Posted April 25, 200916 yr After going 2-for-5 on Friday night, Hanley Ramirez extended his hitting streak to six straight games. He's raised his batting average from .245 to .279 over that stretch. But is all well? Maybe not. While Ramirez is getting his timing down at the plate, he seems to be experiencing some lower back discomfort. Players commonly deal with bumps and bruises, and Ramirez certainly has played through the years with pain. For most of the second half of 2007, he dealt with a left shoulder problem that required surgery after that season. Now, for about a week, dating at least to the series at Washington, from April 17-19, Ramirez has been icing his lower back. Perhaps that's a reason Ramirez wasn't running at full-speed on his double in the fifth inning on Friday, on a ball he seemed to think was going over the wall for a homer. He also didn't tag up from second on Ross Gload's fly ball out in the same inning. But Ramirez did try to steal third in that frame, but he was thrown out. Even with some discomfort, Ramirez has continued playing. It just looks like he's not running like he did when he was swiping 51 bases in each of 2006 and 2007. http://joefrisaro.mlblogs.com/
April 25, 200916 yr I am not sure I like how some of our players are already nicked up this early in the season and are trying or tired to play through it with varying results. Miller, possibly Lindstrom, Hanley. I'd rather them sit a day or rest until they are 100%. I get the competitive spirit, but at times, it seems like "gutting it out" has cost this team a win. And it extends back to last year too.
April 25, 200916 yr Id imagie his lower back hurts most when he swings, all that torque. But that double he hit should have been a triple it was just a lack of hustle.
April 25, 200916 yr Hanley is a stud and we all love him... But.... Guy is starting to make me sick! He doesnt run out of the box, last night should have been a triple! So he get s a double fine, but then the PIG doesnt tag up on a ball hit to the deepest part of the park.... How does he cap it off? Gets thrown out at 3rd trying to steal.... unreal
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