Hanley in pain! NOOOO! It'll be okay. I promise.
Defensive substitution: Alfredo Amezaga replaces Hanley Ramirez at shortstop.
This is what I saw at the top of the second inning on MLB Gameday (Neither Gainesville cable nor MLB.TV would let me watch my boys today, so Gameday was my unfortunate last resort). I started FREAKING OUT that Hanley had pulled his hammy again. Gameday doesn't provide injury information, so that was my first thought. But I eventually got word that he dislocated his shoulder. It's not serious, and our beloved reigning Rookie of the Year is "day-to-day."
Fredi's not going to start him in Arizona Monday night. That's fine. Amezaga can play shortstop with his eyes closed, and there's no need to make a roster move for a center fielder now that Cody Ross has been activated from the DL. But I don't expect to see Hanley confined to the dugout all night. We've seen this before...
Not too long ago, well, two weeks ago, Hanley left a game in San Diego early with a hamstring injury and was available to pinch-hit the following day. And when he was called upon, he crushed an 0-2 curveball from GREG MADDUX into the left-field stands at spacious Petco Park. Not only did it help the Marlins win the game, it was a bold statement that NOTHING IS GOING TO STOP HANLEY RAMIREZ FROM BEING HANLEY RAMIREZ.
So let's try not to worry too much about this Hanley injury...although this time it's the shoulder...okay, I'm not going to even THINK about Hanley's sweet swing being affected by this....bad thoughts....oh no...bad thoughts....
HANLEY IS GOING TO BE FINE AND BACK TO HIS HANLEY SELF VERY SOON.
I was watching on DirecTV, and it went out because of all the rain. The game came back on just as Cody Ross was taking his first swing, and I started freaking out, too.
I did mention a few blogs ago that Cody's return was going to inspire another injury... an activated player always seems to this season (like Booney going down just days after Mike's return).
Let's hope it's just a few days, and nothing more. We need Hanley's bat.
Great to see more Fish bloggers on here! Keep it up. :)
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It's a good thing Booney went down AFTER Jake was activated...although it would have given Woody a chance to start a whole lotta games...
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The Fish are going to have a second-half surge that will be the talk of all MLB. I predict they make the playoffs -- and are competitive there, too.
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That last comment proves how little my dad knows about baseball.
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