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QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 26, 2018 -> 04:33 PM) Ryan Howard said it sapped his power on his plant foot. Does that sound real? A lot of my concerns after reading the article was on weight distribution on the feet after the recovery. Its possible. The rehab can be tricky depending on scar tissue. Ive never heard that from any of my patients so i would say thats not likely to happen.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Feb 26, 2018 -> 04:29 PM) If it is a torn achilles tendon, it's hard to imagine that Burger could be ready to contribute at the Major League level, until 2021, or later. He is going to turn 22 in April and was not projected to be called up until 2020. This injury could very well set him back a couple of years. Signing someone to a 5 year free agent contract would now seem more plausible. This obviously makes our discussion regarding the acquisition of Moustakas, Machado, Arenado etc., more relevant. Yeah, the best scenario has him playing somekind of Fall ball.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 26, 2018 -> 04:05 PM) Yeah thinking future DH but in all honesty, that was most realistic anyways He shouldnt have an issue coming back. As a 3B not relying on speed his demands are different. His body type is a concern but he should be fine in about 6-8 months. NFL players come back from it, he can as well. Its not going to be a fun rehab.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Feb 25, 2018 -> 11:09 PM) Let's hope it recovers ASAP so he doesn't need that surgery 2 months into the season so he is ready for next year If he needs it they will time it so he will be ready for the full season next year. This puts it at july or august depending onwhich procedure they want to use.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 25, 2018 -> 07:29 PM) He is absolutely right. The problem is that tanking has been proven to be one of the best paths to a championship, so teams and fans have embraced it. While it sucks for the fans during the tanking, nobody has any regrets if it ends in success. He is also right that it is bad for the sport to have teams trying not to win.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Feb 25, 2018 -> 11:21 AM) Go public and fight it out, because by law public schools have to accommodate, while private schools can do whatever they please. Private schools can give you the bird if they want to. This is so true. Take the issue to the public schools and fight it out. The only exception is if you can find a private school who is willing to work with you. They will have better resources in many cases. Meet with the private schools in the area and youll know right away if they are willing.

QUOTE (flavum @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 10:05 PM) https://www.tsn.ca/radio/vancouver-1040-i-1...eball-1.1006839 Honestly, I don't even know what to make of this. Worth listening to though. Maybe Ptatc can listen to this and make some comments. Its really weird. He isnt wrong in much of what he said. He actually explained the concepts of how the kinematic chain of the lower extermity can cause the foot issues that he had. Whoever he is seeing now has a good handle on lower extremity kinematics. Where he is wrong is saying that the orthotics caused the kinematic chain issues. The kinematic chain issues were there, he just got caught up in two different treatment philosophies to treat them. The orthotics change the position of the foot to correct the mechanical issues from the bottom going up. The hip and gluteus treatment he was discussing treats the issue from the top to the bottom. Both can work depending on what is mechanically deficient. Im surprised the white sox didnt try the second approach after the orthotics didnt work but the orthtics didnt cause the issue, this is where the new practitioner is wrong. Orthotics do not cause permanent chages otherwise people wouldnt need to wear them for more than a short period of time. Its actually a really good insight into different methods of treating the same issue. He may be a wackadoodle but he is very intelligent.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 02:33 PM) About 5 months ago, my son John was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. This was not entirely shocking to my wife and I, as John had several early markers of the condition, and my wife’s brother was diagnosed as a child with something which now would be considered to be “on the spectrum,” so we had some exposure to some of the behaviors prior to John beginning to exhibit some of the markers. John did have some speech, but not nearly as many words as what is considered “normal” (maybe like 5-10 words when he was supposed to be closer to 30-50). His gross motor skills were fine, but his fine motor skills were lacking a bit (drawing or coloring with a crayon, for instance). He often seemed entirely overwhelmed in situations wherein there was a lot of sensory inputs (sounds, lights, strangers, colors, etc). He was (and still is) an extremely picky eater. My friend would send me pictures of his similarly-aged daughter eating pizza and I would look on in amazement. John seemed unwilling to even consider anything with any texture (other than a puréed texture). Johnny was about 27 months when he was diagnosed. I remember the day we were given the diagnosis. The therapist said “There is no sugar-coating this. This just sucks.” We immediately got him started in Applied Behavior Anaylsis, or ABA. ABA is a fairly reputed manner in which to assist children (and adults) on the autism spectrum with learning. It is very regimented and