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Mark DeRosa aggravated his oblique injury high-fiving Bryce Harper
I’m getting too old for this shit.
Well, my dog didn’t say it..but he looked like he was thinkin’ it the other day when he seemed to “pull something” after having jumped up on my bed.
But even he gets a kick out of this one on how the Nationals Mark DeRosa injured himself celebrating a stolen base I bet.
Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post has the details:
DeRosa’s progress returning from a strained left oblique muscle was stunted in an odd way, Johnson said. As Bryce Harper came into the dugout Sunday night after he stole home against the Phillies, DeRosa aggravated his oblique when Harper gave him a forceful high-five.
“I don’t know if that set back the rehab or not,” Johnson said. “But I said, ‘Why didn’t use your [right] hand?’ He said it was spur of the moment.”
Less forceful celebrations. more precautionary Ben Gay applications Mark.
Mariano Rivera Tears ACL Shagging Fly Balls, Done For Season
I don’t remember the year, but I remember it was in Minnesota at the Metrodome.
As was his daily custom, Mariano Rivera was shagging flies in the outfield during batting practice. Running from gap to gap, he looked like a major league outfielder, not a relief pitcher.
Alex Rodriguez was in the cage and three times in a row he drove balls to the wall in center field and three times in a row Rivera made unbelievable catches, leaping up and grabbing the ball before it cleared the fence.
The third catch was as good as any you would ever see and A-Rod laughed out loud. As he walked out of the cage, he gave Mariano a “I’m not worthy” bow with both hands. You could see Rivera’s smile from there.
Some pitchers get their conditioning work in on a treadmill or by running from foul pole to foul pole. Mariano shags flies, always has. It must work, too. The man hadn’t been on the disabled list since 2003.
Rivera later told a few of the beat writers that he hoped to play the outfield for at least one inning before he retired but knew that was impossible because of the risk of injury and his immense value as a pitcher.
Now we learn tonight that Rivera injured his right knee while trying to make a leaping catch in the outfield during batting practice in Kansas City. He has a torn ACL and is done for the season.
Obviously this is major news in baseball and particularly for the AL East. It’s hard to imagine the Yankees without Rivera.
Plenty of people hate the Yankees, but Rivera has earned respect even in Boston. He transcends the rivalry in a way few have.
Rivera is one of the best people in baseball and is nearing the end of a remarkable career, having hinted in spring training that he planned to retire. He deserves to go out throwing that cutter, not on the disabled list.
Here’s hoping we get to see to see him pitch again.
File this under “could have seen that one coming”. Jose Reyes injures hamstring (again).
Color me surprised. Or not.
From WFAN in New York comes word that Mets shortstop Jose Reyes had to be removed from Sunday’s series finale against the Braves after complaining of tightness in his left hamstring.
Yes, the same hamstring that sent him to the disabled list for over two weeks in July (but not the hamstring that cost him large parts of two season in recent years, so I guess there is that silver lining)
Willie Harris entered the game to cover second base with Justin Turner sliding over to short.
Reyes is likely to rest for the next couple of days no matter the severity of the renewed discomfort, and he might need a couple more weeks off if Mets trainers deduce that he suffered another strain.
The 28-year-old impending free agent is batting .336/.377/.507 with five home runs, 16 triples, 34 stolen bases and 80 runs scored through 98 games this season. He was 0-for-1 before making his early exit Sunday.
