Still raining at Turner Field, but it's supposed to clear in time for today's doubleheader. We'll see.
Meantime, here's some bad news on Scott Mathieson. I just filed this update on www.delawareonline.com, and you can read a more complete report in tomorrow's News Journal.
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Phillies rookie right-hander Scott Mathieson will undergo ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (a.k.a, Tommy John elbow surgery) Sept. 29 in Los Angeles. Noted surgeon Lewis Yocum will perform the procedure.
Mathieson, 22, removed himself from a Sept. 2 start after only six pitches, complaining of a "burning" sensation in his right elbow. He was diagnosed with a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), and after seeing Yocum on Monday, he decided on having the surgery.
Average recovery time is 10 to 12 months. The surgery, in which the UCL is replaced by a tendon from elsewhere in the body, was pioneered in 1974 when Dr. Frank Jobe saved pitcher Tommy John's career.
Jobe estimates that 92 percent of Tommy John surgery patients return to pitching. This season, Phillies left-hander Randy Wolf made a full recovery. Other current or former Phillies pitchers to have the procedure are closer Tom Gordon, reliever Rheal Cormier and starters Jon Lieber and Cory Lidle.
Mathieson was 1-4 with a 7.47 ERA in nine games (eight starts) for the Phillies. He began the season at Class AA Reading and also pitched for Class AAA Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, going 10-3 with a 3.40 ERA in 19 starts between the two levels.
Overall, Mathieson pitched 164-1/3 innings this season. His previous career-high was 131-1/3 innings in 2004 for Class A Lakewood. He also pitched for Canada in the World Baseball Classic and last year in the Arizona Fall League.
6 comments:
The Phillies will not make the playoffs - can't win 3 games in a row to save themselves. Team may have some passion, but do you ever see Manuel? The most passionless guy I think I've ever seen.
Probably not the great-grandfather you want to lead this team.
great point by Henry--God forbid Manuel show a little emotion out there and not come off as a uniformed corpse.
What a shame last night's loss was. You really got the sense that a sweep of the Braves, in September, in a wild card race, would be such a morale boost that winning this thing might just be a reality. But with the loss comes such a familiar feeling of ruin. And it seems like everyone, from the team to the fans to the ESPN reporters that this loss was a bigger one than most. It just has that feel to me.
One game last year, and I can't see it being anymore than 2-3 max this year, if we lose the race for the wild card. Maybe Phils fans should just be happy to be in contention this far into September, and we should generally view the last 4 weeks of the regular season as our playoffs. Maybe not.
But hey, at least Burrell made contact.
I say keep Burrell in the line up regardless. If he reaches 30 homers and 100 rbi's there just might be a taker in a trade. I still think Burrell is woth it. But then again he couldn't reach second last night after hitting the ball 400 feet !!!
Henry, Paul & Eric,
Charlie Manuel may not show it in the dugout, but I can tell you, with absolute certainty, that he's emotionally invested in this wild-card race. It's some of his players that I wonder about.
Also, I'd remind you that Joe Torre never shows any emotion in the dugout and nobody questions his enthusiasm.
Thanks again for the comments, and keep 'em coming!
Don't bash my boy Pat the bat just yet !!!! Did he or did he not hit a GS off of Clemens to win that game??? PAT THE BAT !
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