Jurrjens out

renny · June 11th, 2008, 12:00 PM

Twisted ankle. Welp, now that Bennet fills in for JJ, who fills in for Glav? (Morton) We are cursed! Damn cubbies.

The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Ankle injury forces Jurrjens to skip start

While walking down the dugout stairs after Tuesday night's loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Jair Jurrjens twisted his right ankle.

Instead of making his scheduled start against the Cubs on Wednesday night, Jurrjens will be nursing an injury that the Braves are hoping doesn't force him to join John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Mike Hampton on the DL.
"I feel like I'm in the twilight zone," Braves general manager Frank Wren said. "I'm going to be like Pavlov's dog and have an aversion to phones ringing."

GenericBravesFan · June 11th, 2008, 01:08 PM

Wow. That's pretty much it...wow.

pfiggy · June 11th, 2008, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renny

"I feel like I'm in the twilight zone," Braves general manager Frank Wren said. "I'm going to be like Pavlov's dog and have an aversion to phones ringing."

Not good to have pFrank and Bob in the twilight zone.......

Snowman · June 11th, 2008, 01:37 PM

Son of a....

Cosmic_Avenger · June 11th, 2008, 01:37 PM

Sometimes, I really hate this f'ing sport.

diceman · June 11th, 2008, 02:08 PM

Just read about Jair and this is unbelievable. I honestly cannot remember any team being this injured where it affected so many of the starters. If it gets any worse, they may have to promote the entire AAA squad. Sheesh!

NadoBrave · June 11th, 2008, 02:44 PM

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse! This team is snakebit! Walking down the friggin dugout steps!????

Watch out Huddy you're next! Make sure your insurance is paid up! Might as well DL Chipper & let him get fully healthy. We're goin nowhere fast; might as well give him a healthy shot at .400!

diceman · June 11th, 2008, 03:14 PM

That would be a real shame if Chipper had to dl for a while. I can just see a great season like his go down the tubes because of insufficient at-bats.

NadoBrave · June 11th, 2008, 03:59 PM

A la Smoltzie, its just a matter of time before it happens when you keep ignoring the pain.

GenericBravesFan · June 11th, 2008, 06:10 PM

Already spotted the Cubbies three in the 1st...blah

Snowman · June 11th, 2008, 06:13 PM

Okay, let's see:

In the pen, Soriano has missed nearly a third of a season, Gonzalez has missed all of the season thus far, and Moylan is gone for the year.

In the outfield, Kotsay is out indefinitely and Diaz is out for a month to six weeks (IIRC).

In the infield, Chip is just coming back, and has missed about seven games (again, IIRC).

On the bench, Norton missed what, a week? Just enough time that we couldn't DL him and get another warm body in his place.

In the rotation, Glav is on the DL for the second time, JJ has hurt his ankle, Hampton is out indefinitely, Smoltzie's gone for the year, and Chuckie is out indefinitely (I know his is not technically an injury, but instead a demotion, but I still don't believe that it is coincidence that his ERA has doubled since the torn rotator cuff flared up, and so I'm counting him).

That's 12 players. Hell, these guys need to turn the horseshoes over, wash their socks, and maybe sacrifice a few small animals. Someone get Jobu on the damn horn. I got cigars and scotch to give him, for Christ's sake!

GenericBravesFan · June 11th, 2008, 06:32 PM

At some point, do all the injuries become comical? For me they have.

renny · June 11th, 2008, 06:42 PM

AT this point I start thinking the other teams have their nerve playing hard against our broken team. There should be a mercy clause in MLB that handicaps any team, with five or more DL'd players, 5 runs prior to the start of the game.

We'd still lose...

Snowman · June 11th, 2008, 06:51 PM

Wasn't Ridgeway the guy with the 100+ ERA (not ERA+) that we got for Aybar?

diceman · June 11th, 2008, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renny

AT this point I start thinking the other teams have their nerve playing hard against our broken team. There should be a mercy clause in MLB that handicaps any team, with five or more DL'd players, 5 runs prior to the start of the game.

We'd still lose...

Just keep telling yourself that with our road woes, we probably would have lost even if we were healthy. All you can do at this point is hope we get enough wins to keep the team in the running and make a run if/when we get the guys back from the dl.

