Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 18, 2009
Boof Not Boffo

Boof Bonser ended 2008 with a sore shoulder, and starts 2009 the same way:

After indicating that Boof Bonser's shoulder would be well enough for him to throw a bullpen session by today, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Tuesday that Bonser's next session has yet to be scheduled.

Bonser received a cortisone shot in his shoulder Thursday to help battle tendinitis. So it appears he needs more time to get the soreness out of the area.

"Day to day," Gardenhire said. "He's not throwing. He had an injection. He's doing all the other stuff. I have not gotten an update on when he will start his throwing program. All we have to do is calm down the inflammation in his shoulder. Which, through all the exercises and treatment that he's getting, is going to happen here pretty soon."

Or maybe not. When someone takes the winter off and the shoulder doesn't heal, doesn't that indicate there's something more serious going on? No one wants to see another pitcher turn into Mark Prior.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:41 AM | Injuries | TrackBack (0)
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