Comments on: Brandon McCarthy To DL With Stress Fracture In Right Scapula

By: becca

becca — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:19:34 +0000

but harry’s coming back. wouldn’t he just pick up his place in the rotation? or am i missing something.

By: scooper

scooper — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:19:54 +0000

McCarthy’s stress fracture concerns me because he has had the injury before. Is it a coincidence that it happens again shortly after he starts throwing his curve again? If not the curve, then it is probably an issue with his mechanics. Either way, we have no way of knowing what kind of pitcher he will be when he “fixes” whatever is wrong.

By: TD

TD — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:03:48 +0000

The “injury prone” players are all injured.

By: JustSaying

JustSaying — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:54:22 +0000

seems like benson or jennings should be in line for the next start??????????????????

By: walrus

walrus — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:28:22 +0000

If you think back to last year at this time, after the starting rotation and the bullpen put up about 2 weeks of really good numbers in May, the same thing happened. Starters were hurt right and left, and it only got worse from there. That was without an emphasis on longer games and pitching BP in spring training.

Now that didn’t affect Frankie, but it did put Millwood, Padilla, McCarthy, and almost everyone else that was a starter on the DL with the addition of C.J., who was the closer at the time.

So that makes it hard to tie this rash of injuries, which although it is early yet, still pales in comparison to what the pitching staff went through last year.

By: Dr Pepper presents Batface McGee

Dr Pepper presents Batface McGee — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:36:14 +0000

Not to mention Frankie’s trouble started right after he pitched 3 straight days with the 3rd not even a save situation. Just seems like we have a ton of shoulder issues already.

By: Dr Pepper presents Batface McGee

Dr Pepper presents Batface McGee — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:34:29 +0000

Question EG. Now that 60% of our rotation has spent time on the DL, is it time to start questioning the thought process behind pushing our pitchers to throw more innings, live BP in the Spring, longer bullpen sessions between starts, etc….

By: UCK!!!!

UCK!!!! — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:07:20 +0000

Well, that sucks…

Kris Benson’s sorry Ranger career lives another day I suppose.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:05:01 +0000