Wood injury update (Rotoworld)

[nick23]

Kerry Wood - R - Cubs

 

 

Dr. Timothy Kremchek wa spleased with the progress of Kerry Wood (shoulder) after examining him last week. Would is expected to begin throwing next month.

When Wood underwent surgery, it was with the goal of being ready for Opening Day. However, the Cubs probably aren't even going to let him try to begin the season in the rotation. Instead, they'll use Glendon Rusch and Jerome Williams behind Carlos Zambrano, Mark Prior and Greg Maddux in the rotation. Dec. 19 - 4:27 pm et

Edited December 19, 2005 by nick23

[Mizzou]

Kerry Wood - R - Cubs

 

 

Dr. Timothy Kremchek wa spleased with the progress of Kerry Wood (shoulder) after examining him last week. Would is expected to begin throwing next month.

When Wood underwent surgery, it was with the goal of being ready for Opening Day. However, the Cubs probably aren't even going to let him try to begin the season in the rotation. Instead, they'll use Glendon Rusch and Jerome Williams behind Carlos Zambrano, Mark Prior and Greg Maddux in the rotation. Dec. 19 - 4:27 pm et

 

What?! Where'd that come from?

[nick23]

I have a question. If he starts throwing in January, why is that a telling sign that he won't be ready by spring training? Isn't January when pitchers usually start to throw? Edited December 19, 2005 by nick23

[UK1679666180]

What?! Where'd that come from?

 

In their minds, he probably won't be ready to handle the workload of a starter and will be eased back into the rotation. Especially, pitching in April at Wrigley.

 

What a genius move pitching him out of the pen turned out to be.

[CubinNY]

 

What a genius move pitching him out of the pen turned out to be.

 

For that alone Hendry, Baker, and Rothschild should be fired.

[erik316wttn]

I have a question. If he starts throwing in January, why is that a telling sign that he won't be ready by spring training? Isn't January when pitchers usually start to throw?

 

True, but most of those pitchers have healthy shoulders, and therefore can start out doing more than Kerry will be able to do.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Here's more info from the Muskat's column frm cubs.com

 

 

Wood was not expected to be ready to return to the rotation by Opening Day and won't have to rush. The Cubs have five starters in right-handers Carlos Zambrano, Mark Prior, Greg Maddux, and Jerome Williams, and left-hander Glendon Rusch.

[ConstableRabbit]

Kerry Wood - R - Cubs

 

 

Dr. Timothy Kremchek wa spleased with the progress of Kerry Wood (shoulder) after examining him last week. Would is expected to begin throwing next month.

When Wood underwent surgery, it was with the goal of being ready for Opening Day. However, the Cubs probably aren't even going to let him try to begin the season in the rotation. Instead, they'll use Glendon Rusch and Jerome Williams behind Carlos Zambrano, Mark Prior and Greg Maddux in the rotation. Dec. 19 - 4:27 pm et

 

New nickname? :lol:

[CaliforniaRaisin]

What?! Where'd that come from?

 

In their minds, he probably won't be ready to handle the workload of a starter and will be eased back into the rotation. Especially, pitching in April at Wrigley.

 

What a genius move pitching him out of the pen turned out to be.

 

C'mon, UK. They still had a chance even though they were 10 back. They needed Wood to set up Dempster. :roll:

[abuck1220]

 

What a genius move pitching him out of the pen turned out to be.

 

For that alone Hendry, Baker, and Rothschild should be fired.

 

you know, i wouldn't go so far as to say they should all be fired, but that was really inexcusable. of course, you'll hear nothing about it from them...they'll act like the whole thing never happened and that they never planned on wood being ready by april.

[badger1679666666]

I was really prepared to read "Wood had a setback and won't be available until the All-Star Break" before opening this thread.

 

Does anyone have the dates on when he was moved to the pen, and when we were realistically out of it, so I can see just how big of an idiot Dusty, Jim, and Larry are with how they handled Kerry?

[Splendid_Splinter]

Does anyone have the dates on when he was moved to the pen, and when we were realistically out of it, so I can see just how big of an idiot Dusty, Jim, and Larry are with how they handled Kerry?

 

The first time Kerry Wood pitched out of the bullpen was August 5th, when he pitched an inning against the Mets.

 

For a date when I thought the Cubs were realistically out of the playoff race was the very beginning of July, when they had an 8 game losing streak. The latest I could see would be August 10th, when they had finished off a losing streak of 9 games.

