Smoltz on the DL again: inflamed biceps tendon, rotator cuff

GenericBravesFan · 04-29-2008, 05:27 PM

Smoltz goes on DL with shoulder problem - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

Not good news obviously...

diceman · 04-29-2008, 06:08 PM

Looks like another long year of musical starters.

Snowman · 04-29-2008, 08:07 PM

So, let's see....

Hampton will make a 70-75 pitch rehab start tomorrow, with the plan being for him to make another on the 5th, and try to make it back to the team on the 10th.

Who wants to lay the odds on when he gets hurt again? Tomorrow? The 5th? On the 10th while warming up in the pen before the game? One of the side sessions in-between? While sleeping tonight? When a meteor falls from the sky and strikes his left arm on the 9th?

diceman · 04-29-2008, 08:59 PM

It has to be tomorrow. Hammy isn't going to take another chance like he did before his last start. Hell, he almost got into that game. He'll find his comfort zone real quick tomorrow and start grimacing while warming up again. OR, he'll develop index finger and thumb-itis from counting his money. Somewhere in Vegas they have to have a line on this soap opera star. If I find it, I'm rich.

renny · 04-30-2008, 10:11 AM

Smoltz willing to rejoin Braves' bullpen | ajc.com

After going on the disabled list Tuesday with inflammation in the rotator cuff and a biceps tendon in his pitching arm, Smoltz said it's possible he would return to the closer role where he dominated during the 2002-04 seasons.

"Yes," he said during a phone interview Tuesday night. "Right now I'm sitting at ground zero, taking it day by day, looking at every option to help this team get to the playoffs and end my career the way I'd like to end it."

diceman · 04-30-2008, 11:02 AM

Sounds like Smoltz is really getting exasperated with his arm and shoulder. Can't blame him. Looks like there's a good chance this will be his last year.

GenericBravesFan · 04-30-2008, 01:24 PM

Is it too early to stick the ol' fork in our season? Blah..

renny · 04-30-2008, 05:06 PM

No way - GBF - better these injuries creep up early in the season, as opposed to September. That said, it will be an uphill climb for awhile and we might even scrape bottom before that begins. This team has yet to see all parts click - if we get to that point, we could easily make up ground quickly.

Thank goodness our division is pretty competitive, (so far).

All bets are off should we lose either Smoltz or Hudson for the season, though.

diceman · 04-30-2008, 06:24 PM

Wow. Hammy went four innings before leaving the game. We better extend his contract soon before someone else sets their sights on this gem.

Snowman · 04-30-2008, 06:45 PM

I see Bennett did a shade too much blow in the pen before coming in this evening.

GenericBravesFan · 04-30-2008, 07:09 PM

Mere words cannot express my disdain for Mike Hampton. I just *know* he's retiring after this year after collecting all that $$$.

04-29-2008, 05:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
GenericBravesFan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 874	Smoltz on the DL again: inflamed biceps tendon, rotator cuff Smoltz goes on DL with shoulder problem - MLB - Yahoo! Sports Not good news obviously...

04-29-2008, 06:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
diceman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port Orange, Florida Posts: 1,178	Looks like another long year of musical starters. __________________ From "Bull Durham": Skip: You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry! Larry: Lollygaggers! Skip: Lollygaggers.

04-29-2008, 08:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Snowman Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 1,182	So, let's see.... Hampton will make a 70-75 pitch rehab start tomorrow, with the plan being for him to make another on the 5th, and try to make it back to the team on the 10th. Who wants to lay the odds on when he gets hurt again? Tomorrow? The 5th? On the 10th while warming up in the pen before the game? One of the side sessions in-between? While sleeping tonight? When a meteor falls from the sky and strikes his left arm on the 9th? __________________ That corpse you planted last year in your garden, Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed? If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.

04-29-2008, 08:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
diceman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port Orange, Florida Posts: 1,178	It has to be tomorrow. Hammy isn't going to take another chance like he did before his last start. Hell, he almost got into that game. He'll find his comfort zone real quick tomorrow and start grimacing while warming up again. OR, he'll develop index finger and thumb-itis from counting his money. Somewhere in Vegas they have to have a line on this soap opera star. If I find it, I'm rich. __________________ From "Bull Durham": Skip: You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry! Larry: Lollygaggers! Skip: Lollygaggers.

04-30-2008, 10:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
renny Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: along side the veteran presents `) Posts: 1,902	WoW!! Smoltz willing to rejoin Braves' bullpen \| ajc.com After going on the disabled list Tuesday with inflammation in the rotator cuff and a biceps tendon in his pitching arm, Smoltz said it's possible he would return to the closer role where he dominated during the 2002-04 seasons. "Yes," he said during a phone interview Tuesday night. "Right now I'm sitting at ground zero, taking it day by day, looking at every option to help this team get to the playoffs and end my career the way I'd like to end it." __________________ "We'll be back next year. We always are, aren't we?" -P Greg Maddux

04-30-2008, 11:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
diceman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port Orange, Florida Posts: 1,178	Sounds like Smoltz is really getting exasperated with his arm and shoulder. Can't blame him. Looks like there's a good chance this will be his last year. __________________ From "Bull Durham": Skip: You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry! Larry: Lollygaggers! Skip: Lollygaggers.

04-30-2008, 01:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
GenericBravesFan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 874	Is it too early to stick the ol' fork in our season? Blah..

04-30-2008, 05:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
renny Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: along side the veteran presents `) Posts: 1,902	No way - GBF - better these injuries creep up early in the season, as opposed to September. That said, it will be an uphill climb for awhile and we might even scrape bottom before that begins. This team has yet to see all parts click - if we get to that point, we could easily make up ground quickly. Thank goodness our division is pretty competitive, (so far). All bets are off should we lose either Smoltz or Hudson for the season, though. __________________ "We'll be back next year. We always are, aren't we?" -P Greg Maddux Last edited by renny; 04-30-2008 at 05:10 PM.

04-30-2008, 06:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
diceman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port Orange, Florida Posts: 1,178	Wow. Hammy went four innings before leaving the game. We better extend his contract soon before someone else sets their sights on this gem. __________________ From "Bull Durham": Skip: You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry! Larry: Lollygaggers! Skip: Lollygaggers.

04-30-2008, 06:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
Snowman Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 1,182	I see Bennett did a shade too much blow in the pen before coming in this evening. __________________ That corpse you planted last year in your garden, Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed? If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.

04-30-2008, 07:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
GenericBravesFan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 874	Mere words cannot express my disdain for Mike Hampton. I just know he's retiring after this year after collecting all that $$$. Last edited by GenericBravesFan; 04-30-2008 at 07:10 PM. Reason: bret boone