What's the Buzz? 9/15/06
So the truth finally comes out about Pedro Martinez, huh? A torn calf muscle? Sorry....partially torn? How is that being hidden from the public? Was it really that serious an injury or was that just an excuse because he was pulled from his first start back today after giving up 4 runs in 3 innings? Pedro now claims that he is only at about 80% and he just wanted to get back in to show his teammates that he will be ready for them come playoff time. Yeah...I don't know about this one, folks. It all sounds a little strange to me. Either Pedro, himself, or the team needs to just come right out and say exactly what's going on. We don't need the gamesmanship, if that's what's happening here. The bottom line that we all want to know is whether or not he's going to be pitching all out for his next two supposed starts or if they're going to be these short little "rehab" outings. For now, keep him active, but keep your ear to the ground on this one when making lineup decisions. If it were me, I wouldn't count on anything truly worthwhile from him for the next 2 weeks. If there's someone else you can be using, use them. This whole Pedro situation could come back to bite you in the ass at the worst possible time.
In other news...
Some major disappointment for Jason Schmidt owners -- especially for those needing him for their fantasy playoffs. He was scratched from his start due to a sore back and it looks like he'll just miss the turn outright rather than just have it pushed back. Atleast if it were pushed back he'd stand the chance of being a 2 start pitcher next week, but again...doubtful.
Royals first baseman Ryan Shealy continues to impress as he smacked another hom erun tonight, a grand slam in the first inning. That gives him 7 homers and 33 RBI in 165 big league at bats this year; numbers that surely have the Colorado Rockies wondering what they were thinking. Shealy should be a nice "sleeper" for next year amongst first basemen.
No tthat you should be using him at this point, but Brewers pitcher Tomo Ohka will now probably miss the next 2 weeks with a hamstring injury he suffered in tonight's game. He has officially been rendered useless to you for the end of the year.
And speakin gof injuries, here's the day to day list for you: Alex Rios (hand), Jason Isringhausen (hip), David Bell (migraines), Mike Sweeney (oblique), Joel Zumaya (wrist), Andy Pettitte (elbow -- start has been pushed back from Sunday to Tuesday), Carlos Zambrano (back -- a Saturday decision will be made to see whether or not he can start this Sunday), Corey Lidle (finger tendonitis), Mariano Rivera (elbow), Manny Ramirez (knee -- could be done for the year), Corey Patterson (shoulder), Jeff Kent (oblique), John Mabry (wrist), Brad Radke (shoulder), and Juan Mateo (back).
Not day to day anymore, and just out for the year now is Atlanta's Chipper Jones. He has not recovered fully from the oblique strain, and the team can get back some money based on the insurance policy they took out on him. They can recover any monies lost due to his time spent on the DL. I bet Chipper's fantasy owners are real happy that the Braves financial situation has been made better.
The fanfare just keeps on going for Marlins rookie Dan Uggla. With his 25th home run of the year tonight, Uggla has set the MLB rookie record for second baseman in home runs (breaking Joe Gordon's record from 1938) and has tied teammate Josh Willingham in homers, which is just one shy of the franchise's rookie record set by Preston Wilson. I defy you to find me someone more deserving of the Rookie of the Year award. Defy.
OK then....Hayden Penn...not ready for the majors, is he? In his longest major league outing of the year, the rookie went 3 2/3 and gave up 7 runs. I can't imagine he's getting another start this year, and this certainly will devalue him come next year. Hmmm....anyone say 2007 super sleeper?
It looks like my September sleeper is going to get another chance here. The Twins have put Scott Baker back in the rotation again and he'll pitch this weekend against Cleveland. If all goes well, and I'm hoping it does, the team should leave him in for another start or two after that.
After watching Francisco Liriano re-injure his elbow the other day, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has decalred himself out for the rest of the season. That's it...no chance of returning. Looks like you're going to have to deal with either Mike Timlin or Keith Foulke if you need saves. On another note, this definitely brings up the question: does this hurt him in his bid for AL Rookie of the Year? Will Detroit's Justin Verlander walk away with the honors now?
And finally, speaking of the Tigers, did you see they picked up Matt Stairs off of waivers from Texas? While he's not eligible for the post season roster, he is now eligible to steal at bats away from guys like Craig Monroe and Marcus Thames. And you thought your problems were over when they released Dmitri Young...ha!
Catch you next time...
In other news...
Some major disappointment for Jason Schmidt owners -- especially for those needing him for their fantasy playoffs. He was scratched from his start due to a sore back and it looks like he'll just miss the turn outright rather than just have it pushed back. Atleast if it were pushed back he'd stand the chance of being a 2 start pitcher next week, but again...doubtful.
Royals first baseman Ryan Shealy continues to impress as he smacked another hom erun tonight, a grand slam in the first inning. That gives him 7 homers and 33 RBI in 165 big league at bats this year; numbers that surely have the Colorado Rockies wondering what they were thinking. Shealy should be a nice "sleeper" for next year amongst first basemen.
No tthat you should be using him at this point, but Brewers pitcher Tomo Ohka will now probably miss the next 2 weeks with a hamstring injury he suffered in tonight's game. He has officially been rendered useless to you for the end of the year.
And speakin gof injuries, here's the day to day list for you: Alex Rios (hand), Jason Isringhausen (hip), David Bell (migraines), Mike Sweeney (oblique), Joel Zumaya (wrist), Andy Pettitte (elbow -- start has been pushed back from Sunday to Tuesday), Carlos Zambrano (back -- a Saturday decision will be made to see whether or not he can start this Sunday), Corey Lidle (finger tendonitis), Mariano Rivera (elbow), Manny Ramirez (knee -- could be done for the year), Corey Patterson (shoulder), Jeff Kent (oblique), John Mabry (wrist), Brad Radke (shoulder), and Juan Mateo (back).
Not day to day anymore, and just out for the year now is Atlanta's Chipper Jones. He has not recovered fully from the oblique strain, and the team can get back some money based on the insurance policy they took out on him. They can recover any monies lost due to his time spent on the DL. I bet Chipper's fantasy owners are real happy that the Braves financial situation has been made better.
The fanfare just keeps on going for Marlins rookie Dan Uggla. With his 25th home run of the year tonight, Uggla has set the MLB rookie record for second baseman in home runs (breaking Joe Gordon's record from 1938) and has tied teammate Josh Willingham in homers, which is just one shy of the franchise's rookie record set by Preston Wilson. I defy you to find me someone more deserving of the Rookie of the Year award. Defy.
OK then....Hayden Penn...not ready for the majors, is he? In his longest major league outing of the year, the rookie went 3 2/3 and gave up 7 runs. I can't imagine he's getting another start this year, and this certainly will devalue him come next year. Hmmm....anyone say 2007 super sleeper?
It looks like my September sleeper is going to get another chance here. The Twins have put Scott Baker back in the rotation again and he'll pitch this weekend against Cleveland. If all goes well, and I'm hoping it does, the team should leave him in for another start or two after that.
After watching Francisco Liriano re-injure his elbow the other day, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has decalred himself out for the rest of the season. That's it...no chance of returning. Looks like you're going to have to deal with either Mike Timlin or Keith Foulke if you need saves. On another note, this definitely brings up the question: does this hurt him in his bid for AL Rookie of the Year? Will Detroit's Justin Verlander walk away with the honors now?
And finally, speaking of the Tigers, did you see they picked up Matt Stairs off of waivers from Texas? While he's not eligible for the post season roster, he is now eligible to steal at bats away from guys like Craig Monroe and Marcus Thames. And you thought your problems were over when they released Dmitri Young...ha!
Catch you next time...
posted by Howard Bender at
10:52 PM
