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I didn't know not having hair could make you bat so bad during spring training. If he's going to suck this bad maybe they should let him grow his hair out and where his hundred thousand dollar chain-it's all about confidence anyways, isn't it? :lol

Hey Hanley stop being a little girl. Cut your hair and collect your huge pay check after being the top shortstop in the league. Get over it!

His throwing schedule takes him right up to opening day. He'll be there ready to go.

Even if it is spring training the batting averages should be going up. The timing should be getting better, the players are seeing more pitches, ect... I don't know if him being hurt is the reason for his low batting average, it could have a little effect? I'm not worried though for this reason and example. Brian Roberts, before he was called to play with team USA, was hitting .217 in spring training. The first game he played in the WBC he went 3-3 and had 2 walks. He ended up batting over .400 while playing for USA. I think the atmosphere and adrenaline has something to do with performance IMO. He will be fine and Hanley will be the same Hanley he has always been.

I think the fact he did use steroids shows he wants to be back in the majors. The point of taking them is to recover from injury quicker. And isn't a torn labrum, like, the worst injury a pitcher can have? It's not that big of a deal anymore. Not unless you are Henry Owens.

I think the fact he did use steroids shows he wants to be back in the majors. The point of taking them is to recover from injury quicker. And isn't a torn labrum, like, the worst injury a pitcher can have? And isn't a torn labrum, like, the worst injury a pitcher can have? That is what I was hoping to get some insight on because I was curious and didn't know.

Wildcard, this is just my opinion but don't you think that the front office will just bury Owens? I mean he came from the Mets, made the team, closed for awhile (did well), got hurt, sat out for almost 2 seasons making big league money (got to piss Loria off), got suspended for PED's and is trying to make it back after 2 years. I think the injury was a torn labrum and I don't know how serious it was, but it couldn't be more serious than tommy john could it? Full rehabilitation for tommy john surgery takes about a year for pitchers and about six months for position players. Usually, pitchers who have the surgery can get their full range of motion back after about two months and can start doing weight exercises. For the next four months, they can increase the weight that they use and start doing exercises that emphasize all parts of their arm. It seems like I've heard players make a faster recovery from a more serious injury than a torn labrum. I hope he makes it back and does well, but don't you think it has been a little excessive for his rehab? Perhaps milking the system a little? I am just thinking out loud and these are only my opinions. Anibal suffered a torn Labrum and had a longer recovery than JJ. Tommy John is an injury that can be recovered from in time, and tendons can be replaced. Some times players can return stronger than before, because it's almost as if they have a new arm. You can't replace a shoulder, and those types of injuries need to be taken very seriously and cautiously. You really think Owens was milking the system by sitting out? He was given an opportunity to close, it isn't like the organization didn't like his arm. No matter when he came back, I think they viewed him as a major league arm. I'd rather be making a ML salary in the bullpen than making a ML salary sitting on my couch "rehabbing". I think Owens feels the same way. This is not an Albert Belle or Mo Vaughn situation, where they just sat around for the last year or two of their contracts and collected tens of millions instead of retiring. You really think Owens was milking the system by sitting out? From the outside looking in it seems like he is in no hurry to make it back. I agree the shoulder can't be replaced and that the process to get back must be with caution. I don't know the extent on how bad the labrum was torn, perhaps it is worse than what I think? I would rather make big league money in the bullpen as well, perhaps this is the reason for the PED's and wanting to be done with the injury. I hope he comes back strong and strengthens the bullpen.

Wildcard, this is just my opinion but don't you think that the front office will just bury Owens? I mean he came from the Mets, made the team, closed for awhile (did well), got hurt, sat out for almost 2 seasons making big league money (got to piss Loria off), got suspended for PED's and is trying to make it back after 2 years. I think the injury was a torn labrum and I don't know how serious it was, but it couldn't be more serious than tommy john could it? Full rehabilitation for tommy john surgery takes about a year for pitchers and about six months for position players. Usually, pitchers who have the surgery can get their full range of motion back after about two months and can start doing weight exercises. For the next four months, they can increase the weight that they use and start doing exercises that emphasize all parts of their arm. It seems like I've heard players make a faster recovery from a more serious injury than a torn labrum. I hope he makes it back and does well, but don't you think it has been a little excessive for his rehab? Perhaps milking the system a little? I am just thinking out loud and these are only my opinions.

