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QUOTE (ptatc @ Jul 7, 2010 -> 08:55 AM) The way he reacted, it was obviously a muscle strain of some kind. It's rare that you tear something significantly with one pitch. It's usually a slow degeneration. He has more than a Grade one strain, probably a two based on the reaction. The lat is a muscle that is on the back but has about a 7 inch long tendon that wraps around the bottom of the shoulder and attaches in the same groove that the biceps tendon passes through on the anterior portion of the shoulder. The function of the lats during the pitching motion is acceleration of the internal rotation toward the plate and to stabilize the anterior movement of the humeral head. This is nowhere near as bad as if he injured the deceleration muscles such as the rotator cuff muscles. One worry is that with the previous "fluid build up" is there an underlying instability in the glenohumeral joint that is affecting all of these different tissues. It's hard to tell by symptoms and I'm sure the medical staff is monitoring it. He will probably need 1-2 weeks of healing then a buildup of strength, so he is probably looking at 3-4 weeks. QUOTE (ptatc @ Jul 7, 2010 -> 09:05 AM) He had a strain not a sprain. The difference is that when looking at different tissues a sprain involves ligaments or passive tissue whereas a strain involves muscles or active tissue. they are graded the same. usually on a 1 to 3 but some physicians use a 1 to 5 scale. A grade 1 is a involves minor soreness and edema with no lose of motion and activity level. This is typically " advanced soreness" A grade 2 involves a tear of up to 50% of the fibers with moderate pain and edema with up to 50% lose of painfree motion and activity must be limited. A grade 3 is a near rupture of the tissue involved with significant pain and edema and an inability to do most any activity. Rehab of the active vs. passive tissue is totally different and pretty well described in your paragraphs above. Great stuff as always. Thanks!

If only we could beat American league teams...

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 11:39 PM) LeBron watch has ruined my life. I think we need to start a LBJWATCH-DETOX thread immediately after he announces his choice. Intervention style. Rex Grossman ruined your life. LeBron was just a cherry on the cake.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 11:34 PM) Well I predicted Cleveland. But just looking at everything in hindsight and the "little things" gut is saying Chicago. Now I'm going to go eat and maybe punch it a few times to see if that changes. But if he goes to Cleveland like J4L said, he basically just gave Kobe championship number 6 of if Miami can add more for Wade and Bosh, the Cavs probably won't even beat them or even an aging (but better Rondo) Celtics team. Way to be Jay Mariotti and pick both...

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 04:15 PM) Howcome nobody cracks Al Gore jokes or makes sarcastic global warming comments when it's 105 degrees in the mid-Atlantic? It's funny that when it's 17 degrees in January or March in a northern city you hear people saying dumb things, but when it sustains triple digits for a while, nobody says anything. They'd all be sexual harrassment and divorce jokes anyway...

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 10:23 PM) As I said to shack, I don't care it was a Sox pitcher on the mound, I would have thought that any particular pitcher had just blown their elbow out with the way he reacted. He grabbed underneath his arm.

I am glad to see the usual cliff jumping crowd was wrong. The important question now is how long does it take Peavy to get back?

Radio was saying bicep/tricep area.

I'm in the Berkman camp.

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 08:15 AM) So I liked Twighlight...so what.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 07:58 AM) How does Texas or Cincinnati not mortgage everything they have for Cliff Lee? neither has been even close and now they both have legitimate shots. Sox need to get into the talks and try to make a three way deal if necessary. Texas can't add salary. Forget about them.

Here comes the double dip...

TCQ

I gotta say, I wouldn't be totally upset. It would be really nice to see the Twins going all in for a guy that is most likely leaving anyway, and to have them weaken that farm system as much as possible. For all of the people who think we can win this anyway, this is a win/win.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 05:33 PM) JaMarcus Russell busted for possession of a controlled substance. The biggest bust in the history of busts continues his legacy. Talk about no surprise at all.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 10:54 PM) that's not 140 characters. You can post to facebook and have it automatically carry to twitter... That way you can go over 140.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 10:12 PM) @PDcavsinsider - Based on several people who have talked to LeBron in last 72 hours, he is giving impression he's undecided after last week's meetings. He really likes Rose & Noah. But there's lack if shooters on roster. Also it doesn't sound like he's exactly being welcomed by Rose. Also, can confirm several reports of a rift between Wes Wesley & James camp. Wes was indeed pushing Chicago, I'm told. At this point, LeBron has tightly closed ranks, only seriously talking about decision with a couple people. Which is why so little info. If this is true at all, Rose needs to go away.

Wow the Twins are WAY under pythag this year. +50 runs and only 6 games over? That is awful.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 10:15 AM) 10 games shouldn't sway your opinion on a player's overall ability. Alexei still has a ton of weaknesses. Alexei takes your weakness and hits it 410 feet into LCF for a White Sox winner.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 09:04 PM) Viciedo's first career bomb isn't up on mlb.com yet Somewhere Southside Don just notched the first mark on his bedpost.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 03:51 PM) You should tell that to my uncle in France who has spent the last 15 years in and out of the hospital with one nearly critical ailment after the other. We could compare stories... My dad is on our version of socialized medicine in the USA as a veteran. Even after the national stories broke about how bad their care was, nothing has changed. As a matter of a fact I could detail the last month of run arounds he has had as he tries to find someone to do an operation that would usually be considered an emergency surgery. At the VA, he got sent home. This is the version of health care that was supposed to be what we should all aspire to...

QUOTE (docsox24 @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 03:07 PM) because he is in great shape!! for some reason people think that means you can hit all of a sudden I'd bet money his back has been bothering him all along now.