Medical Updates

by Matthew on Aug 14, 2009 3:44 PM PDT in Seattle Mariners News, Regular

Per some Twitters from Shannon Drayer and Matt Pitman (one t?), Adrian Beltre will not require surgery, so he might be back sometime around September 1st and in fact, as far as Elias goes, him spending more time on the DL actually pushes his further up the list toward Type A status, which only helps the Mariners.

Erik Bedard is not so good news as the surgery revealed an inflamed bursa sac (no surprise) and a torn labrum. The labrum was repaired, but we know how those respond to surgeries (not overly well) and even if so, Bedard is done with baseball for the next six months, meaning at best, he returns to full strength around this time in 2010.

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So will Bedard go the Ben Sheets route of sitting out the entire year without a contract?

Or do you think he’ll go Pedro-style and get picked up mid-July with a chance to be added for the stretch run?

by Jed MC on Aug 14, 2009 3:48 PM PDT reply actions

RIP Erik Bedard Era 2008-2009

Time to move on..

Part of me (the stupid part) was still holding out hope that he might be in the rotation next year on the cheap. This definately clarifies the arbitration situation.

by CMC_Stags on Aug 14, 2009 3:50 PM PDT reply actions

I'm still hoping for Bedard to sign with us.

You got slurved!

I for one welcome our sexy* moderating overlords.

by Slurvey on Aug 14, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions

The sad part is...

We never saw a 100% healthy Bedard. Not even for one start. It’s one thing we got hosed on the trade, but it’s something entirely different when the return had basically zero impact for us. RIP, indeed.

by Yoyogi on Aug 14, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Incentive-laden contract sounds good to me

It’s not as if our rotation will be overflowing with talented pitchers next year.

FUCK THE ANGELS!

by Fuckmikereilly on Aug 14, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Secretly I hope we sign Harden and Sheets too so we can have the most oft injured rotation.

You got slurved!

I for one welcome our sexy* moderating overlords.

by Slurvey on Aug 14, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions

It saddens me that I will never see his beautiful curve again in a Seattle jersey.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Aug 14, 2009 3:56 PM PDT reply actions

You and me both, sweet cheeks.

by royalcurve on Aug 14, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions

LIEBER CONTRACT

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 14, 2009 3:57 PM PDT reply actions

I wish they would play Cher's hit song

“If I Could Turn Back Time” whenever Bedard took the mound, and when he bats in the NL parks.

by Yoyogi on Aug 14, 2009 4:03 PM PDT reply actions

The words really apply to Bedard's situation, take a look

If I could turn back time
If I could find a way I’d take back those words that hurt you and you’d stay

I don’t know why I did the things I did I don’t know why I said the things I said
Pride’s like a knife it can cut deep inside
Words are like weapons they wound sometimes.

I didn’t really mean to hurt you I didn’t wanna see you go I know I made you cry, but baby

[Chorus:]
If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
I’d take back those words that hurt you
And you’d stay
If I could reach the stars
I’d give them all to you
Then you’d love me, love me
Like you used to do

If I could turn back time

My world was shattered I was torn apart
Like someone took a knife and drove it deep in my heart
You walked out that door I swore that I didn’t care
But I lost everything darling then and there

Too strong to tell you I was sorry
Too proud to tell you I was wrong
I know that I was blind, and ooh…

[Chorus]

Ooohh

If I could turn back time
If I could turn back time
If I could turn back time
ooh baby

I didn’t really mean to hurt you
I didn’t want to see you go
I know I made you cry
Ooohh

[Chorus #2]
If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
I’d take back those words that hurt you
If I could reach the stars
I’d give them all to you
Then you’d love me, love me
Like you used to do

If I could turn back time (turn back time)
If I could find a way (find a way)
Then baby, maybe, maybe
You’d stay

[to fade]
Reach the stars
If I could reach the stars

by Yoyogi on Aug 14, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions