Shawn Hill? Injured? Please, No?

Washington Post writer Chico Harlan reports that Shawn Hill never made it to the mound today, heading instead to see Dr. James Andrews after feeling "forearm discomfort". What can you say...? Sorry, Hill?

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Career. Over.

by wittcap79 on Mar 5, 2009 4:50 PM EST reply actions

At some point you have to call it I guess...

Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Patrick Reddington on Mar 5, 2009 5:33 PM EST up reply actions

Seems like a great kid, but that's it. Take your arbitration winnings and get off the 40 man roster.

"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." George Carlin.

by RoscoeNats on Mar 5, 2009 6:26 PM EST up reply actions

Forgive me if I sound rude but...

Has baseball always had so many players get injured so often? I’m not talking about any particular person and / or team but lord, people are dropping like flies. Are these injuries serious or has the entire lot of MLB players turned into a bunch of pus..es?

" (Stewie) Wait a minute. Germany is building WMD's? Then, why doesn't America go in there and kick their a$$e$? (Brian) I don't know. Maybe it's because they don't have any oil? (Stewie) Ohhhhhhh. Clap, clap, clap, clap, claaaaap. "

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Mar 5, 2009 7:18 PM EST reply actions

Remember when...

Pitchers used to throw complete games most of the time? I think the threshold for pain has gone down since guaranteed contracts became the norm. I also believe that with so much money on the line, players of marginal talent push themselves even harder than the really talented ones and increase the risk of injury.

Oh how I wish I were an average left handed relief pitcher.

"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." George Carlin.

by RoscoeNats on Mar 5, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions

Walter Johnson's stats...

1908 – 30 GS, 23 CG
1909 – 36 GS, 27 CG
1916 – 38 GS, 36 CG
1918 – 29 GS, 29 CG
1927 – (at 39yo) – 15 GS, 7 CG.

Washington Nationals – 2008 – 161 total GS, 2 CG (Redding, Bergmann)

Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Patrick Reddington on Mar 5, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions

I know it's a different time and all...but...

Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Patrick Reddington on Mar 5, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions

They only had 4 man rotations then too, and the starters would occasionally come in as relievers on their off days.

by wittcap79 on Mar 5, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions

The way they threw...that sort of underhand sidearm weirdness, it's amazing to me they threw as much as they did...

…as for coming in as relievers, that’s gotta be the most famous Walter Johnson story I’ve read, (I talk like I know about DC baseball history now…)

After losing Game Five of the 1924 Series, he comes on in a relief in the 9th of a tied Game Seven and pitched 4 innings until they won it in the 12th!

A question from that game, though…

check out the boxscore – baseball-reference.com

Anyone know why the Washington starter, Curly Ogden, left after recording just one out? I don’t know, I’m asking…haven’t found answer yet.

Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Patrick Reddington on Mar 5, 2009 9:52 PM EST up reply actions