Comments on: Fernando Rodney to the DL http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/ News, views, and analysis on the Detroit Tigers and baseball Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:24:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian G. http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-57319 Brian G. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:56:20 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-57319 Well, here I am on my Rodney rant again. Close game, Rodney in, Tigers lose. I did some figuring this morning: Rodney has pitched 4.3% of the total innings so far this year (that's figuring 9 inning games, and since we have played in several extra inning games it is probably closer to 4%). That comes out to about 1 inning pitched every 3 games. Yet, he has 18.5% of the Tiger losses this season. He has one less loss than Verlander, Maroth, Durbin, and Bonderman...combined. He has an ERA of almost 6, which does not count the inherited runners he has let score. Rodney Danger-in-the-Field "don't get no respect", and he doesn't deserve any. It's waaaaaaayyy past time to send him and his crooked hat in Mesa's direction. Like I said before, if he goes in with less than a 2-3 run lead, forget it. Worked on his mechanics in the offseason...didn't help. Went on the 14 day DL...didn't help. Hopefully Leyland will give someone else a chance and deal Rodney while he still has some value. Don't know if that's possible based on his contract, though. Well, here I am on my Rodney rant again. Close game, Rodney in, Tigers lose. I did some figuring this morning:
Rodney has pitched 4.3% of the total innings so far this year (that’s figuring 9 inning games, and since we have played in several extra inning games it is probably closer to 4%).
That comes out to about 1 inning pitched every 3 games.
Yet, he has 18.5% of the Tiger losses this season.
He has one less loss than Verlander, Maroth, Durbin, and Bonderman…combined.
He has an ERA of almost 6, which does not count the inherited runners he has let score.
Rodney Danger-in-the-Field “don’t get no respect”, and he doesn’t deserve any. It’s waaaaaaayyy past time to send him and his crooked hat in Mesa’s direction. Like I said before, if he goes in with less than a 2-3 run lead, forget it. Worked on his mechanics in the offseason…didn’t help. Went on the 14 day DL…didn’t help. Hopefully Leyland will give someone else a chance and deal Rodney while he still has some value. Don’t know if that’s possible based on his contract, though.

]]> By: Around the Bases Mega-Story Throwdown « Detroit Sports Unleashed http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-57148 Around the Bases Mega-Story Throwdown « Detroit Sports Unleashed Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:27:21 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-57148 [...]  Fernando Rodney was on the DL for awhile with stiffness in his shoulder.  Zach Miner filled in for awhile; however, last week Miner was diagnosed with tendinitis and placed on the disabled list while his elbow heals up. [...] [...]  Fernando Rodney was on the DL for awhile with stiffness in his shoulder.  Zach Miner filled in for awhile; however, last week Miner was diagnosed with tendinitis and placed on the disabled list while his elbow heals up. [...]

]]> By: Sam http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-55737 Sam Sat, 26 May 2007 21:44:05 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-55737 Mike F, Great point. The Kitty's have been real cautious with their pitchers. I think if we can stay with the Indians, when these guys get healthy and with adding Miller, we should be pretty set for Aug, Sept, and the playoffs. -Sam Mike F,

Great point. The Kitty’s have been real cautious with their pitchers. I think if we can stay with the Indians, when these guys get healthy and with adding Miller, we should be pretty set for Aug, Sept, and the playoffs.

