Today's Story That Makes You Feel Like A Wimp

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 15, 2009 6:45 PM PDT in Seattle Mariners Stats

On the heels of learning that Adrian Beltre played several innings with a severely contused testicle, we get this bit from Erik Bedard:

HOW LONG WERE YOU FEELING PAIN? " I was fine at the beginning of the season. When I went down the first time, from then on it was hurting."

After returning from the DL in early July, Bedard made four starts. His performance over those four starts:

339 pitches
62% strikes
12% swinging strikes
32.5% strikeouts
3.91 FIP
Normal average fastball (low-90s)

Bedard wasn't great, and he only once cracked five innings, but he still managed to post the fourth-lowest contact rate among 160 starters who threw at least 10 innings in July, slotting in between Jonathan Sanchez and Tim Lincecum. With a torn labrum. Pitching through arguably the worst injury* a pitcher can have, Erik Bedard missed more bats than almost any other starter in the league.

And to think there have been people who questioned Bedard's willingness to play through pain. If anything, Erik is tough to a fault.

* we've yet to have any pitchers attempt to return from disembowelment or decapitation

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* "we've yet to have any pitchers attempt to return from disembowelment or decapitation"

Wimps.

You got slurved!

I for one welcome our sexy* moderating overlords.

by Slurvey on Aug 15, 2009 6:48 PM PDT reply actions

I don't know whether to appreciate Bedard for the effort he gave us.

Or to dislike him for hiding his injury for so long.

by katal on Aug 15, 2009 7:07 PM PDT reply actions

I know which one I pick!

by royalcurve on Aug 15, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions

You can do both

Although we are partly at fault for #2.

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 15, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't question Bedard's willingness to play through pain

I question his willingness to not have his acquisition haunt us for the duration of Adam Jones’s career

by lemonverbena on Aug 16, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm sick of hearing about Adam Jones.

by royalcurve on Aug 16, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions

It would be one thing...

if Bedard hid an injury and sucked. But he was still effective. He knew he was effective, his coaches knew he was effective and his teamates knew he was effective. I’m sure people knew he wasn’t healthy but until you suck or say you can’t pitch its your job to keep pitching.

by coasty141 on Aug 15, 2009 7:18 PM PDT reply actions