Nice DJ article in Oakland Trib

RobDogBucky · 05-08-2007, 12:55 PM

Today's Oakland Tribune included a nice article about DJ's recovery from his injury without surgery.

Inside Bay Area - Johnson's hip, swing in place

So, each injury is different, but here is one that avoided surgery. At least this one did not cause DJ to miss the whole season like Ellis did. Hope Piazza heals as fast as Johnson does.

Today's list from Rotoworld on injuries includes R. Howard, J. Mauer, B. Colon, and Zumaya.

Wasn't that wild to hear about Zumaya's injury? Recall last post-season when he strained his hand because he was gripping the ball too tightly? Well, he dislocated the middle finger when throwing this time. I read further that the injury is a ruptured tendon in that dislocated finger. He will be out for months. Self-inflicted stress injury. Amazing.

Lots of frontline players are falling to injury. Colon, Howard, Mauer, Zumaya, etc. Makes the A's not seem so bad while they heal, just to look at the other teams' injuries.

Just when you think you have it bad........

Later,
RDB

RobDogBucky · 05-09-2007, 12:13 PM

Yo, so one nice article on him and he dings his thumb.

Reports say it is minor. Sure it is.

Oh, well, here's hoping that we don't lose his hot bat at this point for any amount of time. These guys are coming around at the plate but we still need to get some more runs. KC is fun to beat up on, but we have much bigger fish to fry.

We need to play the Tribe competitively this weekend, as this series is a big barometer of where we are and where we are headed. If the starting pitching can keep pace, and if we keep getting contributions from the new guys and get folks healthy, then we should be able to win a few more series in the upcoming weeks and keep pressure on the Halos.

BTW, I was searching the internet about injuries and came upon an article about the A's and their injuries in 2004. It was thought at that time that it was the worst it has ever been with 4 key players on the DL, with Crosby, Harden, Chavez and Ellis all hurt. Man, little did we know that at one point early in this 2007 season, we would have 7 on the DL at one time. As long as we keep getting them all back to make some kind of contribution we should be strong by the second half with lots of depth, both on the major league roster and up in Sacto.

Unfortunately, there is not enough room for everyone. What a pleasant dilemma to find ourselves in if that occurs.

Let's Go A's!

Later,
RDB

05-08-2007, 12:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
RobDogBucky Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 118	Nice DJ article in Oakland Trib Today's Oakland Tribune included a nice article about DJ's recovery from his injury without surgery. Inside Bay Area - Johnson's hip, swing in place So, each injury is different, but here is one that avoided surgery. At least this one did not cause DJ to miss the whole season like Ellis did. Hope Piazza heals as fast as Johnson does. Today's list from Rotoworld on injuries includes R. Howard, J. Mauer, B. Colon, and Zumaya. Wasn't that wild to hear about Zumaya's injury? Recall last post-season when he strained his hand because he was gripping the ball too tightly? Well, he dislocated the middle finger when throwing this time. I read further that the injury is a ruptured tendon in that dislocated finger. He will be out for months. Self-inflicted stress injury. Amazing. Lots of frontline players are falling to injury. Colon, Howard, Mauer, Zumaya, etc. Makes the A's not seem so bad while they heal, just to look at the other teams' injuries. Just when you think you have it bad........ Later, RDB Last edited by RobDogBucky; 05-08-2007 at 04:01 PM. Reason: To add further content to post

05-09-2007, 12:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
RobDogBucky Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 118	Yo, so one nice article on him and he dings his thumb. Reports say it is minor. Sure it is. Oh, well, here's hoping that we don't lose his hot bat at this point for any amount of time. These guys are coming around at the plate but we still need to get some more runs. KC is fun to beat up on, but we have much bigger fish to fry. We need to play the Tribe competitively this weekend, as this series is a big barometer of where we are and where we are headed. If the starting pitching can keep pace, and if we keep getting contributions from the new guys and get folks healthy, then we should be able to win a few more series in the upcoming weeks and keep pressure on the Halos. BTW, I was searching the internet about injuries and came upon an article about the A's and their injuries in 2004. It was thought at that time that it was the worst it has ever been with 4 key players on the DL, with Crosby, Harden, Chavez and Ellis all hurt. Man, little did we know that at one point early in this 2007 season, we would have 7 on the DL at one time. As long as we keep getting them all back to make some kind of contribution we should be strong by the second half with lots of depth, both on the major league roster and up in Sacto. Unfortunately, there is not enough room for everyone. What a pleasant dilemma to find ourselves in if that occurs. Let's Go A's! Later, RDB