jacksonianmarch

Being a coward in baseball is typically the better move. But, in his defense, the Twins lineup has two MVP caliber players batting 3-4, so walking Mauer to get to Morneau is a tough decision as well

It kinda sucks to have opening "day" at 1pm on a workday, when they raise the banner and hand out rings. Would have been great on a weekend

EEI had an interview with Terry, where he said he was losing sleep over the DH spot and Ortiz' production. Anyone think it is kinda early to start paving the road for Ortiz to leave the lineup?

Ataxia is basically the inability to have fine control of your movements. I have a really basic example for you. Your brain sees something it wants to reach. It tells your hand to move to touch that thing. Your arm has no problem lifting up and moving, but the brain cannot reliably move the hand out with enough accuracy and precision to get to the object. Not uncommon when you operate near the cerebellum. Cerebellar injuries and other lacunar strokes above the cerebellum result in ataxia.

Good luck Emmz, enjoy the games. Hope Mauer doesnt let you down! Oh, and the probables are... Wed- Lackey vs Slowey Thurs- Wakefield vs Liriano

One of my sox fan friends pointed this out to me, something I missed. Look at the picture carefully. http://boston.3432.voxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Media-Card_BlackBerry_pictures_IMG00026-479x294.jpg He's got a facial droop and he's ataxic. Good luck kid.

He explains why he sucked in game 1. This is absolutely hilarious and priceless

y228, Pavano had location and about nothing else. 90-91mph max, slider that was alright. 2 seamer that was alright. Nothing mind-blowing, just located well and benefited from a cold offense. EDIT: Not saying the sox O came in cold, they just missed a lot of good pitches

Ellsbury stated that his pain was more over the pectoral and NOT over the rib itself. Hence, he should only be out a few days. If his pain is truly not over the rib, then I agree with his assessment.

a700, I think the Twins offense this yr is gonna be better than the sox 1. Span CF 2. Hudson 2B 3. Mauer C 4. Morneau 1B 5. Cuddyer RF 6. Kubel LF/DH 7. Hardy SS 8. Thome/Young/Harris LF/DH 9. Punto 3b The only weakness is in the 9 hole depending on the day. And the 3-4 hitters are arguably the best pair in baseball.

It's a deep burn....

Yeah, but their four best hitters are left handed in Span, Kubel, Mauer and Morneau. Lester should have a field day

Speaking of Yankee prospects, Manny Banuelos had an emergency appendectomy last night and will miss 5-6 weeks recovering from surgery.

and I also help out whomever may need it on a PM basis. Though I am a Yankee fan, I did take an oath, and am here to help as needed.

I saw the collision. He was hit on the lateral aspect of the ribs, their weakest point, by a 200 lb man's knee going at close to full speed. I would be shocked if he didnt have a fracture. Plus, he's still in pain, over the ribs. It isnt rocket science.

Of course they had seen it before. But why panic the masses by calling it a fracture when they can call it a contusion and still be accurate. Most likely, he's got a crack in a rib or two. But right now, they saw no evidence of it. Persistent, severe pain is more likely to be a fracture than a contusion

ORS, I am just ribbing suns. Then again, not winning the WS for 50+ yrs is pretty pathetic

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/395172-overview This is way more info than I expect you to understand, but here is the excerpt

Actually, I am being a doctor and telling you what I know. You can choose to believe me or not. You cannot diagnose non-displaced rib fractures reliably on XRay. That is the imaging modality he had per the reports.

I never said the sox suck. I am sorry you do not like reality, if you want to continue living in a fantasy world, then by all means ignore my posts.

He probably broke them. Non-displaced fractures are missed on more than 50% of XRays, even dedicated "rib films". Regardless, the treatment is the exact same. You cannot splint ribs, it's just pain control and making sure he breathes deeply. "Splinting" is the body's reaction to chest wall pain, meaning you take shallow breaths. Forcing him to take deep breaths (through pain medication and an incentive spirometer) is the best way to prevent pneumonia. To tell you the truth, in my practice, if a patient has rib pain after appropriate trauma, they get the diagnosis of a rib fracture even if I dont see one on XRay. We miss them so frequently that you need to assume it is broken even with a normal XRay. There are only 2 ways to find out. A bone scan, which is a waste of money, or an XRay in about 1-2 weeks if he is still having pain. If you see a callus, then he had a fracture. Regardless, he's gonna be out awhile, and I expect a DL stint. Even if he didnt break it, he's gonna hurt for a week plus, meaning he's probably DL bound

XRays aren't great to pick up rib fractures. If u see them on Xray then they're displaced

I apologize for being realistic. If u want me to be unrealistic, then let me know