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Costochondritis

Tiny by Matthew on in Awful News

Putz to 15-day D/L

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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JJ Putz, fuck

haha, well done

by Karma Police on Apr 2, 2008 3:23 PM PDT   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

Nah

They made a deal with the Twins by sending them a warm body to not take him back on Rule 5 rules.

http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080329&content_id=2464940&vkey=news_min&fext=.jsp&c_id=min

by brokejumper on Apr 2, 2008 3:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

Anyone besides Corcoran I trust more

Except maybe Jimenez.

Previously NoNameX -- Go M's!

by JLC on Apr 2, 2008 3:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

Loria was on the line

he didn't think it was very mature.

by Jeff on Apr 2, 2008 3:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

Yes well

better to have JJ unavailable but explained than available and unsettling.

by Jeff on Apr 2, 2008 3:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

Vlad's next on the list

Anyone in SoCal with a 100lb spear?

by Graham on Apr 2, 2008 3:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

Hmmm

I really like them

by Graham on Apr 2, 2008 4:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

Where are your seats?

I got Section 107 for Sat and 130 for Sun

by seattlebruin on Apr 2, 2008 4:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

CORCO!

the other angels fan [formerly newlocal]

by Eyebrows on Apr 2, 2008 3:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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

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 to parent up   0 recs

has anyone considered

Batista as closer?

Go Fo Broke!

by eknpdx on Apr 2, 2008 4:06 PM PDT   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

I thought he had trouble warming up

But this makes more sense. I'm sure glad we traded for that Ramirez kid.

by chaney on Apr 2, 2008 4:08 PM PDT