[UK1679666180]

Kerry pitched out of the pen from 8/5-8/29.

 

At the time, they were 54-54, 4 1/2 back of Houston.

 

By the time they ended the debacle... The Cubs were 62-69 and Houston was 56-47, 8 games back.

 

Not only was it a stupid gamble based solely on the fact it was delaying surgery. It also included a manager who lacks the ability to manage a bullpen, but a pitcher who has never pitched out of the pen since HS. But, they played worse.

 

Just an amazing moronic decision.

[treebird]

Kerry Wood's first relief appearance was August 5. The Cubs were 54-55, five games back in the wild card chase, and behind six teams.

 

Kerry Wood's last relief appearance was August 29. The Cubs were 62-69, ten games back in the wild card chase, and behind six teams.

 

 

im going to go kill myself

[YearofDaCubs]

 

What a genius move pitching him out of the pen turned out to be.

 

For that alone Hendry, Baker, and Rothschild should be fired.

Agreed. Bunch of fools. They have no clue.

[JC]

 

What a genius move pitching him out of the pen turned out to be.

 

For that alone Hendry, Baker, and Rothschild should be fired.

 

you know, i wouldn't go so far as to say they should all be fired, but that was really inexcusable. of course, you'll hear nothing about it from them...they'll act like the whole thing never happened and that they never planned on wood being ready by april.

 

A $12M/year pitcher? No, those are grounds for firing.

[Garwilly]

 

What a genius move pitching him out of the pen turned out to be.

 

For that alone Hendry, Baker, and Rothschild should be fired.

 

you know, i wouldn't go so far as to say they should all be fired, but that was really inexcusable. of course, you'll hear nothing about it from them...they'll act like the whole thing never happened and that they never planned on wood being ready by april.

 

A $12M/year pitcher? No, those are grounds for firing.

 

Not that I agree they should all be fired for the offense, but isnt doing someting that is inexcusable the ultimate reason the fire someone?

[USSoccer]

 

What a genius move pitching him out of the pen turned out to be.

 

For that alone Hendry, Baker, and Rothschild should be fired.

Agreed. Bunch of fools. They have no clue.

 

If no one brings this up at the Q&A at the convention, I will be convinced the questions are pre screened to the point of uselessness.

 

If one of the NSBB'rs bring this up at the Q&A, and bring it up in a way that frames the question in such a way as to leave them no wiggle room out of explaining their idiocy, I will send them $50.

[treebird]

 

What a genius move pitching him out of the pen turned out to be.

 

For that alone Hendry, Baker, and Rothschild should be fired.

Agreed. Bunch of fools. They have no clue.

 

If no one brings this up at the Q&A at the convention, I will be convinced the questions are pre screened to the point of uselessness.

 

If one of the NSBB'rs bring this up at the Q&A, and bring it up in a way that frames the question in such a way as to leave them no wiggle room out of explaining their idiocy, I will send them $50.

 

what if i do it at the cubs caravan stop in peoria?

 

im being serious

[USSoccer]

 

What a genius move pitching him out of the pen turned out to be.

 

For that alone Hendry, Baker, and Rothschild should be fired.

Agreed. Bunch of fools. They have no clue.

 

If no one brings this up at the Q&A at the convention, I will be convinced the questions are pre screened to the point of uselessness.

 

If one of the NSBB'rs bring this up at the Q&A, and bring it up in a way that frames the question in such a way as to leave them no wiggle room out of explaining their idiocy, I will send them $50.

 

what if i do it at the cubs caravan stop in peoria?

 

im being serious

 

If you can provide proof of the question, the non-answer, and photos of security hustling you out of the building, then you got it.

 

But it's a first-come, first serve offer. Whoever pulls it off first gets it.

 

I seriously want to see someone call the braintrust out for something.

[BigbadB]

That isn't the only "hard" question I'd like to see answered by Hendry.

 

By the way, I had a nice breakdown of when Wood started in relief that somehow disappeared when I timed out. The gist is that Wood pitched more innings between August 5th-29th than Novoa, Wellemeyer, Ohman and Williamson.

 

The first 3 games Wood entered were hopeless no-chance-to-win games where the Cubs were down by 5 or more runs. In that span of the 3 games he pitched in relief, the Cubs went from 54-55 to 54-61.

 

Matt Lawton was traded on August 27th, a sign the team was giving up, yet there was Kerry Wood on the mound August 29th in a meaningless game the Cubs were losing 9-4. Not that Lawton ever did anything to help the team, but the the team was more than done.