-Sam

]]> By: Mike F http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-55730 Mike F Sat, 26 May 2007 20:40:03 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-55730 The injuries suffered by the Tigers are mostly different: clot (Rogers), blister (Bonderman), dislocation (Zumaya), and 2 tendinitis-type injuries (Wilson and Rodney). Rodgers' and Zumaya's injuries are certainly of a freakish nature; we couldn't blame the training staff on that one. Blisters and tendinitis just happen in baseball. The Yankees fired their strength coach after a bunch of hamstring injuries, most by players NOT following the <a href="http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070502&content_id=1943266&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy" rel="nofollow"> team's training program </a>. The Tigers have been free of the recurrent injuries, which indicates that the training staff has a good program and that the team has the faith to follow them. If anything, the willingness to place Rodney and Bonderman on the DL is a sign of the competence of the training staff; they are protecting the players rather than allowing them to play through an injury and causing further damage. The injuries suffered by the Tigers are mostly different: clot (Rogers), blister (Bonderman), dislocation (Zumaya), and 2 tendinitis-type injuries (Wilson and Rodney). Rodgers’ and Zumaya’s injuries are certainly of a freakish nature; we couldn’t blame the training staff on that one. Blisters and tendinitis just happen in baseball. The Yankees fired their strength coach after a bunch of hamstring injuries, most by players NOT following the team’s training program . The Tigers have been free of the recurrent injuries, which indicates that the training staff has a good program and that the team has the faith to follow them. If anything, the willingness to place Rodney and Bonderman on the DL is a sign of the competence of the training staff; they are protecting the players rather than allowing them to play through an injury and causing further damage.

]]> By: Nate http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-55721 Nate Sat, 26 May 2007 19:50:02 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-55721 I think it is a stretch to connect these injuries to the training staff. Kenny is out because he had a blod clot in his shoulder. I'm not sure that you can blame any sort of conditioning or lack there of for a blod clot. Joel is out because of what every source that I've read calls a "freak" or a "fluke" injury. I don't know how any could have predicted, or acted to prevent, a snapped tendon in his middle finger. Fernando, on the other hand, has an injury that, if it were to become a pattern amongst the pitchers on the team, might make you want to take a look at your training staff. The Yankees, for instance, had a string hamstring injuries (Wang, Mussina, and Hughes), leading people to question their strength and conditioning practices. For the Tigers, since two of the three injuries are fairly bizarre, I wouldn't look too hard at their training staff. I think it is a stretch to connect these injuries to the training staff.

Kenny is out because he had a blod clot in his shoulder. I’m not sure that you can blame any sort of conditioning or lack there of for a blod clot.

Joel is out because of what every source that I’ve read calls a “freak” or a “fluke” injury. I don’t know how any could have predicted, or acted to prevent, a snapped tendon in his middle finger.

Fernando, on the other hand, has an injury that, if it were to become a pattern amongst the pitchers on the team, might make you want to take a look at your training staff. The Yankees, for instance, had a string hamstring injuries (Wang, Mussina, and Hughes), leading people to question their strength and conditioning practices.

For the Tigers, since two of the three injuries are fairly bizarre, I wouldn’t look too hard at their training staff.

]]> By: Jeff M http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-55720 Jeff M Sat, 26 May 2007 19:48:06 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-55720 I don't think you can blame the staff. It's the same staff that kept the team completely healthy all last year, right? With all these injuries, we probably won't be able to win the division, but we should have no problem with the wild card. All of the injuries have been short-term, so we'll have a lot of fresh arms for the stretch run. I don’t think you can blame the staff. It’s the same staff that kept the team completely healthy all last year, right?

With all these injuries, we probably won’t be able to win the division, but we should have no problem with the wild card. All of the injuries have been short-term, so we’ll have a lot of fresh arms for the stretch run.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-55719 Andrew Sat, 26 May 2007 19:17:24 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-55719 Yeah, what is the deal? Didn't the Yankees can their trainer after all of their pitchers went down with injuries? Maybe he was just rumored to be fired. Anyway, you can only afford so many holes in the boat before you can no longer keep up with bailing it out. Yeah, what is the deal? Didn’t the Yankees can their trainer after all of their pitchers went down with injuries? Maybe he was just rumored to be fired.

Anyway, you can only afford so many holes in the boat before you can no longer keep up with bailing it out.

]]> By: Dave Wagner http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-55718 Dave Wagner Sat, 26 May 2007 18:22:16 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/05/fernando-rodney-to-the-dl/#comment-55718 With so many pitchers getting injured, you really have to wonder about this team's training staff. With so many pitchers getting injured, you really have to wonder about this team’s training staff.

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