Costochondritis
Putz felt discomfort on a pitch to Michael Young in the 9th inning last night and was sore after the game. The Mariners had a precautionary MRI exam done today. It revealed that Putz has mild costochondritis on his right side. Costochondritis is inflammation where cartilage attaches to a rib.
Costochondritis is basically treated with rest and ibuprofen. The prognosis depends on the severity of the swelling. Most cases tend to take months before pain subsides.
Ray Corcoran has been called up in the meantime.
Jeff's note: in a weird way this is kind of a relief. Since it probably explains JJ's lack of command last night, now my brain can pretend the whole thing never happened and get back to thinking JJ's unhittable when he makes his return. In the meantime, uh oh
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If you're wondering why Corcoran instead of Dickey
I think that since Dickey is out of options, were the Ms to call him up, then need to send him down in two weeks if/when JJ returns, they'd have to expose him to waivers again.
by Matthew on Apr 2, 2008 3:26 PM PDT 0 recs
yeah that's what I thought
I'd be awesome if we had an excellent setup man who could retire both righties and lefties with authority and was under club control for a few seasons.
by JI on
Apr 2, 2008 3:28 PM PDT
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No. He had at least one option
That's how they got him down to Tacoma in the first place, IIRC. I could be wrong, but they used his 2008 option to get him into Tacoma.
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum
by PositivePaul on
Apr 2, 2008 3:31 PM PDT
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Nah
They made a deal with the Twins by sending them a warm body to not take him back on Rule 5 rules.
by brokejumper on
Apr 2, 2008 3:42 PM PDT
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That was the first part of it, yeah.
In order to USE the option, they had to take away his Rule 5 status. The trade erased the Rule 5 status (thereby affording the M's the opportunity to remove him from their 25-man roster). I believe they used the option to get him down to the minors, rather than having to force him down via waivers (which he indeed cleared, making this all the more confusing).
Still, I believe that he was indeed optioned down to Tacoma to start the year. One year, one option. You can send a guy up and down all you want with that one option, so he had at least one remaining.
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum
by PositivePaul on
Apr 2, 2008 3:53 PM PDT
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Anyone besides Corcoran I trust more
Except maybe Jimenez.
Previously NoNameX -- Go M's!
by JLC on
Apr 2, 2008 3:42 PM PDT
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FREE GEORGE SHERRILL
You know, he might actually GET a save opp in April here...
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum
by PositivePaul on Apr 2, 2008 3:27 PM PDT 0 recs
that poor meme
it's so completely beyond dead.
(not the Sherrill part of it, the Free part)
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on
Apr 2, 2008 3:45 PM PDT
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It was funnier back in 2000
when an AP writer accidentally leaked the phone number for a GM/media conference call, and an ESPN message board user phoned in to shout "FREE ERUBIEL DURAZO JEFFREY LORIA IS THE ANGEL OF DEATH."
by Jeff on
Apr 2, 2008 3:47 PM PDT
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that's pretty funny
except that Loria may in fact be an angel of death.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on
Apr 2, 2008 3:48 PM PDT
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Loria was on the line
he didn't think it was very mature.
by Jeff on
Apr 2, 2008 3:50 PM PDT
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Sorry.
This is part of my online persona.
I hellapologize for kicking a dead meme.
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum
by PositivePaul on
Apr 2, 2008 3:55 PM PDT
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Looks like Lowe will get his shot.
I hope.
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum
by PositivePaul on Apr 2, 2008 3:28 PM PDT 0 recs
FUCKING COCKSUCKERS
Lowe to the bigtime? Morrow fills his spot. Cairo cut. Dickey comes up....I grab Putz in fantasy leagues as people freak. Lowe dominates. Team signs Bonds as a response to Sexson being diagnosed with a bat shoved up his ass. I don't see how this works out badly. Feeling better now. The lies I tell myself are like heroin.
by Edgar for Pres on Apr 2, 2008 3:31 PM PDT 0 recs
I kind of figured something was wrong
when Putz was tossing 92 MPH 'fastballs' last night.. At least this happens now with a semi-easy April schedule rather than in the meat of a pennant race.
by seattlesundevil on Apr 2, 2008 3:32 PM PDT 0 recs
Good news: not his arm
Bad News: should be obvious at this point
Previously NoNameX -- Go M's!
by JLC on Apr 2, 2008 3:44 PM PDT 0 recs
Moreso than the injury itself
what I'm most worried about is that JJ will try to come back before he's totally healed and this'll turn into a nagging injury.
