The baseball star, David Wright, is having another setback in his game because the newly diagnosed right shoulder impingement that requires immediate care and treatment. According to Mets General Manager, Sandy Alderson, Mets third baseman will have to sit out the games for the following few weeks and concentrate on the complete recovery. As a shoulder expert, Dr. Armin Tehrany was asked by the NY Daily News to weigh in with his professional opinion about Wright’s shoulder impingement. “The setback is serious enough to warrant close monitoring and treatment," Dr. Tehrany stated. "It will impact his future if it does not completely resolve over time." For the past couple of years, David Wright has been struggling with two career threatening
A September 7 elbow fracture during the Double-A playoffs will cause minor league second baseman Ozzie Albies to miss the remainder of the playoff season with his team, the Mississippi Braves. The 19-year-old, who was expected to be one of the stars of the playoffs, had split his time this year between the Mississippi Braves and the franchise's Triple-A team, the Gwinnett Braves. Although Albies' injury will require surgery, he should be able to return to playing baseball by January.
Louis Cardinals outfielder Brandon Moss. Moss played well for the Phillies AAA affiliate in 2011 with a respectable .275 average and 23 home runs. However, it was none other than Howard who blocked Moss from playing first base for the Phillies at the major league level. The Phillies hoped Moss’ bat would translate to the big leagues and called him up that September, but his stint didn’t last long. The Phillies gave Moss just six at bats in five games, and he scuffled his way to no hits and failed to get on base. Those six at bats were his last with Philadelphia as Moss became a free agent after the season. Moss eventually signed with the Oakland A’s for the 2012 season, where he established himself as a major league player because he was given the chance to start. It would truly be difficult for Phillies fans to see Ruf, like Moss, thriving with a different team because he wasn't given a chance in Philly.
Wellington Castillo is not a good pitch framer. Ryan wrote an article (http://camdendepot.blogspot.com/2016/12/welington-castillo-orioles-free-agent-hot-stove-framing.html) last week discussing how Castillo’s pitch farming has cost his team about ten runs per season. Jeff Sullivan argued (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/welington-castillo-isnt-the-orioles-best-catcher/) that Castillo isn’t the Orioles’ best catcher due to his poor pitch framing ability. Nick Cicere wrote an interesting article for Camden Chat (http://www.camdenchat.com/2016/12/15/13962950/new-orioles-catcher-welington-castillo-has-one-big-downside-framing) with some video examples showing how Castillo struggles with framing. But just because Castillo struggles with framing,
The Washington Post news article, “Stephen Strasburg Shutdown” discussed the Washington nationals decision that manager mike Rizzo made prior to the season start to shut down the former number 1 pick, there ace Stephen Strasburg after he reached the 160 innings pitch mark no matter where they were in the postseason race, they were shutting him down for the remainder of the season. This created controversy around the sports world for the whole year of 2012 and is still being talked about on sports talk shows today. The nationals finished the regular season with the best record in the major leagues and a lot of that success was because of #37. He carried the pitching staff all
In Drew Marcos presentation, were first introduced to one athlete, in particular, Tommy John, an American professional baseball (left-handed) pitcher, who permanently damaged his ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching arm, leading to a revolutionary surgical operation. known as Tommy John surgery. It replaced the ligament in the elbow of his pitching arm with a tendon from his right forearm. The surgery was performed by Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974. After the surgery, the odds were against John, since there was a 1 in 100 success rate for that operation. But, he took a season off to recover and worked with a kinesiologist, who taught him a completely different way to pitching, eliminating the chance of him hurting his knee and arm. Before his surgery he won 124 games after his surgery 164 games won, John continued to play for 14 more years, retiring in 1989. Marcos, went on to discuss scapular strength and positional impairments such as scapular dyskinesia, insufficient posterior tilt, excessive abduction and prominent inferior medial border, which are all factors that play a part in the inverted “W” pitching position; that Marcos believes, is one of the driving forces behind the some pitcher’s injuries and the Tommy
Jimmy Paredes helped power the Orioles offense at the beginning of the season but has been mostly ineffective since July. He only had two extra base hits in July and had a miniscule OBP of just .266. Despite being 26, Parades has had limited exposure to the major leagues before this season and has already set a career high for plate appearances. Do his July struggles indicate that he is merely in a slump or that pitchers have figured him out and that he’s regressing back towards his career statistics?
Tearing your rotator cuff is not only painful, but it is also a serious condition that will require orthopedic surgery. If you are a baseball player, this injury can be even more challenging, since you will want to repair the issue in an effective and efficient manner. Of course, properly understanding the injury is key to a successful recovery. Using this guide, you will understand how your rotator cuff was torn and learn how surgeons can repair the problem to get you back on the baseball field.
been a large indicator of his pending illness. After the season with the end of the
Entering the season with the medical issues real and very much in play, Giles didn't play in Duke's first 11 games of the season. Then, when he entered the rotation, he was mostly treated like a box labeled fragile by UPS. With some care and caution for sure, the endgame was always to make sure to get use out of the commodity.
Among all the media that covered Matt Harvey’s injury and treatment options for TOS, the New York Daily News did probably the most informative one. Their piece titled “Knight Falls Again - Shoulder woe sends Harvey to DL, doctor”, discussed Matt Harvey’s shoulder injury and went on to highlight that the Mets pitcher could be facing season-ending surgery.
He worked hard in the off season to get better and not to have so many errors. He did so by going to training camps and taking grounders. Derek
Deacon Liput singled with one out in the second, bringing up Mike Rivera. Florida’s designated hitter watched a strike, stepped out of the box and gathered his composure. Carlton set from the stretch but let a changeup float high.
This is why the Rangers got Hamels, to pitch in big games down the stretch run. Hamels is no stranger to big games and it seemingly gets better as the season progresses. In his last start against the Baltimore Orioles, he pitched eight incredible innings of two hit ball, allowing just one run in the process. When you look for an ace, Hamels fits the bill because of his incredible track record in the month of September and October. Hopefully he can keep that going in tonights game.
Twitter was a buzz on Thursday when the Yankees lineup card for their matchup against the Rays had lefty Caleb Smith listed on the bullpen roster for the night. No biggie, right? Except for the fact that Smith is scheduled to be the starter for the Yankees on Saturday. Smith's mysterious move back to the bullpen has many guessing.
*insert article *attachedBesides being able to see the inside of a shoulder, doctors use different physical tests to evaluate the shoulder in order to determine what type of injury and how severe an injury may be. One such test was recently developed by Dr. Carl J. Basamania at the Womack Army Medical center in Fort Bragg, N.C. The test was developed to evaluate shoulder instability in a patient. During the test the Dr. or examiner stands next to the patient who is to lay flat on his/her back. The hand of the examined should is held firmly by the examiner. The examiner then pushes against the clavicle to stabilize th scapula, while they also gently hold the pectoral muscle with their thumb in order to be able to assess relaxation. The examiner then rotates the arm form neutral to full external rotation. If the patient has AIGHL incompetence there is a lack of tightening as the arm reaches full external rotation. The test has appeared to be highly accurate and may be of value to Dr.'s and surgeons alike. After doctors have determined what type and what degree of injury a patient has sustained using various tests it is on to the next step, rehabilitation.