Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
January 10, 2007
From Head to Toe

Jim Emonds underwent surgery to fix his hammer toe on Friday.

Slowed by post-concussion syndrome as well as his sore right shoulder for much of the regular season's final weeks, Edmonds took daily cortisone injections to deaden pain from what Paletta described as a "hammer toe."

Edmonds had a pin inserted in the toe during a procedure performed Friday in Charlotte, N.C., by Dr. Bob Anderson.


The foot rehab is expected to coincide with that prescribed for his surgically repaired right shoulder.

"The shoulder is the main issue," Paletta said. "The toe was still bothering him and had not settled down, so he was left with two choices -- the pain would continue or have this procedure. The timing of (the foot surgery) made sense. His (foot rehab) should jibe with his shoulder rehab, which will take him late into spring training. Ideally (opening day) will be the time frame."

A press release issued by the Cardinals on Tuesday said Edmonds is expected to be ready for opening day.

2006 Was so bad injury-wise for Edmonds, 2007 almost has to be better.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:20 AM | Injuries | TrackBack (0)
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He's old, plays centerfield, and the cascading injuring have begun. Like Griffey, this is just what you're going to get from Edmonds going forward. I wouldnt hold your breath on '07 being much different than '06.

Posted by: Santos Sorrow at January 10, 2007 10:23 AM
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