Chris Young: Not great before the facial injury

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Smells Like Padres in Here - Monday Edition
Published 7/14/2008 by Winfield's Ghost at Gaslamp Ball
And the first half of the season ends in an appropriate way - we get blown out. A statistical look at the first half. Will Venable is getting some attention up in Portland. The Dodgers end a tradition. Here's a breakdown of CY before his face got busted up. The Homerun Derby is tonight, the game is tomorrow.  I'll be interested to see how AG does, but other than that, I don't much care. SLPiH will be on hiatus until the quest for 100 losses begins anew later in the week.

Wednesday Injury Wrap; Soriano Back in Action
Published 7/24/2008 by Fantasy Sports PT at The Disabled List Informer
... running out a ground out to third base, but it is not immediately known how much time he will miss, if any. Somehow, Jones has been able to avoid the DL this season, though he has been nicked up often (quadriceps, groin, back). The only way the Braves make a run for the playoffs is with a healthy Chipper Jones, so look for the third baseman to get back out there as soon as possible. With the return of San Diego’s Chris Young imminent (likely next week), I should remind you that he wasn’t having a great early part of the season even before the injury . There is no question ...

Was Chris Young’s Arm Hurting Earlier in ‘08?
Published 8/15/2008 by Fantasy Sports PT at The Disabled List Informer
... he will be able to return this season. Though the injury occurred during that game, is it possible that this strain could be in any way related to his lack of production earlier this season? In other words, was this something that was developing all along, and just reached the breaking point during the start against the Rockies? Back on July 11, I wrote an article for The Hardball Times outlining Chris Young’s less-than-stellar performance even before the injury to his face, and posed the possibility that he was dealing with a forearm or elbow problem. It is certainly ...