weblogs.newsday.com - 4/29/2008
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Alex Rodriguez re-aggravated his right quad during the game. He expects to miss a couple of games, at least. Joe Girardi said there was a good chance that Rodriguez would sit at least a game, but Rodriguez's words were stronger....
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After a good win, a lot of bad news
River Avenue Blues —
... But for all of this, the win pales in comparison to the news that came out of Yankee camp after the game. When Johnny Damon pinch hit for A-Rod in the eighth, we all knew something was up. And something is up indeed. According to Kat O’Brien, A-Rod has reaggrevated his quad injury. He felt it in the fourth, and it got worse as the game wore on. The slugger says he won’t be able to play on Tuesday, and he feels he rushed back from the initial injury. ...
Did A-Rod Return Too Soon?
The Disabled List Informer —
Apparently so.
He re-aggravated the same Quad that he injured on April 20th. He rested for 5 days, then started on Saturday, April 26th - at third base. Muscle, when classified with a grade 1strain, typically takes upwards of 10 days to fully heal. This is not to say that a player could not return before then, because they can (and do) all the time. It simply means that the tissue itself is still healing and that it is sensitive to re-injury during this time frame.
Look for the Yankees to be more cautious this time around, and when he does ...
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Sabathia's aggressiveness pays off —
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