRoscoe]

I'm surprised they didn't have any cricket related injuries

[beane4pres]

If Dan Johnson was there, a cricket would of hopped in his eye and he would have to go on the 15 day DL.
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[fairmo]

A's have TEN players on the DL. That's fucking inexcusable. The WORST medical staff and strength/conditioning staffs in the history of sports.
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Hey A's! Let's Do This!!!!

[RW01]

How about the Mets?
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[miggyrulz]

Now this... Watson taken to hospital

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5447081
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[OakRoscoe]

Watson and Barton injued

[beane4pres]

Watson isn't injured... he has kidney stones.

OUCH
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[miggyrulz]

Good, I was worried we were gonna have to be without Watson!
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