Wood Might Head to the DL

[Hall7810]

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080720-kerry-wood-dl-chicago-cubs-blister,1,2477664.story

 

HOUSTON - The blister on Kerry Wood's right index finger is likely to send him to the disabled list for the 12th time in his career.

 

"We're coming to the point where we're going to have to come to a conclusion about what to do," manager Lou Piniella said Sunday.

 

Wood hasn't pitched since July 11, so the Cubs can backdate him on the DL to July 12, meaning he can return Sunday against Florida at Wrigley Field.

[Mizzou]

A 9 day blister eh? I hope that's all it really is.

[erik316wttn]

And so it begins.

[imb]

And so it begins.

 

lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll right on cue

 

He has a blister and he's going to miss a week. It's not the end of the world.

[TysonCBulls423]

I was expecting another one of those clever that's the bottom calling us thing they do sometimes.

[sweetpeteman]

And so it begins.

 

lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll right on cue

 

He has a blister and he's going to miss a week. It's not the end of the world.

 

 

 

lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll right on cue

 

 

The overreaction to an obvious joke.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Hear that guyz????? Thats the bottom falling out.

[imb]

And so it begins.

 

lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll right on cue

 

He has a blister and he's going to miss a week. It's not the end of the world.

 

 

 

lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll right on cue

 

 

The overreaction to an obvious joke.

 

you're new here aren't you

[BCVM22]

Sigh.

 

I dunno. Better a blister than something structural with his elbow or shoulder, I guess?

[E.J.]

I don't really see this as a big deal as long as it's just a blister and that he's back on Sunday. Probably a good thing to give his arm a rest anyway.

[neely crenshaw]

what you don't want to do is never let the thing heal and have it be a problem later. he should be fine, he had a few extra days rest so why not "use" it to make sure it's taken care of.

[badnews]

In the Cubs organization, a 10 day blister on your finger is code for "It's a race to see who returns to active duty first, Wood or Robb Nen."

[erik316wttn]

And so it begins.

 

lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll right on cue

 

He has a blister and he's going to miss a week. It's not the end of the world.

 

We've seen this before. I'm not saying it's the end of the world, and I'm not saying it's anything serious. But we've seen little "minor" injuries before with Prior and Wood turn into big things.

 

But whatever. You've already got your mind made up as to what I meant, so I don't know why I'm even posting this.

[NCCubFan]

In the Cubs organization, a 10 day blister on your finger is code for "It's a race to see who returns to active duty first, Wood or Robb Nen."

A couple of years ago, maybe. The last year or so estimates of time to be missed have been fairly accurate.

[razzzorsharp]

When Sheets had a blister it was 15 days and then he was kind of babied back a little. Also, you have to worry that it will be a reoccuring issue ala Beckett. Overall though, unless it's a chronic thing, it will just be an extended break for Wood.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Hopefully, its just a blister, and he'll take a short vacation, and Eyre can take his place, and then when he returns, he can take Harts place.

 

But just in case, maybe we should see if we have anything the Rockies may want.

[Derwood]

throw some Super-Glu[tm] on it and call it a day

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

throw some Super-Glu[tm] on it and call it a day

 

qft :this:

[Shilzzz]

So a blister now means there is something possibly wrong with his elbow or shoulder? Clowns. Beckett used to have these things all the time, which he would go on the dl for. Let the problem heal now, rather than letting it reoccur the rest of this season. Not worried one bit.

[RynoRules]

Does a pitcher's blister eventually become a callous? When I first started lifting weights as a teen I would get blisters, but eventually they hardened. I have been lifting pretty consistently since and have never lost them. Is it different for pitchers because of the seams on the ball?

[Derwood]

Does a pitcher's blister eventually become a callous? When I first started lifting weights as a teen I would get blisters, but eventually they hardened. I have been lifting pretty consistently since and have never lost them. Is it different for pitchers because of the seams on the ball?

 

I would think that a pitcher wouldn't want a callous on the pads of his fingers as he would lose "feel" for the ball

[Magnetic Curses]

And so it begins.

 

lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll right on cue

 

He has a blister and he's going to miss a week. It's not the end of the world.

 

We've seen this before. I'm not saying it's the end of the world, and I'm not saying it's anything serious. But we've seen little "minor" injuries before with Prior and Wood turn into big things.

 

But whatever. You've already got your mind made up as to what I meant, so I don't know why I'm even posting this.

 

wait, it doesn't sound like it was an "obvious joke", does it?

[Magnetic Curses]

insert moises alou/pee-hands joke here.

[jersey cubs fan]

And so it begins.

 

lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll right on cue

 

He has a blister and he's going to miss a week. It's not the end of the world.

 

We've seen this before. I'm not saying it's the end of the world, and I'm not saying it's anything serious. But we've seen little "minor" injuries before with Prior and Wood turn into big things.

 

But whatever. You've already got your mind made up as to what I meant, so I don't know why I'm even posting this.

 

We have? I don't remember every seeing a blister turn into something serious with Prior and Wood. I do remember seeing things like sore shoulders, triceps, biceps, broken elbows and achilles issues becoming something serious. But claiming a blister is a sign of worse things to come doesn't make much sense to me.

[Guest]

Apparently Levine said that if he does head to the DL, it won't happen for a few days because the Cubs feel the pen hasn't been taxed lately and so they can wait a few days to see if it clears.

 

And LOL at a blister being the "minor injury" that leads to serious arm/shoulder problems.