repetitive. It was honestly not my first choice for my son (I preferred a slightly different program called the Denver Model), but ABA was what was immediately available to John (and covered by insurance). We are still waiting on the therapist that diagnosed John to have a spot open for him in her Denver Model treatment. In the meantime, It has been very busy. We started out with a woman coming to my wife’s parents’ house to work with him from about 8-11 am, Tues - Fri. Mondays, he goes to Occupational Therapy for an hour. After about a month, the clinic requested that we add more sessions. I pushed back, because I was concerned about John getting worked too hard, but eventually, I relented. For the past 4-5 months, a different woman has come to our home Monday - Friday afternoons, where she works with John from 2:30 - 4:30. Then Saturday and Sunday, yet another girl comes from 10 - 12. All in all, Johnny gets about 35 hours of one-on-one learning every week. Over the course of the last 5 months or so, Johnny has made some pretty significant strides. He is beginning to speak more often, and say many different words. He is also beginning to respond to our questions with answers. He has become very adept at matching pictures and completing puzzles. He is beginning to use something called PECS (a little Velcro board where he can place pictures of what he wants to communicate) to tell us what he wants, rather than us always anticipating HIS needs. Perhaps the most significant change in him has been his ability to maintain his composure and remain calm when something out of the ordinary occurs, such as a stranger coming by the house, or a waiter trying to talk to him when we are out at a restaurant, or visits to the doctor’s office, etc. What was always a huge fuss or screaming episode is usually now a much more pleasant affair. Anyways, If chose to post here because my guess is that some other dads may be here that are going through this, and I figured I would identify myself as a potential resource, or perhaps just someone to vent to. One of the things that has really stuck with me over the last six months or so is something I read shortly after Johnny was diagnosed. It read something to the effect of “one of the first things you must do as parents, is to grieve over the dreams you had for your child.” That is some serious s***, and while it is a bit harsh, I suppose there is some truth to it. Nonetheless, I have come to appreciate and enjoy so much more of what Johnny does every day/week/month because of the new meaning it has for me, as his father. That is outstanding. I you are worried about the amount of time still, don't. The more you can get him early on the better he will be. His behavior and such is much more malleable early on and it will continue topay big dividends later in life. You are doing the correct things as a parent.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 07:24 PM) LuBob it is Not a spinoff of Will Ferrell with LouieBobby?

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 10:29 AM) Keston Hiura just had this injury and DH'd through it. Why can't Micker do the same? That way he doesn't entirely lose the development time. Depends on loose the ligament is and the damage to the muscle. Squeezing the bat purs stress on the muscle and can put stress on the ligament. The bat swing puts stress on the elbow similar to a throw if you picture where the right arm is during a right handed swing. The stress is far less but again it depends on the laxity inthejoint. Since the repirt says that he will miss more time if surgery is needec, im guessing there is a fair amount of laxity.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 09:00 AM) Or throwing too hard soon in ST to impress everyone...? Probably not. UCL injuies are cumulative trauma over time to loosen it up. Its not an injury from just a few throws unless they fall on it or a similar trauma. It could happen if he did nothing in the offseason and the flexor muscles were fatigued. Howver by most reports hes a dedicated player.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 08:47 AM) You are right. And there will be more soon, unfortunately. Yes. The latest data shows that 90% of UCL will return to prior level of function. The interesting part is that the rehab is getting more conservative in the last 5 years. The average rehab for MLB has gone from 12 months to close to 18 months.. Most UCL are now done on pitchers in minors. The primary is how often they throw at near max velocity.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 07:22 PM) Don't think there's much good news here other than that they think they can rehab it without TJ. At best he's missing a critical 2-3 months of development time. Bigger picture (and problem) is that Micker seems to be put together with duct tape and zip ties. I'd be curious to here what ptac thinks but I do think that "injury prone" is a thing -- and micker is injury prone. There isnt much to add for this really. Ligaments take 6-8 weeks to heal. They will know around 4-6 weeks if rest will heal. They key is always watching the flexor strain as it is an indication the the ligament is still loose. By coincidence im at a conference in a session on UCL injuries. The primary factor in UCL injuries is trying to throw too hard too often and pitchers throwing more than 48% fastballs.