May 20, 200818 yr Marlins left fielder Josh Willingham is expected to be out for at least another month, and possibly longer. Willingham flew to Los Angeles Sunday and was examined by Dr. Robert G. Watkins, a renowned orthopaedic surgeon who specialize in back problems. "He's the Dr. James Andrews of backs,'' said Willingham, who had an MRI Monday. "He told me it was a herniated disc, which is the same problem I have had (since last year),'' Willingham said. "But I felt better seeing him. He has a core program of measuring strength, and I am at Level 1. I won't resume baseball activity until I reach Level 5 of his core program. "He didn't put a timetable on it, but he said three weeks before resumiing any baseball activity. It could be before then,'' Willingham said. Willingham, who missed the last week of the season last year with soreness in his back and has had problems with the back in the past, said Watkins "did not rule out surgery,'' but added that option would be a last resort. If it takes three weeks before Willingham does any baseball activity, it will be more than a month before anyone could realistically expect him to be back in the lineup. Willingham has been on the disabled list with a sprained back since May 2. http://miamiherald.typepad.com/fish_bytes/...ingham-out.html
May 20, 200818 yr Now I am very happy we signed Gonzalez. Though Bonds probably wouldn't be forced to stand trial until after Josh gets back
May 21, 200818 yr Willy is vital to our lineup We need him back , no if and buts, he actually brings the lineup to a whole different level
May 21, 200818 yr Just trade him this offseason for prospects. Can we trade you to another message board
May 21, 200818 yr Just trade him this offseason for prospects. Can we trade you to another message board We can't keep everyone.Starters will be traded.
May 21, 200818 yr Just trade him this offseason for prospects. Can we trade you to another message board LOL..... I am all for this trade!
May 21, 200818 yr . I shutter everytime I see "Dr. James Andrews", even if it is just a comparison to him.
May 21, 200818 yr Just trade him this offseason for prospects. Can we trade you to another message board You can bash the poster all you want but he makes sense. If Hammer continues to use his technique of just resting his back as a remedy for curing it then he isn't worth keeping around. It didn't work last year and all it did this off season was get him through 25 games. He will miss more games than that before he comes back and then what?? DL again when we need him the most?? I like him as much as the next person, but if he refuses to get the problem fixed he becomes the problem. If it's a fix that dosen't make him baseball healthy then at least he can lead a painfree life and we all will have to accept that he had a short MLB career. Problem is in trading an OFer with chronic back problems what do you get in return?? A catcher with bad knees?
May 21, 200818 yr It's unfortunate, but I have seen my share of players who showed a lot of promise early have their careers end short because of back problems. I can understand a player not wanting to have surgery, it certainly has risks; especially, anything that messes with the spinal column.
May 21, 200818 yr Just trade him this offseason for prospects. Can we trade you to another message board You can bash the poster all you want but he makes sense. If Hammer continues to use his technique of just resting his back as a remedy for curing it then he isn't worth keeping around. It didn't work last year and all it did this off season was get him through 25 games. He will miss more games than that before he comes back and then what?? DL again when we need him the most?? I like him as much as the next person, but if he refuses to get the problem fixed he becomes the problem. If it's a fix that dosen't make him baseball healthy then at least he can lead a painfree life and we all will have to accept that he had a short MLB career. Problem is in trading an OFer with chronic back problems what do you get in return?? A catcher with bad knees? Yeah, see, that's the thing. No one is going to give us anything for Willingham unless he stays healthy, so you may as well keep him. Plus, he isn't going to be in a position to demand a lot of money either.
May 21, 200818 yr Just trade him this offseason for prospects. Can we trade you to another message board You can bash the poster all you want but he makes sense. If Hammer continues to use his technique of just resting his back as a remedy for curing it then he isn't worth keeping around. It didn't work last year and all it did this off season was get him through 25 games. He will miss more games than that before he comes back and then what?? DL again when we need him the most?? I like him as much as the next person, but if he refuses to get the problem fixed he becomes the problem. If it's a fix that dosen't make him baseball healthy then at least he can lead a painfree life and we all will have to accept that he had a short MLB career. Problem is in trading an OFer with chronic back problems what do you get in return?? A catcher with bad knees? Yeah, see, that's the thing. No one is going to give us anything for Willingham unless he stays healthy, so you may as well keep him. Plus, he isn't going to be in a position to demand a lot of money either. He will eventually be healthy again.Thats when we trade him before he gets another setback.
May 21, 200818 yr Just trade him this offseason for prospects. Can we trade you to another message board You can bash the poster all you want but he makes sense. If Hammer continues to use his technique of just resting his back as a remedy for curing it then he isn't worth keeping around. It didn't work last year and all it did this off season was get him through 25 games. He will miss more games than that before he comes back and then what?? DL again when we need him the most?? I like him as much as the next person, but if he refuses to get the problem fixed he becomes the problem. If it's a fix that dosen't make him baseball healthy then at least he can lead a painfree life and we all will have to accept that he had a short MLB career. Problem is in trading an OFer with chronic back problems what do you get in return?? A catcher with bad knees? There's no way we'll ever get the right value for him.
May 21, 200818 yr Willingham has no value right now nor will he have any value until he can put together two years back to back playing (back) injury free. The possibility of another injury looms large enough that I doubt any GM trades for without some surety that the issue is way behind him. If he loses out with the Marlins this off-season he becomes the next Jorge Cantu or Dallas McPherson who has to go down to the minors or off to Japan to resurrect his career. Tough luck for a gritty give it your all ballplayer whose bat is and will be missed.
May 21, 200818 yr Just trade him this offseason for prospects. Can we trade you to another message board You can bash the poster all you want but he makes sense. If Hammer continues to use his technique of just resting his back as a remedy for curing it then he isn't worth keeping around. It didn't work last year and all it did this off season was get him through 25 games. He will miss more games than that before he comes back and then what?? DL again when we need him the most?? I like him as much as the next person, but if he refuses to get the problem fixed he becomes the problem. If it's a fix that dosen't make him baseball healthy then at least he can lead a painfree life and we all will have to accept that he had a short MLB career. Problem is in trading an OFer with chronic back problems what do you get in return?? A catcher with bad knees? Hmmm... NAAHHH I think we all would rather have Hammer So who can we deal posters to again?
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