Here is some insider stuff. Lindstrom was playing cards downstairs in the lobby of the hotel today with Adam Dunn, David Wright, and some other players. They were talking about the Netherlands game and the pitch Lindstrom threw at that Englehardt. Wright spoke up and told the group that he remembers when Matty brushed him off the plate (threw inside) when they were playing in New York. Wright then turned to Dunn and said, "yeah, and I about s*** my pants." You see, the message is already taking effect/sinking in. :thumbup Hopefully! And you know this, how? :cool Lets just say I know someone who was there. :whistle

Here is some insider stuff. Lindstrom was playing cards downstairs in the lobby of the hotel today with Adam Dunn, David Wright, and some other players. They were talking about the Netherlands game and the pitch Lindstrom threw at that Englehardt. Wright spoke up and told the group that he remembers when Matty brushed him off the plate (threw inside) when they were playing in New York. Wright then turned to Dunn and said, "yeah, and I about s*** my pants." You see, the message is already taking effect/sinking in. :thumbup Hopefully!

Just talked to someone close to Lindstrom and the doctor told them that it wasn't the rotator cuff at all. All it is is a little inflammation behind his shoulder. There is no structural damage and once he gets back into his regular routine he will be fine. Not pitching for a week, throwing a light bullpen, and then going full bore on Sunday (a week later) is not good. The doctor said that if it was game 7 of the world series he could pitch, it would just take longer to heal. He will be ready opening day for sure. IMO with a lot of the major leaguers watching Lindstrom throw the ball at someone who was show boating was a great message to whoever pimps a home run off him. You've got to like that intensity and message he sent on National T.V. To bad a homerun is still a homerun. I think people who beam batters are asshole. That could had been a Marlin player position getting beam from another pitcher, and I'll be more piss of that then being happy of Lidstorm beaming someone. You are right a homerun is a homerun. That homerun didn't mean much except to the kid who hit it. Down 8-1 come on run around the bases already even David Wright thought so. Those who show up a Marlin player/pitcher is the "a" hole, not the actual marlin player sending a message. Besides look at the message that was sent around the league. If you pimp a homerun, there is a chance you could get hit. This is called baseball etiquet (s.p.) or old school like Erik mentioned.

Just talked to someone close to Lindstrom and the doctor told them that it wasn't the rotator cuff at all. All it is is a little inflammation behind his shoulder. There is no structural damage and once he gets back into his regular routine he will be fine. Not pitching for a week, throwing a light bullpen, and then going full bore on Sunday (a week later) is not good. The doctor said that if it was game 7 of the world series he could pitch, it would just take longer to heal. He will be ready opening day for sure. IMO with a lot of the major leaguers watching Lindstrom throw the ball at someone who was show boating was a great message to whoever pimps a home run off him. You've got to like that intensity and message he sent on National T.V.

The newest member of that Mets bullpen looks like he can choke a game or two, as well. :lol 6-5 U.S. now. Man at 2nd, 2 outs. Putz needs to shut these Canadians up now. The newest member of that Mets bullpen looks like he can choke a game or two, as well. :lol My thoughts exactly.

Lindstrom. It will be interesting to see where they use him.

I just hope they can get all of the errors out of them before the regular season. Let's all keep our fingers crossed.

Just saw matt pitching on MLB tonight highlights, only saw two pitches both 95mph fastballs. I wonder if he's still getting his arm back in shape cause his fastball is usually around 97 or faster. Watched that inning on MLBN. He hit 98 a couple times. Seemed like every guy he faced was a lefty. Looks like he needs more confidence in throwing things other than his heat. Whe he did, he did fine. Just kept relying a little too much on the fast ball, IMO. A lot of his troubles last year came against lefties. Again, the WBC will be really intriguing especially if he's given a chance to close. It could have a huge impact on his 2009 season here, as a Marlin. Totally agree. The thing is, he has that pitch that tails away from lefties and they have a very hard time with it. I would really like to see him work on that pitch just to gain confidence using it at any time. Instead it seems like he is pulling a "Nuke" (wasn't that the guy in Bull Durham??), "Here's my heat. Hit it if you can." I'm not so sure the WBC is the place to do that. The WBC is definitely not the place to do that. That pitch that tails from lefties IMO needs not to find so much of the plate. I think that lefties can pick that pitch up and when they do they are able to slap it into left field. Although that tailing pitch is very good, I would like to see him use his 2 seam fastball more. I remember when he struck Todd Helton out on that pitch-it was inside at the knees and it moved a ton. Also, in his rookie season he struck out Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran on that split-change that he threw right down the middle of the plate. Because of the movement those two hitters swung through the pitches. Like Heath Bell this year, I'd like to see Lindstrom develop a dirty change that he can throw in any count. He has it, he just doesn't throw it often enough to have confidence in it.

Just saw matt pitching on MLB tonight highlights, only saw two pitches both 95mph fastballs. I wonder if he's still getting his arm back in shape cause his fastball is usually around 97 or faster. Watched that inning on MLBN. He hit 98 a couple times. Seemed like every guy he faced was a lefty. Looks like he needs more confidence in throwing things other than his heat. Whe he did, he did fine. Just kept relying a little too much on the fast ball, IMO. A lot of his troubles last year came against lefties. Again, the WBC will be really intriguing especially if he's given a chance to close. It could have a huge impact on his 2009 season here, as a Marlin. true true. It will be interesting to see what happens. I hope this has a positive impact on him on into the regular season.