 

If he isn't ready, and I mean truly ready, on opening day, someone's got to go.

 

The boneheaded moves this organization has made are beyond belief. Whether it be not giving Choi reps in September rather instead of letting McGriff chase a home run record he never achieved, batting Neifi and Macias 1/2 in a batting order, bringing in Chad Fox 8 times in a 10 game span, bringing scrub utility man Enrique Wilson to the organization while sending Cedeno to the minors, Murton getting basically no respect from management when all he did was hit the ball, etc....

 

I could go on and on, but it's too frustrating to do so.

[TrueBlueCubFan]

That isn't the only "hard" question I'd like to see answered by Hendry.

 

By the way, I had a nice breakdown of when Wood started in relief that somehow disappeared when I timed out. The gist is that Wood pitched more innings between August 5th-29th than Novoa, Wellemeyer, Ohman and Williamson.

 

The first 3 games Wood entered were hopeless no-chance-to-win games where the Cubs were down by 5 or more runs. In that span of the 3 games he pitched in relief, the Cubs went from 54-55 to 54-61.

 

Matt Lawton was traded on August 27th, a sign the team was giving up, yet there was Kerry Wood on the mound August 29th in a meaningless game the Cubs were losing 9-4. Not that Lawton ever did anything to help the team, but the the team was more than done.

 

If he isn't ready, and I mean truly ready, on opening day, someone's got to go.

 

The boneheaded moves this organization has made are beyond belief. Whether it be not giving Choi reps in September rather instead of letting McGriff chase a home run record he never achieved, batting Neifi and Macias 1/2 in a batting order, bringing in Chad Fox 8 times in a 10 game span, bringing scrub utility man Enrique Wilson to the organization while sending Cedeno to the minors, Murton getting basically no respect from management when all he did was hit the ball, etc....

 

I could go on and on, but it's too frustrating to do so.

 

Derek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, Mark Grudzelaniek,Eric Karros

Juan Pierre, Mark Prior, Carlos Zambrano, Matt Clement, Moises Alou, Michael Barrett, Ryan Dempster,Jerome Williams, Matt Murton!

 

Oh the pain!!! Jim you shouldn't have! How dare you!!!

[CaliforniaRaisin]

The best was Kerry Wood pitching one last time even though the surgery had been scheduled. What a wonderful last hurrah!

[Mark_R]

That isn't the only "hard" question I'd like to see answered by Hendry.

 

By the way, I had a nice breakdown of when Wood started in relief that somehow disappeared when I timed out. The gist is that Wood pitched more innings between August 5th-29th than Novoa, Wellemeyer, Ohman and Williamson.

 

The first 3 games Wood entered were hopeless no-chance-to-win games where the Cubs were down by 5 or more runs. In that span of the 3 games he pitched in relief, the Cubs went from 54-55 to 54-61.

 

Matt Lawton was traded on August 27th, a sign the team was giving up, yet there was Kerry Wood on the mound August 29th in a meaningless game the Cubs were losing 9-4. Not that Lawton ever did anything to help the team, but the the team was more than done.

 

If he isn't ready, and I mean truly ready, on opening day, someone's got to go.

 

The boneheaded moves this organization has made are beyond belief. Whether it be not giving Choi reps in September rather instead of letting McGriff chase a home run record he never achieved, batting Neifi and Macias 1/2 in a batting order, bringing in Chad Fox 8 times in a 10 game span, bringing scrub utility man Enrique Wilson to the organization while sending Cedeno to the minors, Murton getting basically no respect from management when all he did was hit the ball, etc....

 

I could go on and on, but it's too frustrating to do so.

 

Derek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, Mark Grudzelaniek,Eric Karros

Juan Pierre, Mark Prior, Carlos Zambrano, Matt Clement, Moises Alou, Michael Barrett, Ryan Dempster,Jerome Williams, Matt Murton!

 

Oh the pain!!! Jim you shouldn't have! How dare you!!!

 

This post is an automatic qualifier for the "block list."

[stitchface]

Kerry pitched out of the pen from 8/5-8/29.

 

At the time, they were 54-54, 4 1/2 back of Houston.

 

By the time they ended the debacle... The Cubs were 62-69 and Houston was 56-47, 8 games back.

 

Not only was it a stupid gamble based solely on the fact it was delaying surgery. It also included a manager who lacks the ability to manage a bullpen, but a pitcher who has never pitched out of the pen since HS. But, they played worse.

 

Just an amazing moronic decision.

 

huh?