Note to JJ: take all the time you need. Don't you dare rush back. If this team can't deal with 2-4 Putzless weeks, it doesn't deserve to compete.
by Jeff on Apr 2, 2008 3:46 PM PDT 0 recs
My thoughts exactly
and if the M's start to struggle at all the temptation will be that much greater.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on
Apr 2, 2008 3:47 PM PDT
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Bad news:
This team doesn't really deserve to compete. Everything needed to go right.
by Graham on
Apr 2, 2008 3:49 PM PDT
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Considering everything the Angels have already lost
we're still in better shape than we were a month ago.
by Jeff on
Apr 2, 2008 3:50 PM PDT
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But we're in way worse shape than this time yesterday
by Graham on
Apr 2, 2008 3:51 PM PDT
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Yes well
better to have JJ unavailable but explained than available and unsettling.
by Jeff on
Apr 2, 2008 3:55 PM PDT
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Not to mention.
Sean Green or Mark Lowe are capable of holding the fort for a while.
by ThundaPC on
Apr 2, 2008 3:57 PM PDT
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Sexson's toast
and I have zero confidence in Wilkerson, because he's hit like Sexson when he hasn't been in Arlington's joke of a ballpark. Morse isn't very good. Neither is Vidro.
by eponymous_coward on
Apr 2, 2008 3:58 PM PDT
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the Seahawks have a tight-end named PUTZier
can we use him, call him JJ and pretend this never happened?
by MFAN on Apr 2, 2008 3:47 PM PDT 0 recs
key word "typically"
--Shrug
Field Gulls - The SBN Seattle Seahawks Blog
by Shrug on
Apr 2, 2008 4:19 PM PDT
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Karma
for being so happy when Lackey and Escobar went down. The baseball gods don't take kindly to that sort of thing!
by sandalfan on Apr 2, 2008 3:55 PM PDT 0 recs
and don't you forget it!
the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]
by Eyebrows on
Apr 2, 2008 3:56 PM PDT
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but seriously, this sucks
Putz is awesome and I hope everything is ok
the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]
by Eyebrows on
Apr 2, 2008 3:56 PM PDT
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If the M's team plane crashes
we know who to blame.
by sandalfan on
Apr 2, 2008 3:57 PM PDT
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Richie Sexson.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on
Apr 2, 2008 3:57 PM PDT
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Player A's only good for car crashes
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on
Apr 2, 2008 3:59 PM PDT
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Vlad's next on the list
Anyone in SoCal with a 100lb spear?
by Graham on
Apr 2, 2008 3:59 PM PDT
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Wouldn't work
because everyone in SoCal drives, thus rendering them far too lazy to be an effective killing force.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on
Apr 2, 2008 3:59 PM PDT
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Did you know the Roman army couldn't even drive?
What a bunch of morons
by Graham on
Apr 2, 2008 4:00 PM PDT
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No wonder the empire fell.
Speaking of falling empires, what do you think about the new coins?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on
Apr 2, 2008 4:01 PM PDT
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I was pretty impressed too
but I still think that the current 20p is one of the best coins ever. I don't even know why, I'm not even a coin geek, I just really like the 20p for some reason.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on
Apr 2, 2008 4:09 PM PDT
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I'll be at the game in 2 weeks.
I'll see what I can do.
The poster formerly known as Matt.
by bluemax on
Apr 2, 2008 4:00 PM PDT
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Where are your seats?
I got Section 107 for Sat and 130 for Sun
by seattlebruin on
Apr 2, 2008 4:08 PM PDT
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Section 101
on Sunday. I waited too long and couldn't find anything outside the 500 level for Saturday. I might try CL that week and see if I can scalp some.
The poster formerly known as Matt.
by bluemax on
Apr 2, 2008 4:20 PM PDT
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Try StubHub
Thisis the link to Saturday's game - lots of good tickets to be had in the 106-109/127-130 (Field All-Star) Sections for around 45-50/per (which is what I paid - 50 for Sat, 40 for Sun)
Then use these on checkout to save even more money.
by seattlebruin on
Apr 2, 2008 4:28 PM PDT
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Cool thanks.
