Comments on: 2009 Springfield Cardinals Pitching Stats

By: southeast redbird

southeast redbird — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:08:03 +0000

I do beleive it was his throwing arm.
I am not going to get into what’s up with McCormick at this time, perhaps you all will know more by springtime.
I stand by my original thoughts that he was the best prospect in the system.

By: RobertoRydeWagner

RobertoRydeWagner — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:37:37 +0000

McCormick, McCormick, McCormick, McCormick. Rhymes with quick, not quack.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:46:44 +0000

Thanks for the info on Dew – first I´d heard of his condition all year. Was the stress fracture in the arm or one of his legs? Any good inof on McCormack?

By: southeast redbird

southeast redbird — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:14:19 +0000

Gruntosaurus,
Tendinitous and bursitis are conditions usually caused by some impingment (look up impingement syndrome) or overuse and if not treated (especially those in sports such as swimming, tennis, baseball) can result in a tear. Swimmers usually have the bursa removed, to make room, as do some pitchers, but my understanding the whole thing is quite hard to diagnose.

By: Gruntosaurus

Gruntosaurus — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:46:12 +0000

“The tendinitis/bursitis thing hopefully will be a thing of the past.” I hope so too, but I’ve suffered from this combination for years, and I’m not convinced it ever fully goes away. Of course, mine hasn’t been treated as aggressively as Kopp’s. One thing I wish our medical system could do: take these procedures that are reassembling busted athletes, and make them both available and affordable for the busted rest of us. Anyway, I share your hope for Kopp.

Casey Mulligan’s WHIP went up when he moved up a level, but this continues to be a pretty durn interesting looking reliever, at least to me.

By: southeast redbird

southeast redbird — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:30:17 +0000

I am not so sure it’s fair to judge Kopp, a rare condition found only in some (cortacoid inpingement), has been found and corrected and the tendinitous/bursitis thing hopefully will be a thing of the past.It was not major surgery, and prognosis is good.
Despite past reports, he never has had anything wrong with the upper parts of the shoulder, never showed anything that would cause such discomfort (no tears, rips, nothing) in numerous MRI, or when they looked inside last year. Essentially the shaving of the bone now allows more room for movement, which before was causing impingement.
Josh Dew’s issue was a stress fracture, he is fine and good to go, so I hear. If he has the stuff he had before this happened, some middle relievers better watch out.

Let’s get it straight, they did not release Herron because of lack of performance.

By: RobertoRydeWagner

RobertoRydeWagner — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:45:30 +0000

Some feasted: Sanchez, Mulligan, Parise, Hearne, Lynn, Additon, Dickson.
For others, famine: Degerman, Kopp, Broderick, Furnish, Fiske, Elvis Hernandez, Gorgen, Kulik.
One of the few in-between, Norrick.
The Cards sort them out at this level, like Herron.
Injuries to Fiske, Freeman, Mura, Kopp, Dew.
If Samuel gains command, he could be a good one.