Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
March 08, 2004
Thumbs Down

Looks like Gary Sheffield has a serious thumb injury.


Cashman said the worst-case scenario would be that Sheffield requires surgery, meaning he would be out two to three months. The best-case scenario, Cashman said, would be that the right fielder could return for spring training games.

This is what I mean when I say teams like Toronto just have to stay competitive to have a chance against the Yankees and Red Sox. If Sheffield is out for an extended period, that hurts the Yankees offense. One or two more injuries like that and the Yankees suddenly look less like a super team and more like one can beat with a few lucky breaks.


Posted by David Pinto at 02:39 PM | Injuries | TrackBack (0)
Comments

" . . . a few lucky breaks." (rimshot)

Posted by: Cliff at March 8, 2004 04:08 PM

How bad is it that we now have to *hope* for injuries to the Yankees to make the league competitive.

C'mon bizarre gardening accident...find Derek Jeter!

Posted by: BlueInBrooklyn at March 8, 2004 05:12 PM

Couldn't agree more Blue! I'd hate to be a Baltimore, Toronto or Tampa fan knowing that everything, and I mean everything, must go right for my team to be competitive. Thank God my team plays in the AAAL Central.

Posted by: Peder at March 8, 2004 07:41 PM

Yay! Don't like the Yanks, don't like Sheffield. I'm ambivalent about the human thumb... well, no, I guess I'm pro-thumb. Don't get well soon!

Posted by: John Velousis at March 8, 2004 10:06 PM

Do you bite your thumb at me, sir?

Posted by: Larry Mahnken at March 9, 2004 01:48 AM

Nay, but I do bite my thumb.

Posted by: Peder at March 9, 2004 07:49 PM