Hey gang. Just a reminder I won’t be around tomorrow, or much the next week or so. I’m having surgery to remove a bone cyst from my left leg (the tibia right below the knee). I’ll be in a hospital bed watching Game 1 of the World Series.
I’ve been ordered off my feet, and off a chair in front of a computer for awhile, so I have no idea what my update capability will be like. Hope to have some new posts sooner than later. :)
Some general info about the problem:
I have a cyst inside the bone just under my left knee. It’s what has been causing me so much pain lately. They were unable to 100% confirm that it was due to the fall I had a year ago, but he said it’s possible. The reason they don’t know for sure is because they would have had to have had a reference Xray from right before the fall. I saw the Xray myself – there’s no mistaking it, it’s quite noticeable in there. They’re essentially going to be clearing out the cyst stuff, and then effectively “filling it with cement”. That’s obviously not what they’re actually doing, but I’m a little unclear as I sit here right now what the material they’re going to actually be putting in there is, but they did use the phrase “bone graft”, which has an ugly sound to it. I was told they “don’t take stuff from your hip and put it in there anymore like we used to”, I believe it’s some sort of synthetic something, but again, I’m not sure. There’s some pictures and details about the condition and operation here:
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00081
There goes Mr. Nice Guy
Saw a report this morning that Joba Chamberlin was arrested for DUI, and open alcohol in his car. A lot of what made this guy special was his “nice guy” attitude. Well, there goes that feeling. DUI pretty much destroys any goodwill one might build up.
LINCOLN, Neb. — New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence, speeding and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle.
Nebraska State Patrol spokeswoman Deborah Collins said Chamberlain was stopped for speeding on U.S. 77 near his hometown of Lincoln at about 1 a.m. Saturday.
Collins said Chamberlain was taken to the Cornhusker Place Detox in Lincoln, which she said is the normal protocol.
Chamberlain was lodged at the center on charges of driving under the influence, having an open container of alcohol and speeding.
Collins said the county attorney likely would file formal charges Monday.
An e-mail sent to Chamberlain’s agent Saturday was not immediately returned.
Philly in the World Series
My Phillies are going to the World Series! I’ve been doing this Rangers since since December of 1998, so you know I follow the Rangers, but I grew up in Philly. So it’s pretty cool my “other” (or original) team is going to the World Series. I got my HDTV at the right time! :)
However, I won’t be watching Game 1 next Wednesday – I’ll be in a hospital bed. I’m having surgery to remove a bone cyst in my left leg next Wednesday morning. I’ll probably be too drugged up to be able to watch the game, unfortunately.
Nobody tell me what happens. :)
Matt Stairs
It was sad to read about Kevin Foster earlier, but I thought I’d point out a bit of happier news for a former Ranger. It’s no secret that I’m also a Phillies fan, so you know Matt Stairs’ performance last night was right up my alley. Big moment for him in the 8th in Los Angeles last night.
Former Ranger Kevin Foster Dies
Former Ranger pitcher Kevin Foster died today after a bout with renal cell carcinoma. If you don’t remember him, that’s not surprising, he threw just nine games for us in 2001. I don’t recall a ton of details about him either, but I seem to recall he was a nice guy from what I can remember. What pops to mind was that he was a good family guy. Assuming his personal info I had for him was still valid, he had a wife and two kids (may have had more kids since his time with us, as I rarely get family updates for former players).
His line for us in 2001 was:
0-1, 9G, 17.7IP, 21H, 14R, 13ER, 6.62 ERA
Not the greatest line, but you always hate it when one of your players passes like that. That makes two players that I can think of from the 2001 team who have now died – the other being Ken Caminiti.
Below is the wire story about his death:
Go Phillies!
I’m with Buck
Several Removals
- The following players were outrighted to AAA: P AJ Murray, P John Rheinecker, P Brian Gordon, P Bill White [ Link ]
How many in 2008?
We have a winner! The answer was 55. That’s a lot of players. Here is a complete list of all the players that were on the big league roster for the Texas Rangers in 2008. I kept track of this all season, and I intend on doing so again in 2009.
Total players in 2008: 55
Total pitchers used in 2008: 30
Total position players used in 2008: 25
Total players making major league debut: 13
- #55 – Brian Gordon (Sep 15 – Major League Debut)
- #54 – Bill White (Aug 25)
- #53 – Nelson Cruz (Aug 25)
- #52 – Brandon McCarthy (Aug 22)
- #51 – Joaquin Arias (Aug 18)
- #50 – Jason Ellison (Aug 7 – DFA Aug 25)
- #49 – Tommy Hunter (Aug 1 – Major League Debut)
- #48 – Ryan Roberts (Jul 29 – Major League Debut)
- #47 – Taylor Teagarden (Jul 18 – Major League Debut)
- #46 – Joselo Diaz (Jul 11 – DFA Jul 18)
- #45 – Matt Harrison (Jul 8 – Major League Debut)
- #44 – Warner Madrigal (Jun 28 – Major League Debut)
- #43 – Chris Davis (Jun 26 – Major League Debut)
- #42 – Max Ramirez (Jun 21 – Major League Debut)
- #41 – Eric Hurley (Jun 12 – Major League Debut)
- #40 – Kameron Loe (Jun 4)
- #39 – Elizardo Ramirez (Jun 3 – DFA Jun 8)
- #38 – Robinson Tejeda (May 30 – DFA Jun 15)
- #37 – Doug Mathis (May 11 – Major League Debut)
- #36 – Travis Metcalf (May 8)
- #35 – A.J. Murray (May 2)
- #34 – Brandon Boggs (Apr 29 – Major League Debut)
- #33 – Chris Shelton (Apr 29)
- #32 – Sidney Ponson (Apr 26 – DFA Jun 6)
- #31 – Jarrod Saltamacchia (Apr 25)
- #30 – Frank Francisco (Apr 22)
- #29 – German Duran (Apr 17 – Major League Debut)
- #28 – Wes Littleton (Apr 14)
- #27 – Scott Feldman (Apr 13)
- #26 – Luis Mendoza (Apr 12)
- #25 to #1: Joaquin Benoit, Franklyn German, Kazuo Fukumori (Major League Debut), Jason Jennings, Dustin Nippert, Kevin Millwood, Jamey Wright, Josh Rupe, Vicente Padilla, Kason Gabbard, Eddie Guardado (traded Aug 25), C.J. Wilson, Gerald Laird, Adam Melhuse (Released Apr 25), Hank Blalock, Jason Botts (traded Jun 4), Ben Broussard (Released May 15), Ian Kinsler, Ramon Vazquez, Michael Young, Milton Bradley, Marlon Byrd, Frank Catalanotto, Josh Hamilton, David Murphy
G162: Season ends with 7-0 loss to Angels
After the first two games in this series, Rangers fans (at least the ones still watching) got excited, we beat the two best pitchers the Angels had. Could we three peat that? No, the local team went out there and reminded you that they’re the Texas Rangers and not the Anaheim Angels.
Joe Saunders pitched the way I thought Lackey & Santana would. Six innings, two hits, no runs, no walks, and nine strikeouts. The three innings tossed by the three Angels relievers were no different. No more runs, and just one hit in all that, too.
So yeah, we acted like the Texas Rangers in a shutout tossed against us. This put an exclamation point on the 2008 season, I would think.
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