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Dave
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 Posted - 04/17/2005 : 08:16:49
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Trachsel (NY Mets pitcher who had surgery for a herniated disc) is on the radio now talking about his "miraculous" recovery. The pain is gone but he's under strict doctor's orders to limit his activities. He's talking about how he can't bend down to pick up his kid's toys.
It is really very disturbing to me. Maybe Steve is in the 1% of the population who really needed this surgery, but somehow I don't believe it. It will be interesting to see if his symptoms return (or are replaced by a new injury) once he gets back. |
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Lou
USA
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Posted - 04/17/2005 : 08:41:21
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I also heard about his comments...
I wish him luck, but he will be under constant scrutiny from the docs, trainers, etc. babying him each step. It will be tough for him forget about this and just pitch! |
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Baseball65
USA
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Posted - 04/17/2005 : 13:48:16
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Hi Dave..
Sorry...I know how bad it hurts when it's "one of your own" so to speak....My list of TMS stricken heroes:
TMS all stars
Tim Salmon(plantar fascitis,back,knees)
Garret Anderson(non-specific arthritic something or other{reaallly stretching it})
Jim Edmonds(Back,neck....never injured again since his divorce)
Barry Bonds(hey...I thought steroids banished TMS???)
Mo vaughn(career ending TMS surgeries)
Kevin Brown(back,back and more back)
Mark Prior
Kerry Wood
Mark McGuire
I find it very interesting when you look at old Baseball cards and see careers where players only missed playing for real injuries(broken bones)....maybe half a season in 20 years.
I read a very interesting article on insurance companies that insure big money players.It is actually more fiscally prudent for a team to have a guy permanently disabled than it is for him to be injured and return...the insurance on say 50 million left in a contract pays 36million if he's permanently injured.
Mo Vaughn is a good example.....he was owed so much money,it was actually a blessing to the Mets when he was "crippled" because the insurance kicked in....much better than paying 12-15 million a year for a big fat,bad attitude .250 hitter.
More and more things in our society encourage the notion of injury rather than recovery....after my surgery had failed,workmans comp wanted me to decide to either be in a chronic pain center or in job retraining for the "crippled" existence I was supposed to be doomed to living 16 months after my initial injury!!!!!
An otherwise healthy and productive, strong worker goes down in the prime of his life,and to ease their burden of paperwork is encouraged to hang it up!!
I think Baseball has to go back to the reserve clause.....sorry Curt Flood,but most guys would rather coast than sweat!!
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smth416
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Posted - 04/17/2005 : 19:24:06
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On today's Mets telecast they showed Trachsel in the dugout and said that he had told them in an interview that he expects to return after the All-Star break. This is remarkable considering doctors had said he would probably miss the whole regular season.
Tracsel also was quoted in the Daily News as saying his leg and hip pain was gone after he woke up from surgery.
Sounds like classic surgery placebo effect to me and it will be interesting to see what happens. Al |
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