June 11th, 2008, 12:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
renny Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: along side the veteran presents `) Posts: 2,038	Jurrjens out Twisted ankle. Welp, now that Bennet fills in for JJ, who fills in for Glav? (Morton) We are cursed! Damn cubbies. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Ankle injury forces Jurrjens to skip start While walking down the dugout stairs after Tuesday night's loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Jair Jurrjens twisted his right ankle. Instead of making his scheduled start against the Cubs on Wednesday night, Jurrjens will be nursing an injury that the Braves are hoping doesn't force him to join John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Mike Hampton on the DL. "I feel like I'm in the twilight zone," Braves general manager Frank Wren said. "I'm going to be like Pavlov's dog and have an aversion to phones ringing." __________________ "We'll be back next year. We always are, aren't we?" -P Greg Maddux Last edited by renny; June 11th, 2008 at 12:02 PM.

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Snowman Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 1,335	Son of a.... __________________ 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.

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Cosmic_Avenger Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 907	Damnit!! Sometimes, I really hate this f'ing sport.

June 11th, 2008, 02:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
diceman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port Orange, Florida Posts: 1,329	Just read about Jair and this is unbelievable. I honestly cannot remember any team being this injured where it affected so many of the starters. If it gets any worse, they may have to promote the entire AAA squad. Sheesh! __________________ 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.

June 11th, 2008, 02:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
NadoBrave Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fantasy Island Posts: 807	Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse! This team is snakebit! Walking down the friggin dugout steps!???? Watch out Huddy you're next! Make sure your insurance is paid up! Might as well DL Chipper & let him get fully healthy. We're goin nowhere fast; might as well give him a healthy shot at .400! __________________ *It's a pity ignorance isn't painful!*

June 11th, 2008, 01:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
GenericBravesFan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 949	Wow. That's pretty much it...wow.

June 11th, 2008, 03:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
diceman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port Orange, Florida Posts: 1,329	That would be a real shame if Chipper had to dl for a while. I can just see a great season like his go down the tubes because of insufficient at-bats. __________________ 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.

June 11th, 2008, 03:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
NadoBrave Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fantasy Island Posts: 807	A la Smoltzie, its just a matter of time before it happens when you keep ignoring the pain. __________________ *It's a pity ignorance isn't painful!*

June 11th, 2008, 06:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
GenericBravesFan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 949	Already spotted the Cubbies three in the 1st...blah

June 11th, 2008, 06:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
Snowman Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 1,335	Okay, let's see: In the pen, Soriano has missed nearly a third of a season, Gonzalez has missed all of the season thus far, and Moylan is gone for the year. In the outfield, Kotsay is out indefinitely and Diaz is out for a month to six weeks (IIRC). In the infield, Chip is just coming back, and has missed about seven games (again, IIRC). On the bench, Norton missed what, a week? Just enough time that we couldn't DL him and get another warm body in his place. In the rotation, Glav is on the DL for the second time, JJ has hurt his ankle, Hampton is out indefinitely, Smoltzie's gone for the year, and Chuckie is out indefinitely (I know his is not technically an injury, but instead a demotion, but I still don't believe that it is coincidence that his ERA has doubled since the torn rotator cuff flared up, and so I'm counting him). That's 12 players. Hell, these guys need to turn the horseshoes over, wash their socks, and maybe sacrifice a few small animals. Someone get Jobu on the damn horn. I got cigars and scotch to give him, for Christ's sake! __________________ 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.

June 11th, 2008, 06:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
GenericBravesFan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 949	At some point, do all the injuries become comical? For me they have.

June 11th, 2008, 06:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
renny Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: along side the veteran presents `) Posts: 2,038	AT this point I start thinking the other teams have their nerve playing hard against our broken team. There should be a mercy clause in MLB that handicaps any team, with five or more DL'd players, 5 runs prior to the start of the game. We'd still lose... __________________ "We'll be back next year. We always are, aren't we?" -P Greg Maddux

June 11th, 2008, 06:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
Snowman Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 1,335	Wasn't Ridgeway the guy with the 100+ ERA (not ERA+) that we got for Aybar? __________________ 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.