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Mariners_44
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No better way to start the season then the way they ended it last year but with an injury.
I'll never understand why some players wait til the offseason is almost over before they have surgery for an injury that they knew needed to be dealt with serval months prior.
If only we had anything remotely close to Lou Gehrig. Does it matter who we put at first base? Here is what happens:Two words for you Ryon Healy; Wally Pipp!
If only we had anything remotely close to Lou Gehrig. Does it matter who we put at first base? Here is what happens:
1. They suck
2. We give up on them.
3. They go somewhere else and have a 30+ homerun season.
Our top 10 list franchise list of first baseman would be a pretty pathetic list. Start with Alvin Davis and then watch it die a quick death. Olerud,.....?
I'll never understand why some players wait til the offseason is almost over before they have surgery for an injury that they knew needed to be dealt with serval months prior.
According to what I was reading the Mariners thought rest would heal it. I don't really know anything about bone spurs but it seems like most sports franchises do surgery right away on a clean up and it seems they should've done surgery right away. Now with this surgery, he probably will be back by opening day but I'm not sure he will be ready to come in and be the everyday 1B. He's already not a very good defensive 1B so coming in with no time in fielding or hitting against real competition, I just he will start off as a liability on offense and defense at least for the first month. Kind of like Valencia was last year offensively but he was at least serviceable defensively.
Scott Servais said:“We knew there was an issue there, I think absolutely the best case scenario came out if it,” said Scott Servais. “It’s supposed to be OK, I think four to six weeks is what we are looking at. I know Ryon, he is shooting for before the 4 weeks is up. It was not a major deal.”
One of the things Servais clarified is the fact that the 4-6 weeks is the time frame for when they will have him back to "Game-Ready"