I think my tickets for Sunday came out to around $80 $90 after ticketbastard got done with my wallet's anus.
The poster formerly known as Matt.
by bluemax on
Apr 2, 2008 4:33 PM PDT
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Yeah, StubHub is pretty awesome
you just have to know how to use it and be willing to put in the extra ten minutes of work to get a good deal.
That's how I get almost all of my UCLA/M's tix - I just look for really undervalued ones on StubHub and find coupon codes to negate the rest of the cost.
It's doubly great because StubHub is so reputable and guarantees all the transactions (a major reason why I don't like CL - if the games worth going to, it's worth KNOWING that I'm going)
by seattlebruin on
Apr 2, 2008 4:35 PM PDT
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Good plan
my GF had some success with USC games last year getting tickets for $20 or less off CL, and then I just snuck her into the student section, but now being graduates we'll have to try other methods.
Although a friend of mine "sits" with the Herd so I must just get the cheapest tickets and follow him.
The poster formerly known as Matt.
by bluemax on
Apr 2, 2008 4:50 PM PDT
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Yeah, we do that at RB and Pauley too
We all have our BruinCards still, so we just buy general admit tickets and sit in the student section - since all the of the tickets are now electronic, the guards can't tell if you really are a student or not as long as you have an ID.
And this name-change thing is throwing me off - I forgot you were an SC fan! Why am I helping you !?!?! j/k =)
by seattlebruin on
Apr 2, 2008 4:53 PM PDT
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I hope the Angels plane crashes into the side of the fucking mountain
all will be fucked
by JI on
Apr 2, 2008 4:01 PM PDT
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Willits would save them all
because of his superior scraposity and grittitude.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on
Apr 2, 2008 4:01 PM PDT
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Don't blame me, I wept a river in grief.
I'm a sensitive kinda guy.
Previously NoNameX -- Go M's!
by JLC on
Apr 2, 2008 3:57 PM PDT
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Don't tempt the boy.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on
Apr 2, 2008 3:58 PM PDT
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Damnit. :(
Wait, but it says you're NOT Corco! :D
by eponymous_coward on
Apr 2, 2008 4:09 PM PDT
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Be careful what you're getting into
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on
Apr 2, 2008 4:11 PM PDT
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Costochondritis
By the way, thank you for the new excuse I can use when my girlfriend asks me to take her shopping.
Previously NoNameX -- Go M's!
by JLC on Apr 2, 2008 4:00 PM PDT 0 recs
"That shirt costs too much. I can't spend more than $50 a day. Costochondritis."
Previously NoNameX -- Go M's!
by JLC on
Apr 2, 2008 4:07 PM PDT
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Is it bad that I read this as
"Costcochondritis"?
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
by Phildopip on Apr 2, 2008 4:02 PM PDT 0 recs
why injure one rib
when you can injure a whole pallet of 'em?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on
Apr 2, 2008 4:03 PM PDT
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I like this idea
Batista is a former closing son of a bitch
by I'm NOT Corco on
Apr 2, 2008 4:07 PM PDT
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Different way to ask the same question:
"Anyone here high?"
Previously NoNameX -- Go M's!
by JLC on
Apr 2, 2008 4:09 PM PDT
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Well...
If you figure that you could call up Baek to start, it boils down to: do you want your closer to be Mark Lowe or Miggy Batista?
by eponymous_coward on
Apr 2, 2008 4:11 PM PDT
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and
how much faith do you have in Lowe's elbow?
I don't think this is a simple case of "who has the next best arm?" Because if you blow out both Lowe and Putz, you've increased the problem exponentially.
Go Fo Broke!
by eknpdx on
Apr 2, 2008 4:15 PM PDT
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Oh, I agree...
but is pitching the 9th more stress on Lowe's arm than the 7th or 8th?
It does seem to me that it's pretty likely that Baek > Cocoran as a pitcher (given close ERAs in the minors, but Baek's was gotten as a starter), so sticking Batista in the 'pen and starting Baek would make the team stronger.
by eponymous_coward on
Apr 2, 2008 4:19 PM PDT
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I thought he had trouble warming up
But this makes more sense. I'm sure glad we traded for that Ramirez kid.


