Lee heading to LA to have shoulder examined

[ConstableRabbit]

The Cubs will be fine look how well the Cardinals did last year even with all of the injuries they had. (Rolen,Walker,Sanders) oh, thats right we're talking about the Cubs not the Cardinals. Nevermind, your seasons over.

 

I don't normally correct grammar, but it helps to use the right form of the two forms of your and you're.

 

Also, there should be an apostrophe in that's. And did you really mean seasons as plural? If so, there is no verb there. If not, then you should add an apostrophe. Also, your first sentence is a run-on. A semi-colon is needed between fine and look.

 

Wow, four major errors is a 38 word post. That might be a record. It seems your lack of baseball knowledge is only matched by your use of the English language.

 

Didn't he use the correct "your"?

 

 

(Discussing grammar>discussing possibility of Lee being hurt)

[bc2k]

The Cubs will be fine look how well the Cardinals did last year even with all of the injuries they had. (Rolen,Walker,Sanders) oh, thats right we're talking about the Cubs not the Cardinals. Nevermind, your seasons over.

 

I don't normally correct grammar, but it helps to use the right form of the two forms of your and you're.

 

Also, there should be an apostrophe in that's. And did you really mean seasons as plural? If so, there is no verb there. If not, then you should add an apostrophe. Also, your first sentence is a run-on. A semi-colon is needed between fine and look.

 

Wow, four major errors is a 38 word post. That might be a record. It seems your lack of baseball knowledge is only matched by your use of the English language.

 

Didn't he use the correct "your"?

 

 

(Discussing grammar>discussing possibility of Lee being hurt)

 

Yes, the troll's use of "your" was correct.

[Laura]

Cubs.com[/url]"]

Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee will not play for Team USA in Thursday's World Baseball Classic game against Mexico after undergoing an MRI on his left shoulder. ...

 

Lee was examined on Tuesday by Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles and underwent an MRI arthrogram on his shoulder. Cubs athletic trainer Mark O'Neal said Wednesday that Lee is having a problem similar to what he experienced last July, which forced him to miss three games.

 

"He has some wear and tear in his left shoulder," O'Neal said of Lee, the defending National League batting champ. "He obviously irritated it again on that dive the other night against Japan. They injected it and did an MRI arthrogram and basically confirmed the diagnosis that Dr. Yocum felt going into the MRI.

 

"[Lee] is not going to play on Thursday," O'Neal said. "We have to give him 48 hours post any injection before he can play.

 

O'Neal said because this is Lee's non-throwing shoulder, the problem does not require surgery. The MRI arthrogram was done on Tuesday, O'Neal said, because it provides a clearer picture. Last year, in Atlanta, Lee had a dry MRI.

 

"When he took batting practice [on Monday], he said he could've played the other night," O'Neal said of Lee, who did not play in the U.S. team's 7-3 loss to Korea on Monday. "We're just being real cautious with this. We're not taking any chances. We're concerned with our season and said, 'No, let's get it looked at.' ...

 

"He said when he took [batting practice] Tuesday, he could tell [the pain] was there, but he got through B.P. without any problems," O'Neal said. "But he said it was definitely there.

 

"When he said it didn't feel normal, that's when we progressed to Yocum's appointment," O'Neal said.

 

"Derrek wants to be there, he wants to stay there," O'Neal said. "We're leaning toward some of his wishes, but when I talked to him [Tuesday], I told him we're not taking any chances. He agreed with that as well."

[Brian]

That's seems to be good news for the Cubs, bad news for USA (especially they way Teixeira is (not) hitting.

[sethuel1]

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O'Neal said because this is Lee's non-throwing shoulder, the problem does not require surgery.

 

So, if it was his throwing shoulder, he'd be going under the knife right now? That doesn't sound too promising.

[UMFan83]

The Trib has a similar take:

 

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-060315cubslee,1,4526833.story?coll=cs-home-headlines

 

MESA, Arizona -- Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee will continue to play for the United States team in the World Baseball Classic, despite bruising his shoulder.

 

An MRI on Lee's left shoulder revealed "labral issues," according to Cubs trainer Mark O'Neal. The damage, however, doesn't require immediate attention, O'Neal said.

 

Lee, who injured his left shoulder Sunday while diving for a foul ball in a game against Japan, will sit out Thursday's game with Mexico but plans to play if the United States reaches the semifinals.

