[USML Announce] Angries Won't Josh About Latest Injury Woes

[Brad Jansen]

Kerbs, I agree with you about Beckett, but his performance should be
expected as indicated by his $20 salary.  As for Fuld, I fret that you
paid for last week's performance, but will see little return on your
$16 investment. But you have Jennings in the wings, so no worry.

As for Mark Blocker's riposte about Mr. Bedard (a $1 Best Buy), I'll
say only that stats are but one element of the story, and anyone who
sees Bedard pitch marvels at his skills and talent. Perhaps Brother
Blocker's comment reflects sour grapes over the salaries his team pays
to Liriano and Hughes, whose stats and performance tell a tragic tale
of over-hype and hidden injuries.

Another note: in printing the league's rosters last night I observed
that all activated rookies (i.e., McGee, Crow, Britton, Drabek) show a
"0" instead of "Y1" for their contract status.

--Brad Lee

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 5:51 PM,  <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:
> You have left me without an off-color response to add.  However, I think
> it's Beckett rather than Bedard who has me pointing upward.  (And how about
> former Cub and Stanford alum Sam Fuld?)
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Tue, Apr 12, 2011 5:43 pm
> Subject: [USML Announce] Angries Won't Josh About Latest Injury Woes
>
> ITEM:
> Preliminary X-rays of Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton's
> strained right shoulder showed no separation or dislocation, but the
> slugger also had an MRI and results of that exam won't be known until
> Wednesday. It's unclear if Hamilton will have to go on the disabled
> list. Ian Kinsler took Hamilton's place as the designated hitter for
> the rest of the game. Should Hamilton be out for an extended period of
> time, the club can insert David Murphy in the lineup in left field.
> The 2010 AL MVP is batting .333 and extended his hitting streak to
> eight games with the triple. He was scheduled to have Wednesday off,
> and the Rangers do not play Thursday before opening a three-game
> series with New York at Yankee Stadium.Hamilton has had injury issues
> during his career. He missed most of last September after hitting a
> wall at Target Field in Minnesota and cracking a few ribs. He was
> healthy in time for the postseason and was the ALCS MVP in the club's
> six-game win over the Yankees.
> LOSER: AYM, having a tough time getting out of the gate this season,
> now lose Hamilton's services in addition to those provided by Aybar
> and Aardsma and see a trendline HEADING DOWNWARD.
> WINNER: Nukes continue to see Lady Luck stroke their warheads, and
> with early season performances by David Murphy, Bedard and Brantley,
> this team's trendline is PUMPING UP.
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