ZOOM to miss 08????

We're....um....marking time until spring training starts?

you mean....treading water?

Skating on thin ice?

Yeah, those things too!

SoulRat wrote:

Yeah, those things too!

.....my ribs!!

At least you aren't peeing yourself today...

Thanks!! I just did.....

POST #2222!!

.....Laundry day, AGAIN!!

LOL!

What are YOU laughing at?

Do I "amuse" you? Do you rthink I'm a clown?

(Joe Pesci voice)

Laughter is good for the soul. But of course, so is crying.....

Now back to our show - Zumaya update:

Zumaya's prognosis good; Tigers' reliever says, 'I believe a miracle happened'
Hurler wants to stop rumors, 'I want people to know the truth: A box fell on me while I was evacuating my home in Chula Vista'

November 6, 2007

BY JON PAUL MOROSI

FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER

ORLANDO -- Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya returned Monday to the Scripps Clinic in San Diego, where he underwent major shoulder surgery last week.

This time, the news was relatively good.

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Dr. Heinz Hoenecke reviewed images of the shoulder with Zumaya and his father. At one point, Joel Zumaya said, Hoenecke turned to Joel Sr., and said, "Your son is going to come back throwing the ball like he was."

The time line for Zumaya's return has not changed -- the team hopes for a midseason comeback -- but Zumaya sounded confident in his ability to make a full recovery during a Monday telephone interview.

"I believe a miracle happened," Zumaya said. "I have no doubt that we're going to be fine."

Zumaya also addressed the criticism he has heard since Thursday, when the club announced that he underwent an AC joint reconstruction. Zumaya said he was injured while moving boxes in the attic of his family's home in Chula Vista, Calif., during the California wildfires, and he is disappointed that some have doubted his account.

"It's tough to have people criticizing me, saying I'm a liar," he said. "I've never done anything to anybody to deserve this. It's sad. It's nothing I'm worried about. I just want people to know that, when I come out of this surgery, I'm going to be 110%."

Zumaya defended his initial statements about the injury, saying, "I want people to know the truth: A box fell on me while I was evacuating my home in Chula Vista."

President/general manager Dave Dombrowski acknowledged last week that he could not count on Zumaya's return as he plans for next season. The Tigers apparently need two relief pitchers, a closer and a setup man.

Todd Jones, a free agent, could return as the closer, but Dombrowski said Monday he does not expect a decision from him until late next week at the earliest. Jones, 39, can begin discussing financial terms with other clubs one week from today, and Dombrowski expects him to take advantage of that opportunity.

If Jones does not re-sign, the Tigers likely will pursue a free-agent closer, with Francisco Cordero and Eric Gagne among the most likely candidates.

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Gonzo is pretty DANG old. How many 40 year olds can you have on one team?
Floyd scares the beejeebis outta me....injury prone!!

Stewart is ok but RIGHT-HANDED. We need a Lefty!! Unless we can somehow get Eric Chavez for 3B!!