And the Winner is 0

by Matthew on Aug 3, 2010 5:03 PM PDT in Seattle Mariners News, Awful

Before the season began I ran this poll. Congratulations to the 12 of you out there that selected 0 innings because with today's news that is the reality. Erik Bedard will undergo another surgical procedure on his shoulder this Friday.

Is there much to add at this point? We saw this coming even before the set backs. What is heartbreaking about this to me is just how close he came. It would have been one thing if it never rehabbed well and he languished in Arizona until needing another surgery or being shut down. But to make it all the way to a rehab start in Tacoma and an expected start date in Seattle? That's brutal not just for those of us still fans of his but I am sure for Erik as well.

I didn't have much faith in him pitching for the Mariners this season after that particular setback, but I was hoping that he would not need another surgery. For our sakes, the words "Erik Bedard" and "time line" should never again appears within the same sentence.

Godspeed, Erik.

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The weird thing to me is that you figure, when a guy gets surgery done, the problems are addressed

So did the surgeons do something wrong? Did Bedard injure something else? Did Bedard re-aggravate the same old injury?

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 3, 2010 5:06 PM PDT reply actions

Should not have used tissue-brand replacement tendons.

All great questions; questions which I also have. Questions we probably will never really know answers to

by Matthew on Aug 3, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Stupid doctors

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 3, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Post something bender so I can box you

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 3, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

I always assume there was something hidden away that they didn't scope the first time for fear of injury

by msb on Aug 3, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Over the years I have noticed shoulders are the toughest to repair.

Often like with Meche or Ryan Anderson it takes multiple surgeries and even then it does not always heal properly.

by Sec 108 on Aug 4, 2010 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions

When Meche lost two years I never expected him to come back an effective pitcher.

That was really something, seeing him stick in the starting rotation. A shade younger than Bedard too. Hope he pulls it off, if he’s even interested in sticking it out.

by Kermit. on Aug 4, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Ahh Twitter

TNTmariners
Bedard to have surgery on friday

StoneLarry
Bedard to have shoulder surgery Friday

BrockandSalk
Bedard having shoulder surgery on Friday.

by Janic on Aug 3, 2010 5:08 PM PDT reply actions

Somebody should really start measuring who's fastest

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 3, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions

I believe it is Divish at least 50% of the time

and Stone is always right after

by Matthew on Aug 3, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Shannon alternates between ultra-fast and like two hours late

by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 3, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Divish loses this one on account of ambiguity

Bedard could have been having brain or testicular surgery.

by lemonverbena on Aug 3, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs

Kenji has back spasms?

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Aug 3, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Jusqu'à ce que nous reverrons. Au Revoir

Bon Courage EriKKKKKKKKK Bedard. Get well soon.

You got slurved!

by Slurvey on Aug 3, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions

I guess we'll never get to see our vaunted Felix-Lee-Bedard trio after all!

by apunetid on Aug 3, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions

2011!

by d0nkey on Aug 3, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Damn set acks

Worse year ver.

by lemonverbena on Aug 3, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Poor Bedard

I wish him the best of luck and a speedy recovery. I wonder if he’ll ever pitch another inning in any league.

by njpozner on Aug 3, 2010 5:10 PM PDT reply actions

Awww...

by ThundaPC on Aug 3, 2010 5:14 PM PDT reply actions

Poopy

by Poochie on Aug 3, 2010 5:24 PM PDT reply actions

Time for a new poll for how many innings he pitches in his career from this point forward?

I vote zero.

by killer_ewok18 on Aug 3, 2010 5:26 PM PDT reply actions

For his sake, I almost hope so.

I love watching him pitch when he’s healthy, but I think at this point the focus should be on making sure he can have as close to normal body function post-baseball as possible.

by Jeff Nye on Aug 3, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions