Monday, March 08, 2004
MAGGLIO ORDONEZ, NEW YORK YANKEE...(CALLING IT)
Seriously, what's the first thought that pops up in your mind when you see that Gary Sheffield might be out three months depending on whether or not there's a torn ligament in his right thumb? The post headline is what I think. I don't know who the hell the Yankees would give up for him (or maybe it'd just be cash), but I think there's more of a chance of Ordonez going to the Bronx than there is of Ken Griffey Jr showing up in a Mariner uniform again. Keeping Griffey out of a Mariner uniform is probably one of the few instances in which Howard Lincoln's hard-on for hating superstar players might do the Mariners good.
At first, the Yankees thought Saturday's injury was just a bruise. But after an MRI exam Sunday, the team decided to send him to Dr. Melvin Rosenwasser, a hand expert in New York.
"Now I'm officially worried about it," general manager Brian Cashman said Monday.
Sheffield's worst-case scenario would be surgery, and best-case scenario would be a return for spring training games, according to Cashman. Sheffield downplayed the injury, describing it as "nothing major."
Man, talk about the most obvious best-to-worst-case scenario you could think of for this situation.
Asked whether he were worried, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner responded: "Sure I am." But he also added: "I'm sure he's going to be OK."
Sheffield said he aggravated an injury from last season, when he was hurt July 10 during a headfirst slide in Chicago.
"I stole a base, third base, and I kind of jarred it a little bit," he said. "From that day on my thumb was sore. I've been treating it since that time, and it's just starting to get better, and I banged it up again. It just feels like somebody jammed you with a pitch. The next time you go out in the outfield and come back, it hurts like that. Nothing more. The swelling has gone down a lot."
Cashman said the Yankees were not aware of the hand injury when they agreed to the deal with Sheffield, who passed a physical.
I've got a suggestion for a rehabilitation method for Gary Sheffield. It's called basketball. If they can get Sheff and three other guys to bite it while playing basketball, they can field a basketball team. Better yet, Steinbrenner will institute rules that say they still have to play even after being injured via basketball. ACL injury? Too bad. Broken leg? Bah humbug. Cracked ribs? Tape 'em up and hustle out there.
At first, the Yankees thought Saturday's injury was just a bruise. But after an MRI exam Sunday, the team decided to send him to Dr. Melvin Rosenwasser, a hand expert in New York.
"Now I'm officially worried about it," general manager Brian Cashman said Monday.
Sheffield's worst-case scenario would be surgery, and best-case scenario would be a return for spring training games, according to Cashman. Sheffield downplayed the injury, describing it as "nothing major."
Man, talk about the most obvious best-to-worst-case scenario you could think of for this situation.
Asked whether he were worried, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner responded: "Sure I am." But he also added: "I'm sure he's going to be OK."
Sheffield said he aggravated an injury from last season, when he was hurt July 10 during a headfirst slide in Chicago.
"I stole a base, third base, and I kind of jarred it a little bit," he said. "From that day on my thumb was sore. I've been treating it since that time, and it's just starting to get better, and I banged it up again. It just feels like somebody jammed you with a pitch. The next time you go out in the outfield and come back, it hurts like that. Nothing more. The swelling has gone down a lot."
Cashman said the Yankees were not aware of the hand injury when they agreed to the deal with Sheffield, who passed a physical.
I've got a suggestion for a rehabilitation method for Gary Sheffield. It's called basketball. If they can get Sheff and three other guys to bite it while playing basketball, they can field a basketball team. Better yet, Steinbrenner will institute rules that say they still have to play even after being injured via basketball. ACL injury? Too bad. Broken leg? Bah humbug. Cracked ribs? Tape 'em up and hustle out there.
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