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 05:53 PM) Last year's line adds up to a 114 wRC+, which was good for 107th best in the MLB (min. 50 PA). IMO, we need to aim higher than "outside the top 100" for our competitive-window cleanup hitter. And that's assuming he wouldn't decline any, which is possible, but can't be considered likely. Again, I think it's easy to like the homer total, but we ignore the lack of everything else that he brings to the offensive table. He's just not as good as his reputation suggests. Your point is good, Moustakas just isn't that guy. If he is the cleanup hitter, yes. However, as a 5 I think he's fine. If they truly think Jimenez is a cleanup hitter type, then they're ok with Moustakas.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 05:04 PM) Maybe, but don’t you agree even with a new staff, the Bears are under a lot of pressure to win as much as possible in 2018? I get looking down the road, but IMO there is an urgency here. No, there will be a grace year to show "progress." After the last couple of years of poor records, they just need to show "improvement" which really shouldn't be tough.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 01:12 PM) I'm pretty confident in saying that the White Sox won't be forfeiting the 45th pick and $2 million in draft capital to sign Mike Moustakas. I would have no issue with losing the pick. Odds are that Moustakas would help the Sox more than that pick will. It all depends on the price.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 01:08 PM) If, no matter how he does, leaves money to add from the top shelf and not the bargain bin, then they should go for it IMO. I think that is how they should look at it. I have to think free agent prices are going to be a lot higher next year, because all of the spenders are going to be players. If you can take advantage of that now, then take advantage of that now. True.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 12:55 PM) Supposedly they are pulling the plug on any hope of trying to compete. I had been typing lately that opt outs aren't all that terrible for teams, but with the White Sox, giving an opt out after a season or two doesn't make much sense, unless, you are thinking of flipping him this summer, and then going after Machado/Donaldson, or trying to compete with him at 3B in 2019 and going after someone else if he opts out. I have been on the Moustakas to the White Sox boat for a few years. The way Hawk talks about him, you know the White Sox really like the player. That said, I really don't know what a bargain is for him. The only way it makes sense is if they really think Burger can stick at 3B. Hopefully, Moustakas would play well and they could slide Burger in when leaves. If he plays poorly maybe they would be stuck with him so it's going to depend on those "option $"

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 12:36 PM) Given that he has a draft pick tied to him, he will cost a hefty sum and his WAR the last six seasons are 2.2, 0.7, 3.7, 0.5, 1.2 and 3.4 (2017 to 2012), I would much rather have Yolmer Sanchez for 2018 and see if he improves upon his 2.1 WAR. I just don't see Sanchez ever coming close to hitting like Moustakas. It will all depend on the deal they can get. They don't have a 3B that will be ready for at least 2 years, so I can see why they would look at him.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 19, 2018 -> 05:02 PM) A lunatic steroid rager? Doesn't seem to fit Abreus personality. Canseco was actually very goodto kids off the field. One Spring Training game I saw him signing 2 autographs per kis. He would tell them to keep one and sell the other to the autograph collector standing a section over for 20.00.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Feb 19, 2018 -> 05:11 PM) I have spent entirely too much time trying to convince people here and elsewhere that what you wrote is correct. The club takes on 100% of the downside risk and gets none of the upside. If it's what it takes to get a guy to sign on the dotted line -- then sure, include it -- but it's a very big concession on the club's side and should be factored into the AAV and years on the deal. I agree. The club has all the downside. If the player plays well, the club loses him. If he plays poorly the club is stuck with him.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 19, 2018 -> 09:38 AM) No it isn't. They should still be listening on guys like Abreu, Garcia, Jones, any minor league signing pitching well, and Castillo. Just like with previous trade, they need to weigh the benefits of what they can get for him vs. how much he can help the team in the future. with his injury history, he is probably worth more to the Sox than what they can get for him. However, if he has a great first half, who knows.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Feb 18, 2018 -> 11:25 AM) I could see Abreu at 4/$84M or something. you think he'll get 3 more mil AAV than Hosmer? 21 vs. 18

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 16, 2018 -> 08:16 AM) The rational for Americans having easy to access to semi-automatic rifles died a long time ago. Something has to come soon. This is the key. I would go a step further, NO weapons should have easy access. The problem they need to solve is how to effectively restrict it.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 16, 2018 -> 07:58 AM) Thats a fire rate not a capacity comment. AR-15's have 100 round drums and those can be emptied within seconds. Both modifications are entirely legal. A simple paintball style firing technique can empty a 30 round clip in less than a min. Spray and pray. I still disagree that anyone could fire 100 rounds in seconds. It's just not humanly possible. Mechanically, maybe. I would have no issues with banning all of those modifications. As a matter of fact how about making all clips over say 10 rounds illegal. i think they would have a better chance with that than banning the weapons entirely.