Joel Zumaya to get Arm Checked Out
by Jesse on Feb 25, 2012 12:44 PM EST
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PrintUpdate #2: LEN III has posted his information, which includes the fact that it was the inside of Zumaya's elbow which was the source of this morning's issue. Terry Ryan confirms what we've already heard: MRI and results tomorrow. We may not get anything further on this today.
Update: Per Rhett Bollinger's twitter update, Zumaya will have an MRI on his arm tomorrow. Terry Ryan will speak with the media around 12:30pm central.
In the "any news is still news" category, it sounds like Joel Zumaya felt "something" in his arm. Nobody has said anything at this point, whether it's serious or not, exactly what's happening - but this tweet did come through from Jon Heyman in the last hour.
Rhett Bollinger says it may have been Zumaya's elbow.
Zumaya's levels of frustration with his arm have to be at an all-time high. He's still young, but considering his track record there's a chance that this opportunity with the Twins might be his last. There's no doubt he wants to pitch, and he wants to be healthy, and he wants to be effective, so hopefully this is nothing more than a precaution.
The Twins, in the scenario where Zumaya is unable to pitch, do not have another proven reliever in camp outside of Matt Capps and Glen Perkins. In this case, Zumaya's injury could open the door for a pitcher like Jason Bulger.
We'll recap anything of importance right here.
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Bollinger says Zumaya is getting an MRI tomorrow
And Terry Ryan will meet with the media in about 40 minutes.
Nice
After I JUST bought tickets to the last home game, hoping against hope it might be one that mattered (instead of a cold, damp, crappy day watching a team 25 games out of first.) Not that Zumaya’s the linchpin but that for a 9/30 game to matter a lot of dominoes have to avoid falling, and the first one’s already fallen in friggin’ February.
Completely unrelated rant: the Twins have stopped selling the best wheelchair seats in the building (the sections near the outfield down the right-field foul line.) Wheelchair seating is the most important thing to me, and those seats were cheap and protected from the elements by an overhang that didn’t obstruct the view (the overhang for their left-side WC seats is so protruded it’s like watching the game through a mail slot.) I realize cheap seats with good views are prime territory and the team wants cash, but can’t some good long-distance spots be reserved for disabled customers who can’t spend $63 a ticket? Anyhoo, rant over.
Steve Goodman lives.
No idea.
But I’d guess they blocked ‘em off for season-ticket holders. Which I get, but now isn’t the time to start reserving the best affordable WC seats for wealthy patrons only. Do that when ticket sales start sliding, whenever that happens. What WC seats there were sold this morning like hotcakes filled with chocolate gold, and you pretty much had to choose between the deepest of the deep outfield tickets or swank seats behind home plate. The folk I take to games don’t have good eyesight and can’t afford home-plate tickets, so down the foul line was a good balance for them.
Same thing happened in the Dome — WC seats in “upper club” were awesome until the Twins decided to make them season-ticket-holder-only. And after they did, I never saw people with paralysis or cerebral palsy in those sections — I saw rich fat guys who didn’t want regular seating. I could go on an on about this, it’s not the end of the world, but given that Target Field is very accessible in a lot of ways (the bathrooms are SUCH an improvement) this feels like a step backwards.
Steve Goodman lives.
They've always sold them to season-ticket holders.
I know some (disabled) ST holders who have some of those seats and have been able to go with them a few times. Not sure what qualification requirement they had, if any.
(There was always a cranky guy next to us complaining about how the other people in the seats weren’t disabled. Which kind of pissed me off as someone with an invisible disability.)
Yeah, but now they're not available to anyone BUT season-ticket holders
Which grinds my gears, but hey, it’s business. If the people I go with can’t see shoot from the furthest reaches of the outfield, then we won’t go to games anymore.
As for qualification requirements, it’s the honor system. And I realize some people have invisible disablities. Yet when 6 out of every 10 people in disabled seating don’t have wheelchairs or walkers (I’m being generous here, what I’ve observed has been worse), there’s a good chance at least some of them are cheating, and that’s not cool. It gets tiring when this population gets the short end of the stick over and over.
Steve Goodman lives.
Check stubhub
Hopefully it is actual fans who bought the seats and not ticket agencies exploiting a shortage.
Not to beat this into the ground
But when I bought regular seats, i had a plethora of choices, from outfield to infield and back again, every variety. When I bought wheelchair seats, there were two choices; rich and poor. It’s crummy; I don’t like it; and Target Field had more options its first two seasons. But what the hey, it is what it is, and I’m sorry to have wasted everyone’s time bitching about it. It just made me crabby. Onto watching the Twins bullpen Kick MAJOR ASS! (Crabby again, now . . .)
Steve Goodman lives.
Oh good the injuries are starting already...
Now where have I seen this before?
Remember, remember the seventh of November.
From Mackey
Zumaya bothered by the inside of his right elbow, which isn’t a good sign. #Twins will know results of MRI tomorrow or Monday morning.
http://www.blessyouboys.com/2010/2/12/1307547/an-investigation-joel-zumaya
Remember, remember the seventh of November.
Um, it was Rick McBane who did the physical, right?
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
Looks like the onion piece was optimistic
He might not even get that one awesome pitch.
by AM. on Feb 25, 2012 2:06 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
The Twins only mistake in signing Zumaya, because they'll pay nothing if he doesn't pitch,
is that they didn’t bring in an alternative. At least, not one with experience. No one they brought in profiles as a dominant, high-leverage arm. If Zumaya is really hurt, they have to try and get lucky with someone already in house. That’s going to be tough with this group.
Out $400K
I’m pretty sure they are out $400K of his salary regardless. That was why he signed with us – the partial guarantee.
Pretty sure there are still arms available
Not Coffee or Wheeler, though. Is Wuertz still out there for an MFA deal?
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
And he's an obvious fit
Go call the local guy!
Can't say I'm surprised
I’ll hope against hope it’s nothing serious.
Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.
Honestly
Honestly the best reaction to this is to be happy it happened so fast so the team can get it’s money back. What a ridiculous strategy for building a bullpen.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
~ Earl Weaver
"In God we trust. All others must provide evidence."
~ Billy Beane
Hopefully this is just normal pains
He hasnt thrown full strength post surgery in more than a year there is going to be some pain involved good thing they are staying very much on top of it. Realistically though this is scary news with his injury history and violent motion. If he is hurt losing the 400k was worth the gamble it hurts the team a lot worse because he is exactly the type of arm the pen needed.
first-worst-first?
Well, that was quick
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If it made sense, it wouldn't be the BCS.
We're already calling him out for the season?
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The beard abides.
by Jason Kubel's Beard on Feb 25, 2012 7:31 PM EST reply actions
Seems premature.
But it’s not exactly good news either.
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
"Tell Gardy there's nobody around to protect him now." Ozzie Guillen
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Feb 25, 2012 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
no, not good news at all
I didn’t figure Zumaya would pitch more than 30 innings but I also didn’t think he’d get hurt so soon. Hopefully it’s something small.
The beard abides.
by Jason Kubel's Beard on Feb 25, 2012 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think that.
But it’ll be interesting to see what they come out with when they announce how serious this is.
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