The Injury Excuse

[Villain]

It's lame, don't use it.

 

[moxie]

It's lame, don't use it.

Normally, I'd kick your ass over something like this, but I pulled a hammy, so it will have to wait.

 

[Villain]

"We didn't win it all because so-and-so got hurt" is so lame. Every team has injuries.

 

[calsnowskier]

What is the difference between an "excuse" and a "reason" or an "explanation"?

Why didnt the 2011 Giants make the playoffs? Posey going down had a LOT to do with that.

Excuse? Reason? Explanation?

 

[moxie]

"We didn't win it all because so-and-so got hurt" is so lame. Every team has injuries.

I agree that it's stupid as an excuse, but sometimes it's valid. I mean, if only coach had put Uncle Rico in the 4th quarter...



Ya know? It helps us soothe our hurt feels with what could've been if only!

 

[bksballer89]

It's lame, don't use it.

You're lame

 

[Villain]

You're lame

 

[Omar 382]

OP has a raging hard-on for the D-Back's. It's so obvious

 

[Iffster]

OP has a raging hard-on for the D-Back's. It's so obvious

Don't be jealous, Omar. But damn son, with all those drugs you put in your stomach....they are bound to have an effect on lots of body parts.

 

[Bolts]

If the Padres had stayed healthy throughout the season, they'd have the best record in baseball. Damn injuries!

 

[broncosmitty]

Indians wouldn't have hit 4 triples today if JD Martinez was healthy.

 

[Villain]

OP has a raging hard-on for the D-Back's. It's so obvious

They're easy targets.

 

[Iffster]

D'Backs ARE playing very well lately. Too bad Pollack is out until Sept and Peralta has missed a lot of games being on the DL. And with swingman "Rubby" out....injuries have played a big part in the D'Back's struggles.

 

[Villain]

D'Backs ARE playing very well lately. Too bad Pollack is out until Sept and Peralta has missed a lot of games being on the DL. And with swingman "Rubby" out....injuries have played a big part in the D'Back's struggles.

3/5s of the Dodgers intended rotation hasn't pitched all season (Ryu, Anderson, McCarthy) or most of last season. Still won the division last year, still in the hunt this year.

Your injury excuse is lame. Get depth.

 

[tducey]

I agree, you're supposed to be all great athletes, just because someone gets hurt doesn't give the team an excuse to start losing.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

I am using injury, shamlessly, as an excuse to trade Moustakas in the offseason for pitching.

 

[navamind]

 

[Carnzo]

An injury is usually why the Red Sox Clay Buchholz has an ERA of 5.9 at 12 million a year.
Same old Clay

 

[dredinis21]

3/5s of the Dodgers intended rotation hasn't pitched all season (Ryu, Anderson, McCarthy) or most of last season. Still won the division last year, still in the hunt this year.

Your injury excuse is lame. Get depth.

There's a reason why your GM acquired like 85 mediocre starting pitchers....its because Ryu and McCarthy were NOT part of the INTENDED ROTATION due to injury and Friedman knew it.

 

[Villain]

There's a reason why your GM acquired like 85 mediocre starting pitchers....its because Ryu and McCarthy were NOT part of the INTENDED ROTATION due to injury and Friedman knew it.

They were out last year, too. The Dodgers still won the division while leading the majors in injured players. They aren't the only examples of big league players who have missed time. Andre Ethier has been out all season, too.

The point is, this isn't unique to the Dodgers or any team. If you lose a player who you expect big contributions from, it's you fault that you don't have the depth behind him. Obviously you can't just bring up a minor leaguer to replace Kershaw one-for-one, but with decent depth you can try to minimize the damage.

This is something every team has to deal with, so to hide behind it as an excuse is lame.