Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 16, 2006
Back Breaker

Sean Casey broke his back:

The injury occurred Friday night when Casey was accidentally hit in the back by John Mabry of the Chicago Cubs during the third inning of the Pirates' loss. In visible pain, Casey needed assistance from two trainers just to leave the field.

Manager Jim Tracy immediately knew Casey was in trouble.

"When I got to the field and I listened to a little bit of the conversation between Sean and (head athletic trainer) Brad Henderson, I knew it was something more than Sean having just had the air taken out of him," Tracy said. "(Casey) was in a lot of pain last night. He couldn't even lay still."

He'll miss six to eight weeks. Casey was hitting well, actually slugging near .600. Sean's weakness at first base was a lack of power, but he started off 2006 just fine.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:36 AM | Injuries | TrackBack (0)
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