Pedroia has strained oblique -- but not for long?
by Randy Booth on Mar 14, 2009 6:32 PM EDT
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The World Baseball Classic has taken its first casuality of the Red and Sox variety, Dustin Pedroia:
Dustin Pedroia suffered a strained left oblique muscle, though word is the strain was mild, according to a baseball source. Pedroia is expected back in Fort Myers, Fla., tonight -- he is coming from Miami, where he is with Team USA for the WBC -- where Red Sox team doctors will examine the second baseman.
"I was hitting extra yesterday and kind of felt some soreness," Pedroia told reporters in Miami today. "Started taking flips today and I kind of felt a shooting pain a little bit. Our hitting coach, Reggie Smith, said, 'Hey, that's it. Go get checked out.' Our trainer obviously called the Red Sox and I'll get checked out by the doctors there. I think it's more precautionary than anything. Obviously I'm upset. It's a couple of days and I'll be back tomorrow after I get checked out. I'll continue playing. It's up to the Red Sox. I don't really have a say in that matter."
Let's not get too worried just yet. This is Pedroia we're talking about. He might just walk into the locker room, look at his oblique and yell, "YOU ARE NOT SORE! YOU ARE NOT WEAK! YOU WILL LEAD ME TO ANOTHER MVP AND WORLD SERIES TROPHY!" And poof. Oblique is healthy again.
It's possible, right?
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The WBC should be banned
Guys are just not in shape to play at this level yet. That is what Spring training is for. Several players have been hurt already this year. If I am the Sox I make a clause in all new contracts preventing playing in the WBC.
Of course I still watch the games when they are on :-)
by Buzzy on Mar 14, 2009 6:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Totally agree
I hate the WBC, and barely watch the games.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Mar 14, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sit him down
Bring him home. F this thing.
by BTLove on Mar 14, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why don’t they do it after the world series. Like the Pro Bowl…?
"We're not going to give up," It doesn't happen, so who cares? There's always next year. It's not like it's the end of the world."
by revigik on Mar 14, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Because the Pro Bowl is SO popular that they don't want to steal the idea.
I’d like it to replace the All-Star game. Have a single elimination tourney with 16 teams, played over 5 days, with a day for the HRD and other events before the championship.
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Mar 14, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't hate on the classic
I know its a little f’d up and all, but the promotion of international baseball is neccessary ever since it was eliminated from the Olympics.
I needs some revisions, including the time of the year, but its still okay.
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
by sox-inda-south on Mar 15, 2009 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But I do agree
Bring Pedroia home
Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
by sox-inda-south on Mar 15, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
what I was wanting to say yesterday, but didn’t know how to word it. It’s great publicity, for other countries mainly, but ok for the US. …can also be used as recruiting purposes.
But definitely agreed.
by Brad West on Mar 15, 2009 7:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’d be better for the US if they didn’t get spanked by teams like Puerto Rico (11-1 last night)…
by Randy Booth on Mar 15, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way
The WBC does not promote s**t. The countries that participate are either basball crazy countries (US, Japan, DC, Ven, PR…) or countries where the average person could give a crap less (Neatherlands-where despite the success of the team the average person does not even know there is a WBC). It does nothing useful to promote the sport. On the other hand, several palyers are already banged up due to this retarded event that for some reason takes place BEFORE the season when players are most prone to injury due to their conditioning. If there is going to be a WBC, make it at the end of the season.
by Buzzy on Mar 15, 2009 7:48 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
Agree totally
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Mar 15, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet the average US person doen't know there is a WBC.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
by tommy.otm on Mar 15, 2009 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet the average US baseball fan doesn't know there is a WBC
And even if s/he does, s/he doesn’t care.
by RSNexile on Mar 15, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Netherlands draws a bunch of their players from the Dutch Antilles and Aruba where baseball is kinda big. Andruw Jones and Sidney Ponson, for example, have played for the Netherlands.
by BTLove on Mar 15, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quotes from the M.V.SOB.
Courtesy of Full Count:
(All of New England freaking out) "Tell them to calm down. We’ll handle this. Tell them that."
(Would have played through during the regular season?) "Probably. Unless they put me in a straitjacket and held me down, I’d play through anything."
He’s definitely a gamer, but sometimes it’s a bit worrisome that he doesn’t necessarily have a good sense of his own limits.
by lone1c on Mar 15, 2009 10:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I’m not worried about Pedroia. The Sox probably got wind of the injury and demanded he come back to camp. He would have played through it if the Sox wouldn’t have blown up about it.
by Randy Booth on Mar 15, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On another stupid WBC note
Dice-K threw 86 pitches today! 86 pitches in a full speed game on March 15. I thought there was a 60 pitch rule. Someone has to put a stop to this crap.
by Buzzy on Mar 15, 2009 8:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There’s an 85 pitch rule in the second round. Why are you complaining? He dominated.
by Randy Booth on Mar 16, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with Buzzy
There is a difference between throwing in a ST game and competing in a competitive tournament this early in the season. In ST, pitchers work on specific parts of their repertoire. In a sense they are not throwing at full speed until much later, unless, of course, they are trying to make the team. And young pitchers, the ones most likely to be airing it out, are usually used carefully during the season.
With Dice-K, not only is he throwing a lot of pitches, but the Sox have no control over his side sessions and work outs. The Japanese are notorious for throwing a lot during off-days. Here’s a comparison: On Thursday Beckett went 4 innings, facing 15 hitters. I don’t have his pitch count for that game (or any other spring game). But, he would have to average 5.67 pitches per batter to equal Dice-K’s total. I don’t think he threw that many pitches.
One last note, 85 pitches is roughly equal to that of a poor regular season start. I don’t want any of my team’s pitchers racking up many “starts” in the spring. 162 games is a long season. Dice-K has shown, over the last two years, that he is better when he isn’t overworked. This shouldn’t come as a shock, as most pitchers are more effective with rest.
The teams in the WBC are trying to win a tournament. They will do whatever they can to achieve that end. There is no concern about how this will affect an MLB team later in the season. For example, Venezuela used K-Rod on back-to-back days. Could you imagine an MLB team doing that to a reliever in back-to-back ST games?
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Mar 16, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
with you and me (;-) re: my reply fail below). Unfortunately, I also agree with:
http://www.pinstripealley.com/2009/3/16/798818/wbc-is-hardly-a-classic#comments
by Buzzy on Mar 16, 2009 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who gives a
f**k that he dominated Cuba in the WBC? Why do I care? I don’t want a pitcher on my team throwing 86 pitches at this level in mid March. It is insane. If he comes back with shoulder soreness next week, will you complain?
by Buzzy on Mar 16, 2009 7:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I Don't Get It
You are all complaining about it like it was a career ending injury. Its not the end of the world that our players represent America in International play. The same oblique injury could have come in ST, but because it didn’t you are all shunning the WBC.
Dice-K used to pitch well over a hundred pitches a game in Japan… so I think 86 measly pitches wont hurt em. Oh yea it didn’t. Its not the end of the world that we dont have a few guys here for ST because they are representing there respectful countries. Thank god you people aren’t making the decisions for these people, because they didn’t get where they are by not taking chances. Its a players choice as to whether or not he wants to play…and they chose to. So relax… Dusty will be fine…
by themightyqn on Mar 18, 2009 12:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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