Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat : Setback for Chavez

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Chavez’s Set-Back A Sign Of Things To Come?
Published 2/29/2008 by Melissa Lockard at Athletic Supporters
Susan Slusser at the San Francisco Chronicle broke the news this morning that third baseman Eric Chavez has hit his first significant set-back in his recovery from his three surgeries. According to Slusser, Chavez will undergo an epidural today and will be shut-down for at least four days. Only the most optimistic among us believed that Chavez would make a flawless comeback from his injuries, but it certainly isn’t a good sign that Chavez is having back problems this early in the season, even before he has had to climb on a plane or play an extra-inning game. I believe the A’s were expecting Chavez to be iffy this season, and have ...

Chavez Gets An Epidural
Published 2/29/2008 by Brian at Spring Training '08
Eric Chavez was scheduled to receive an epidural to help with discomfort in his surgically-repaired back. San Francisco Chronicle

Eric Chavez Experiences Stiffness in his Back
Published 3/1/2008 by Mr. Fleece at MLB Fleece Factor
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland A’s third-baseman Eric Chavez was scheduled to have an epidural in his back due to increasing stiffness. He has had surgery on his back, so this serves as somewhat of a set-back for the slugger. He is expected to be out “at least 4 or 5 days” as a result, and he could feel the effects even longer than that. Chavez has struggled the last two seasons in Oakland. Once a very consistent and dangerous threat with the bat, Chavez has not hit over .241 in the last two years. His power numbers are on the decline (22 in 2006, and just 15 in 2007). He played in only 90 games last year, ...

Monday's Frosty Mug
Published 3/3/2008 by KLSnow <info@brewcrewball.com> at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts
I don't have a witty one-liner to lead in this morning, but a small anecdote to report: A friend enjoyed too many Frosty Mugs last night, and called me at 1:30 this morning to report that fact. I repaid the favor by calling him at 7:30 to let him know I was awake and see how he was feeling...loudly. Is that too mean? ...