Tim Hudson’s season could be ending a bit sooner than expected after experiencing elbow discomfort during Wednesday’s game against the Dodgers. An MRI later revealed ligament damage that is thought to be both a new and old injury. Hudson will seek the advice of Dr. James Andrews and hopefully will not have to undergo Tommy John surgery. Even after experiencing some pain during a bullpen session on Sunday in Philadelphia, the extent of the injury seemed to surprises Tim, “I was floored," said Hudson. "I thought they were almost joking with me at first." Oh, no, that’s just the way things have been going for the Braves rotation.
Also hitting the DL on Monday was Chipper Jones, who had been out since leaving Wednesday’s game early with a hamstring injury. Jones said the injury did not get progressively better over the weekend and expects his 15 day vacation to be enough to get him back into action in a few weeks.
Catcher Brian McCann missed Monday’s game after suffering a mild concussion on Sunday in a collision at the plate with Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino. McCann has not hit the DL, but catcher seems to be the only position that has been injury free so far, so why not join the bandwagon?
At this point, the injuries to the Braves have been almost comical. They must be nearing some sort of record for number of players to be on the DL in a given season. I think they’re up to 15 and it’s only July so who knows how many more they can get by the end of September.
(Photo: Alan Diaz/AP)Also hitting the DL on Monday was Chipper Jones, who had been out since leaving Wednesday’s game early with a hamstring injury. Jones said the injury did not get progressively better over the weekend and expects his 15 day vacation to be enough to get him back into action in a few weeks.
Catcher Brian McCann missed Monday’s game after suffering a mild concussion on Sunday in a collision at the plate with Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino. McCann has not hit the DL, but catcher seems to be the only position that has been injury free so far, so why not join the bandwagon?
At this point, the injuries to the Braves have been almost comical. They must be nearing some sort of record for number of players to be on the DL in a given season. I think they’re up to 15 and it’s only July so who knows how many more they can get by the end of September.
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