So what are the odds this weekend on 4 game series? I'm calling a split as much as I'd like to suggest 3/4 I think we will be lucky to get 2 out of 4.
Sent from Larry's mobile device On Aug 6, 2010, at 11:52 AM, Steve Gendron <s...@cadence.com> wrote: > Sorry about your catcher. Here's a little more info... > > > According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Carlos Santana and the Indians were > made for each other. Rebuilding as they are, few teams could better afford to > hit a rookie catcher in the middle of the lineup while he learned the > big-league life. Santana's lessons will have to wait until next year. He'll > undergo season-ending surgery on his left knee Friday at Cleveland Clinic to > repair a strained lateral collateral ligament in his left knee. Indians head > athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff said Santana's recovery time will be four to > six months. Dr. Rick Parker will perform the operation. The switch-hitting > Santana was injured in a collision at the plate with Boston left fielder Ryan > Kalish in the seventh inning Monday night at Fenway Park. "Carlos is expected > to make a full recovery by the beginning of the 2011 [regular] season," > Soloff said. Soloff said this is not reconstructive surgery, which usually > requires six months to a year of recovery time, because most of the damage to > Santana's knee appears to be outside the knee. When an athlete suffers a torn > anterior cruciate ligament or a posterior cruciate ligament, those injuries > take place inside the knee. Santana's surgery does not require a ligament > from a different part of his body to be added to the injured area. The LCL in > Santana's left knee is strained (torn), but Soloff said it should be able to > be repaired with existing ligament. He said the surgery is necessary to > stabilize the "lateral, or outside aspect, of his left knee." Santana was > hitting .260 (39-for-150) with 23 runs, 13 doubles, six homers and 22 RBI in > 46 games with the Indians. He started the year at Class AAA Columbus and hit > .316 (62-for-196) with 14 doubles, 13 homers and 51 RBI." - newsreporter3 > > From: redsoxcitizens@googlegroups.com > [mailto:redsoxcitiz...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ray Salemi > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 11:12 AM > To: redsoxcitizens@googlegroups.com > Subject: Santana will need surgery > > So it looks like he got more than a sprain: > > Cleveland Indians catcher Carlos Santana is set to have surgery Friday on his > injured left knee and will miss the rest of the season. Santana was hurt > Monday night in a home-plate collision with Boston's Ryan Kalish. The surgery > will be performed to repair the rookie's lateral collateral ligament. The > Indians said that the recovery time is four to six months and that Santana is > expected to be ready for the 2011 season. "This is a rare baseball > operation," Cleveland trainer Lonnie Soloff said. "It certainly could have > been much worse, but we feel that we are fortunate with the limits of the > injuries that were sustained. Any surgery on a catcher has to be approached > thoughtfully and seriously." > > You just hate to see a leg bend like that. > > -- > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to redsoxcitiz...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > redsoxcitizens+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to redsoxcitiz...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > redsoxcitizens+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to redsoxcitiz...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to redsoxcitizens+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
