Or it's a slightly pulled hamstring and you have greatly over reacted.

I fully agree that Tingler and the trainer must have been sleeping on the play at 1st base. I was shocked to see Lewis come out to 3rd the next half inning. I hope it is just a tweaked hammy. In my youth I played a lot of ball and tweaked my hammy. Took me 2 weeks before I could play again. Lets hope with all the training and conditioning players have it won't take him that long if it is a hammy. I can agree with what Dick said last night about players getting injured running to 1st. with the knowledge about training out there, maybe something needs to be changed in their routine to strengthen their legs.

And then what happened? :)

I understand your passion and frustration, Doc.  And you might be right on all points.  Then again, we'll have to see how it all unfolds.  Instead of an immediate firing, a well thought out calm investigation that might or might not merit a firing would probably be the better path; but I like your grit!

Let's just wait to see the full diagnosis and then we can appropriately react. 

Haha ... Don't give this guy any nuclear arms codes.

Apparently the trainer was working without a license

https://www.startribune.com/twins-timberwolves-trainers-fined-unlicensed/600305763/#:~:text=The Minnesota Board of Medical,a state license until April.

I wonder how Rocco would have reacted?  He seems to be overly cautious so IMO he would have immediately taken Lewis out.  We'll never know for sure.

Per reports in today's game against the Reds, Lewis had been deal with a sore heel. The pull up/limp running to 1B was the heel barking so they didn't address anything at the time.

His hamstring has not been an issue. Somehow, it cramped or pulled slightly on his swing. He was immediately pulled at that time.

Totally unrelated issues. 

I think everyone gets to keep their job for another day.

3 hours ago, DJL44 said:

Apparently the trainer was working without a license

https://www.startribune.com/twins-timberwolves-trainers-fined-unlicensed/600305763/#:~:text=The Minnesota Board of Medical,a state license until April.

Dumb.

Any licensed/certified health care worker knows that they either have reciprocity to practice in another state or that they need to file for appropriate license.

Hired in Oct and applies the next April. Really? Even a barber knows this stuff.

Apparently it isn't the same everywhere. CA, where Dr Nick just came from, does not have such a requirement:

"Upon notification of the procedures for licensing in Minnesota that did not exist in his previous place of employment, immediate corrective actions were taken. He has since secured his unconditional license and is now in full compliance with state regulations."

It's worth pointing out that the state board might have been a bit sleepy too and made a bunch of calls all at once, since trainers for the Twins, Wolves and two from the Vikings were all applying within that March/April timeframe. 

2 hours ago, Cris E said:

Apparently it isn't the same everywhere. CA, where Dr Nick just came from, does not have such a requirement:

 

"Athletic trainers are licensed or otherwise regulated in 49 states and the District of Columbia." https://natad2.org/info_public.htm#:~:text= Athletic trainers are licensed,BOC) credential (ATC).

CA is only state without regulation. He practiced in Florida and Michigan and clearly is aware of the need to be responsible for his certification/licensure. It is not the state's responsibility to seek him out.

17 hours ago, DocBauer said:

Per reports in today's game against the Reds, Lewis had been deal with a sore heel. The pull up/limp running to 1B was the heel barking so they didn't address anything at the time.

His hamstring has not been an issue. Somehow, it cramped or pulled slightly on his swing. He was immediately pulled at that time.

Totally unrelated issues. 

I think everyone gets to keep their job for another day.

I was in 7th row off 3rd base dirt and he looked fine. This was after the run down to 1B where it did look like some lower body problem. The heel - then hamstring explanation makes perfect sense.

He was riding bike and apparently comfortable doing so on Wednesday pre-game.

He sits the Angels Series and re-evaluate this weekend for last handful of games.

The reaction I saw of Lewis was not that of a significant injury, but someone who was upset they were taking him out for an injury.  When he had the core issue, he clearly knew he was hurt for a period of time, but with this when Tingler was coming out of dugout, Lewis clearly was telling him he was fine to stay in, and Tingler told him no.  If Lewis knew he had a significant injury he would not have argued with the manager and trainer to stay in.  That is how I saw the interaction. 

On 9/20/2023 at 8:05 AM, terrydactyls said:

Or it's a slightly pulled hamstring and you have greatly over reacted.

Again, my reaction is not to the EXTENT of the injury, it is to the HADNLING of the injury.  When you see your KEY player with injury history pull up lame (note he was NOT just slowing down because he was going to be out). You do not just sit back and wait for him to come to you.  You go to him to make sure he is OK. that didn't happen, and THAT is where the dereliction of duty comes in to play. If they went to Royce and he said he was fine that is one thing, but they didn't address the clear issue themselves.