A-ROD OUT TILL JUNE!!!!!!!

Schwks · Post by **Schwks** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:57 am

Didnt Giambi develop a post-steroid cyst as well?

Hard Heads · Post by **Hard Heads** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:03 am

Just read the mlb.com report of 10 weeks so here's to hoping he gets some new roids that lead to a speedy recovery.

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:10 am

I wouldn't be surprised that by draft day his name is called close to Utley's. It is a lot of production.

I love the curveball though.

This draft has many more question marks than any I can remember.

Scott Boras · Post by **Scott Boras** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:13 am

Originally posted by Schwks:

Didnt Giambi develop a post-steroid cyst as well? Yeah. Pituitary gland issue. Massive weight loss. Extreme fatigue and weakness. Was looking like he might die, let alone play ball again.

It's all good with steroids until you get off them.

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:31 am

Originally posted by Hard Heads:

Good thing we back him up with Fields in the Childs League! LOL Oops...Fields was our CI so now we have to hope Lowrie starts at SS for the SOX or we be screwed!!! Oh well, the good owners can overcome this, right???????????

I believe that Josh Fields will be UT-only until Week 3.

Sorry.

huskyfan88 · Post by **huskyfan88** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:33 am

Move Tex to 3b for a month? He came up there & could probably fill in OK. How much guts does Girardi have? Or am I thinking too much like a fantasy GM?

Joe Sambito · Post by **Joe Sambito** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:34 am

May 1st, The Yankees will have 139 games remaining. Last year A-rod played in 138 games, .302/35/103/104/18. Would you take that again?

Hard Heads · Post by **Hard Heads** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:37 am

Originally posted by Joe Sambito:

May 1st, The Yankees will have 139 games remaining. Last year A-rod played in 138 games, .302/35/103/104/18. Would you take that again? I did and would! LOL It is just disheartening to know that youe early investment has already put a snag into the season.

Hard Heads · Post by **Hard Heads** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:38 am

Originally posted by King of Queens:

quote:Originally posted by Hard Heads:

Good thing we back him up with Fields in the Childs League! LOL Oops...Fields was our CI so now we have to hope Lowrie starts at SS for the SOX or we be screwed!!! Oh well, the good owners can overcome this, right???????????

I believe that Josh Fields will be UT-only until Week 3.

Sorry. [/QUOTE]We have Lowrie as a backup let's just he plays. It's not a DC either so we have free agency. Just the wrong league to be playing behind the 8-Ball...

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:06 am

Just playing with some of the names at the end of the first round. How do you like these combo's-

Howard- ARod

ARod- Utley

ARod- Manny

ARod- Upton

Rollins- ARod

Those are some pretty sweet combos. After looking at those, it is hard to see him falling out of the first round despite the first few weeks.

[ March 05, 2009, 01:07 PM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]

Joe Sambito · Post by **Joe Sambito** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:14 am

Late R1 KDS anyone????

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:15 am

Originally posted by Hard Heads:

quote:Originally posted by Joe Sambito:

May 1st, The Yankees will have 139 games remaining. Last year A-rod played in 138 games, .302/35/103/104/18. Would you take that again? I did and would! LOL It is just disheartening to know that youe early investment has already put a snag into the season. [/QUOTE]Like A-rod is going to play every game the rest of the way. Like he's going to steal 18 bags.

I think his # will look a lot like Longoria's, +20 points in BA and a few R/RBI behind.

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:19 am

Originally posted by King of Queens:

quote:Originally posted by Hard Heads:

Good thing we back him up with Fields in the Childs League! LOL Oops...Fields was our CI so now we have to hope Lowrie starts at SS for the SOX or we be screwed!!! Oh well, the good owners can overcome this, right???????????

I believe that Josh Fields will be UT-only until Week 3.

Sorry. [/QUOTE]I have him down as a 3b king. 12g 3b 2 dh.

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:29 am

Drop him down another round or so on the latest news ...

Nutty Scrats · Post by **Nutty Scrats** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:44 am

Alex Rodriguez has torn labrum in hip

TAMPA, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez has a torn labrum in his right hip, but the New York Yankees think he can avoid surgery.

A cyst in the hip was drained Wednesday, and the third baseman will miss the World Baseball Classic, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Thursday.

The three-time AL MVP will be treated conservatively in the hope of avoiding an operation. Cashman said that if surgery is needed, Rodriguez would be sidelined for four months.

Cashman said the team hopes the cyst was the cause of stiffness that had bothered Rodriguez and caused him to see a specialist, Dr. Marc Philippon, in Vail, Colo.

Earlier on Thursday, ESPNdeportes.com reported that Rodriguez's brother, Joe Dunand, said the slugger was going to have surgery with a projected 10-week recovery time.

"I spoke with Alex and his doctor and Cash today, and we're speaking again this afternoon," Rodriguez's agent, Scott Boras, said in Phoenix. "Obviously, he is concerned. He was playing really well, but it's obviously been a difficult few days for him."

The injury is the latest setback for baseball's highest-paid and perhaps best player, who last month admitted using banned drugs while playing for Texas from 2001-3. And it leaves a huge hole in the lineup for the Yankees, trying to rebound after missing the playoffs last season following 13 consecutive appearances.

