I can't see a way he's not in a boot for at least 6 weeks. If it's really a "small" crack, or non-displaced fracture, he still needs to be non-weight bearing for a significant period of time, and as a veteran of many a foot fracture, it's never less than 8 weeks. So we'll give a major leaguer 6 because youth and awesome doctors and trainers. I assume it is non-displaced, or he'd likely need surgery. IANAD, but I have one very messed up right foot and have been in a boot a lot over the years since I played basketball in college and jacked it up.I mean they said it should be 10-14 days. Are just working on an assumption that's inaccurate?
Seems like good news to me.
I'm not questioning your knowledge or experience... it's just so completely different than 10-14 days. I wonder what the story is, because I find it pretty odd.I can't see a way he's not in a boot for at least 6 weeks. If it's really a "small" crack, or non-displaced fracture, he still needs to be non-weight bearing for a significant period of time, and as a veteran of many a foot fracture, it's never less than 8 weeks. So we'll give a major leaguer 6 because youth and awesome doctors and trainers. I assume it is non-displaced, or he'd likely need surgery. IANAD, but I have one very messed up right foot and have been in a boot a lot over the years since I played basketball in college and jacked it up.
The talus is a pretty important bone and is a part of, what, 3 joints in the foot? You can't risk not letting it heal completely. That could be career threatening, in my humble, non-medical, opinion.
The only thing I am clinging to is the word "small" in front of the word "crack." I would really like to hear from DRS, but the size of the injury may be key.Tweeted by Peter Abraham:
A crack in the Talus bone is only a 10-14 day injury?
They're lying. He's already being cast for the remake of the Monty Stratton Story. The Sox are just trying to keep the price down as they try to wheedle Machado away from the O's.Tweeted by Peter Abraham:
A crack in the Talus bone is only a 10-14 day injury?
We could, but that would be stupid.Can we blame this on JDM's insistence that he can play a capable OF?
The only thing I am clinging to is the word "small" in front of the word "crack." I would really like to hear from DRS, but the size of the injury may be key.
It usually seems even the smallest bone break requires 4-6 weeks to heal. That's what my finger was 50 years ago; that what my elbow was 10 year ago. Not sure you can speed up bone-unbreakage? At the same time, I cant imagine they'd say 10-14 days without being told that by someone who knows what they're talking about.The most important part in the tweet regarding recovery is the "non-displaced" description.
If that stands, he should be able to avoid surgery.
However, I still think the 10-14 day time frame is optimistic and would think it will end up being closer to 6 weeks at best case scenario.
Disclaimer - I am a physician but not an orthopod.
Question - was Martinez the one who made the ill-advised throw into the Rays dugout and then forced Bogaerts to chase it down via an awkward slide? Asking for a friend.Yeah, thanks JDM, you are a terrible OF, stick to DH.
I remember it as Martinez stinking up the joint in LF, the ball getting to X, who promptly booted it towards the dugout. But I may be wrong.Question - was Martinez the one who made the ill-advised throw into the Rays dugout and then forced Bogaerts to chase it down via an awkward slide? Asking for a friend.
He was sick of X getting all the good press.Question - was Martinez the one who made the ill-advised throw into the Rays dugout and then forced Bogaerts to chase it down via an awkward slide? Asking for a friend.
No you are correct. Martinez certainly didn't play the ball well but Bogaerts' injury was entirely of his own making. He should have held the ball there instead of just throwing it. This is not an endorsement of Martinez OF skills btw.I remember it as Martinez stinking up the joint in LF, the ball getting to X, who promptly booted it towards the dugout. But I may be wrong.
100%. The rosy 10-14 day time table they're floating has me concerned that they'll have him out there ineffectively grinding through an injury for the second year in a row.Honestly I am more concerned about him hitting the way he was pre injury than when specifically he comes back. I’d rather have this version of X back post ASB than 2017 X back in two weeks.
Only saw the play once, but what I thought I saw was that Martinez throw was so offline that Devers left third to back up X. When X got the ball he tried to shovel it from his glove to third, not realizing Devers wasn't there. He tried to hold up but the ball escaped and he had to scramble after it to try to keep it out of the dugout.No you are correct. Martinez certainly didn't play the ball well but Bogaerts' injury was entirely of his own making. He should have held the ball there instead of just throwing it. This is not an endorsement of Martinez OF skills btw.
Bang bang in a matter of just a few seconds. Freak injury and fortunately not serious. Hopefully he will not have to rehab games. 10 days and back in the lineup. No such thing as good timing.Only saw the play once, but what I thought I saw was that Martinez throw was so offline that Devers left third to back up X. When X got the ball he tried to shovel it from his glove to third, not realizing Devers wasn't there. He tried to hold up but the ball escaped and he had to scramble after it to try to keep it out of the dugout.
To top it all off, the ball hit the post next to the opening to the dugout and never would have gone out of play anyway.
We should have DRS fact-check him before we take that opinion seriously.What the fuck does that guy know?
DRS hates that guyWe should have DRS fact-check him before we take that opinion seriously.
We all need to take a look at ourselves in the mirror once in awhile and tell ourselves not to hate.DRS hates that guy