 

The Cubs sent Lee to Dr. Lewis Yocum, a specialist in Los Angeles who performed an MRI and arthrogram Tuesday. O'Neal said Lee is suffering from the same ailment that kept him out of three games in July last year.

 

"He has some wear and tear in his left shoulder. He obviously irritated it again on that dive the other night against Japan," O'Neal said.

 

Lee will be ready to play for the Cubs once the United States is finished playing in the WBC, O'Neal said.

 

So if Lee is done seeing Yocum, is Prior on his way out of the waiting room and into the doctor's office?

[Chocolate Milk]

So if Lee is done seeing Yocum, is Prior on his way out of the waiting room and into the doctor's office?

 

Do you think the high-fived when they passed each other?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

So if Lee is done seeing Yocum, is Prior on his way out of the waiting room and into the doctor's office?

 

Do you think the high-fived when they passed each other?

 

"Cubs players tear labrums during salutation"

[UMFan83]

So if Lee is done seeing Yocum, is Prior on his way out of the waiting room and into the doctor's office?

 

Do you think the high-fived when they passed each other?

 

If they did, expect to see a "Prior breaks bone in hand" article popup online within a few hours.

[Jon]

Player with the worst diagnosis has to buy dinner.

 

Doesn't sound too bad. I'm not happy that it's the same problem as last year, but it wasn't a huge deal then. Let's just cross our fingers that he doesn't reaggrevate it in a few months.

[JC]

So if Lee is done seeing Yocum, is Prior on his way out of the waiting room and into the doctor's office?

 

Do you think the high-fived when they passed each other?

 

I doubt they'd shoulder that kind of irresponsibility.

[goonys evil twin]

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O'Neal said because this is Lee's non-throwing shoulder, the problem does not require surgery.

 

So, if it was his throwing shoulder, he'd be going under the knife right now? That doesn't sound too promising.

 

Yeah, I don't get that one. I'm guessing they mean the wear and tear of throwing would eventually force this into a surgery issue.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

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O'Neal said because this is Lee's non-throwing shoulder, the problem does not require surgery.

 

So, if it was his throwing shoulder, he'd be going under the knife right now? That doesn't sound too promising.

 

Yeah, I don't get that one. I'm guessing they mean the wear and tear of throwing would eventually force this into a surgery issue.

 

Which also begs the question, wouldn't a Right handed swinger be putting just as much use into the left shoulder as a right handed thrower?

[Balsa]

The quote through me off to. What I'm guessing is that he'd have to have the shoulder scoped (very uninformed opinion) or something else that would delay his game significantly, but since it's not his throwing arm they don't have to.

 

Which means I think we can expect this to pop up once more or so during the season, and probably he'll have surgery after the season is over???

[da bears]

Hopefully Lee is okay. If only they had already figured a way to just switch shoulders and get the same production, Derrek Lee could have mine.

[JGalt73]

I wonder what the long term risk is with this type of "labrum issue" and how it will/should affect Lee's next contract.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

If it's a labrum issue with his left shoulder, it will have an extremely small impact on his game. It hurts like a bee-hatch to throw a ball, but it really isn't noticed at all doing other things.

[Laura]

So if Lee is done seeing Yocum, is Prior on his way out of the waiting room and into the doctor's office?

 

Do you think the high-fived when they passed each other?

 

Johnny Damon also went to Yocum. Sounds like a party.

 

 

 

Bruce Miles with some additional quotes:

 

“He has some wear and tear in his left shoulder,” O’Neal said during an off-day in the Cubs’ Cactus League schedule. “He obviously irritated it again on that dive the other night against Japan.

 

“He’s got some labral issues, under-the-surface rotator cuff issues. With it being his non-throwing shoulder, at times it can be temperamental. But no means is it anything any physician feels we’ll need to do anything with.”

 

Lee experienced similar problems with the shoulder last year, forcing him to miss three games in July, and O’Neal said Lee is experiencing essentially the same thing.

 

O’Neal emphasized that Lee does not need surgery on the shoulder but that “if we run into these problems two, three times a year, then yeah, you’d probably go in and do something in the off-season.

 

“There is some labral pathology, but I’m not saying there’s a tear there by any means.”