Neshek's Diagnosis: Bad

by AdamOnFirst on May 9, 2008 11:37 PM EDT in News

The results of today's MRI on Pat Neshek's right elbow were not good. La Velle E. Neil reported on his blog that Neshek has been diagnosed with an acute partial tear of the ulner collateral ligament. Yes, that said tear, and yes, that's the Tommy John ligament. The word on what that means right now is Neshek will not throw for at least 3 months. Surgery has not been mentioned at any point yet, but I highly doubt it's medically out of question considering the importance of that ligament.

This is clearly terrible news for the Twins. Not only is it almost certain that Neshek will be done for the balance of the year, causing the Twins to lose their top set-up guy, but an injury to this part of the body casts instant doubt on how Neshek will pitch for the rest of his career.

Neshek is likely to get a second opinion, and hopefully we'll soon hear word about the injury being something a player can recover from soon...

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OK, where did Fox Sports get this guy? He cuts into the pregame and the line-ups of the regular broadcast to tell us the same thing: A diagnosis is coming but he doesn’t know anything. Then when he gets a diagnosis, he says it’s a muscle tear. So Bill Smith himself has to go to the booth and correct him that it is not a muscle tear, it’s a ligament tear.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on May 10, 2008 12:20 AM EDT reply actions

Second opinion

As usual, the Twins doctors will recommend rest and therapy while every other doctor in the country would recommend TJ surgery. They did the same thing with Liriano, delaying his surgery by three months. Acute tears in ligaments don’t heal on their own. If he listens to the second opinion, he’ll get cut on within the month and be out until mid 2009.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on May 10, 2008 12:31 AM EDT reply actions

Pat seems kind of new-agey

Some elbow magnets worn 24/7, and getting his Chakra aligned should be the first course of action. A little bourbon can’t hurt. Does the kids still drink bourbon?

by Johnny Safron on May 10, 2008 1:34 AM EDT reply actions

Sure.

Bourbon’s nice.

by Jesse on May 10, 2008 5:17 AM EDT up reply actions

I believe

that bourbon would be considered okay on a vegan diet. I recommend half a pint a day.

by twayn on May 10, 2008 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions

I hear

that the big thing now with knee ligaments is building the stabilizing muscles first, then having the surgery. That way the impact of the post-surgery atrophe isn’t as bad, and recovery is supposed to be quicker. I wonder if this will start happening for elbows and shoulders as well.

by snolls on May 10, 2008 9:43 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, I hear that too

In my own case, they had me go through six weeks of rigorous therapy before surgery. When I was able to walk without a crutch, I no longer had any muscles on that part of my thigh, and had to start from scratch, six weeks later than I otherwise would.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on May 10, 2008 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions