Joel Zumaya: "It felt like my arm exploded"
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The World of Isaac posted 8/14/2008 from freep.com [flag] |
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Joel Zumaya's Season Is Likely Over
Published 8/14/2008 at FanHouse
Filed under: Tigers, AL Central, MLB InjuriesOn Wednesday morning I wrote about Tigers manager Jim Leyland saying he wasn't sure when he was going to use Joel Zumaya again. Going off of what he'd been seeing from Zoom while on the mound, Leyland felt that something had to be wrong with flame-throwing reliever. Well maybe Jimmy should start up a psychic hotline, because it turns out his fears for Zumaya were dead on. As it turns out, there's some loose tissue in Zumaya's surgically repaired right shoulder. As a result Joel has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, but don't let that fool you, his season ...
Pop goes the tissue
Published 8/15/2008 by Minneapolis Red Sox (noreply@blogger.com) at Siberian Baseball
Joel Zumaya was pretty sure his career was finished when he felt a pop Tuesday night, but at least people saw this injury happen and he won't have to endure jeering about his Guitar Hero skills this time around. According to the Detroit Free Press (via Ballhype user The World of Isaac): "It felt like my arm exploded, and I thought my career was completely over," he said. A postgame medical exam disclosed that what Zumaya felt was the breaking loose of scar tissue from his shoulder operation last fall. While hardly ...
The Week In Quotes: August 11-17 by Alex Carnevale
Published 8/18/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... "I think it's great news that we got... He blew up scar tissue. It wasn't an elbow, shoulder, or anything like that. From my standpoint, that's great, great news." Tigers manager Jim Leyland "It didn't affect me at all. I think it's pretty lame. I give it all I've got... pitching hurt... people just don't know what we go through." Zumaya, on being booed. (Jon Paul Morosi, Detroit Free Press ) THE REST "This should be a dramatic illustration that we are serious about cementing the long-term success of this franchise through amateur scouting and player development." Red ...