Last year, Rodriguez was sidelined from April 28 to May 20 because of a strained right quadriceps -- his fifth career trip to the disabled list.

His 138 games were his fewest since 1999, when he tore the medial meniscus in his left knee during a spring training agility drill on March 30. He played in the first two games of that season with Seattle, then was put on the disabled list April 7 and missed 32 games until he returned May 14.

If Rodriguez is sidelined, New York would have to replace its third baseman and cleanup hitter, behind new first baseman Mark Teixeira. The leading internal candidate to take over at third would be Cody Ransom, a 33-year-old who has 183 at-bats in six major league seasons.

Rodriguez has been looking forward to the April 16 opener at the $1.5 billion new Yankee Stadium. He is easily baseball's highest-paid player with a $32 million salary this season.

Dirt Dogs · Post by **Dirt Dogs** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:45 am

Torn Labrum

Yankees Suck! Hey Teixeira you wanna sign with Boston now............

751542 · Post by **751542** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:18 am

pretty funny this all transpires days after he meets with mlb......hmmmmmm....a self imposed suspension??? just a thought

NorCalAtlFan · Post by **NorCalAtlFan** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:21 am

Just like Jordan's suspension. Hmmm. I like where you're going.

Raskol · Post by **Raskol** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:35 am

Originally posted by NorCalAtlFan:

Just like Jordan's suspension. Hmmm. I like where you're going. Where are the resident conspiracy theorists?

[ March 05, 2009, 05:47 PM: Message edited by: Raskol ]

Navel Lint · Post by **Navel Lint** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:49 am

Has he taken his WBC blood test yet? Now he doesn't have to.

Maybe he can take HGH. "I just wanted to get back on the field. Just wanted to help the ball club"

-worked for Pettitte

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:52 am

Originally posted by Hard Heads:

quote:Originally posted by King of Queens:

quote:Originally posted by Hard Heads:

Good thing we back him up with Fields in the Childs League! LOL Oops...Fields was our CI so now we have to hope Lowrie starts at SS for the SOX or we be screwed!!! Oh well, the good owners can overcome this, right???????????

I believe that Josh Fields will be UT-only until Week 3.

Sorry. [/QUOTE]We have Lowrie as a backup let's just he plays. It's not a DC either so we have free agency. Just the wrong league to be playing behind the 8-Ball... [/QUOTE]If you are counting on Jed Lowrie to put up A-Rod numbers...Pedroia numbers...Bill Hall numbers...replacement level numbers...it is going to be a long season.

NorCalAtlFan · Post by **NorCalAtlFan** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:54 am

I think they're hoping for Byrnes type numbers:P

Hard Heads · Post by **Hard Heads** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:58 pm

Originally posted by bjoak:

quote:Originally posted by Hard Heads:

quote:Originally posted by King of Queens:

quote:Originally posted by Hard Heads:

Good thing we back him up with Fields in the Childs League! LOL Oops...Fields was our CI so now we have to hope Lowrie starts at SS for the SOX or we be screwed!!! Oh well, the good owners can overcome this, right???????????

I believe that Josh Fields will be UT-only until Week 3.

Sorry. [/QUOTE]We have Lowrie as a backup let's just he plays. It's not a DC either so we have free agency. Just the wrong league to be playing behind the 8-Ball... [/QUOTE]If you are counting on Jed Lowrie to put up A-Rod numbers...Pedroia numbers...Bill Hall numbers...replacement level numbers...it is going to be a long season. [/QUOTE]Amazing insight bjoak and thank you for that! I truly believed Lowrie was going to match ARod plus some! It's called a team getting some bad luck looking for some silver lining in the whole deal, but thanks for your enlightenment!

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:03 pm

Originally posted by Hard Heads:

quote:Originally posted by bjoak:

quote:Originally posted by Hard Heads:

quote:Originally posted by King of Queens:

quote:Originally posted by Hard Heads:

Good thing we back him up with Fields in the Childs League! LOL Oops...Fields was our CI so now we have to hope Lowrie starts at SS for the SOX or we be screwed!!! Oh well, the good owners can overcome this, right???????????

I believe that Josh Fields will be UT-only until Week 3.

Sorry. [/QUOTE]We have Lowrie as a backup let's just he plays. It's not a DC either so we have free agency. Just the wrong league to be playing behind the 8-Ball... [/QUOTE]If you are counting on Jed Lowrie to put up A-Rod numbers...Pedroia numbers...Bill Hall numbers...replacement level numbers...it is going to be a long season. [/QUOTE]Amazing insight bjoak and thank you for that! I truly believed Lowrie was going to match ARod plus some! It's called a team getting some bad luck looking for some silver lining in the whole deal, but thanks for your enlightenment! [/QUOTE]No one would've expected Pedroia to put up Pedroia numbers last year. I still don't believe them.

RedRum · Post by **RedRum** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:37 pm

Originally posted by Hard Heads:

Just read the mlb.com report of 10 weeks so here's to hoping he gets some new roids that lead to a speedy recovery. "--- Surgery, which would sideline Rodriguez until around the All-Star break."