Just saw matt pitching on MLB tonight highlights, only saw two pitches both 95mph fastballs. I wonder if he's still getting his arm back in shape cause his fastball is usually around 97 or faster. Watched that inning on MLBN. He hit 98 a couple times. Seemed like every guy he faced was a lefty. Looks like he needs more confidence in throwing things other than his heat. Whe he did, he did fine. Just kept relying a little too much on the fast ball, IMO. I think your right about relying too much on his fastball. A good thing about the spring is that he has time to figure it out before the regular season. Hopefully he can get some good advice from some of the other players and then use it to help him get batters out. It seems from last year that lefties seem to have their way with him. I hope he can make an adjustment, and quickly. It will be interesting to see. He also needs to be able and go get a strikeout when he needs it too.

Good stuff for Matty. This could be huge for his confidence. OMGMGMGMZMGMZGMZ ERICK!!!!! I thot u hayted Matt Lindstrom - wuts ur deelio?!!!? First ur all like, F* lindstrom, and now ur like, oo matty i luv uuuuuuuuuu. Well, you must have a reading & comprehension problem then. When again did I say I hated Lindstrom? Erick: clearly I was kidding. Believe it or not, I've been on your side all along. I knew exactly what you meant (about that he's not one of the top 8 or 10 relievers from the US). Do any of my posts ever look like that? lol. I was actually just poking fun and those who've picked on you. Agree or disagree I'm sure Lindstrom doesn't care what you think. All that matters is that he's there with some of the best in the U.S. doing his thing.

We'll, I just so happened to check out the Yankees website and I looked at the box score. It showed Lindstrom pitched today against the Yankees and wasn't stellar, but he got the job done. He pitched an inning, gave up 2 hits, had an earned run, but most importantly he got the save. I would have liked to see no runs and at least one strike out. Oh well everyone but Heath Bell gave up at least one hit. The important thing is is that he got it done.

Lets take a look at Round 1, since Fuentes might be back after the 1st Round (definitely out for Round 1, though)...Lindstrom could be the guy in the 1st Round. The relievers are: Jonathan Broxton Joel Hanrahan LaTroy Hawkins J.P. Howell Matt Lindstrom J.J. Putz Scot Shields Brad Ziegler Gonna be interesting to see how the pen is used. The 1st game is on Saturday! Can't wait...I'll watch every game, considering I have nowhere to go with a broken femur! :| I haven't been around for a little while but how did you break your femur? I just hope Lindstrom does well and I'm sure he was bummed to learn that Joe Nathan wasn't coming. Oh well, hopefully he gain some confidence coming into this next season. Get well, I hope the leg is fine.

No way he hits 330. and i dont think maybin is one of those guys who believes that he can dominate at such an early stage of his career. I think he is smart enough to know he is still a baby in this league. He wont get ahead of himself. You met him? :o What does meeting him have to do with anything? :mis2 You can form opinions by just watching people, knowing where they are at in their careers ect... Aren't most of these comments about Jeremy Hermedia opinions? Nobody knows what he's going to do this year. We just all hope he does well and contributes. Well, it's just really funny when people decide to talk about a player's work ethic, desire, leadership, etc., when they haven't even met that player. This isn't like predicting what a player will do b/c unlike personalities we don't know...when we predict a player's stats, you have track records a.k.a. "some facts" to base things on. People saying Hermida thought he was a big shot from the get-go is just an opinion with nothing to support it with. And if you can support it...please do, b/c I'd like to see the article. Well, it's just really funny when people decide to talk about a player's work ethic, desire, leadership, etc., when they haven't even met that player. O.k. a lot of people on baseball forums haven't met the players but still form opinions about work ethic, desire, leadership, ect...that's all I'm saying. I agree that facts do help. People saying Hermida thought he was a big shot from the get-go is just an opinion with nothing to support it with. And if you can support it...please do, b/c I'd like to see the article. I don't have that article.

No way he hits 330. and i dont think maybin is one of those guys who believes that he can dominate at such an early stage of his career. I think he is smart enough to know he is still a baby in this league. He wont get ahead of himself. You met him? :o What does meeting him have to do with anything? :mis2 You can form opinions by just watching people, knowing where they are at in their careers ect... Aren't most of these comments about Jeremy Hermedia opinions? Nobody knows what he's going to do this year. We just all hope he does well and contributes.

I like that intro to fireman. My votes fireman.

How about "that's the end of shea" or "2 years in a row" oh wait a minute those aren't songs that's history.