The Denard Span Non-DL Watch

[jokin]

Terry Ryan could send a message to the medical staff by requiring every diagnosis to be confirmed or denied by an outside medical professional. Get a 2nd opinion, or a 3rd one, if necessary. Pavano's actual injury was diagnosed by an outsider. I believe Scott Baker's was also. This isn't expensive, you don't have to hire anyone onto the staff, and the current medical staff gets the message that they are being watched. Then in the off season do a complete evaluation using the data gathered using these outside pros compared to your inside staff. How many times were the Twins doctors wrong? How many times were they right? Works for me.

 

Upon further review, based on new information, it seems this is exactly what the Twins did with Pavano:

 

New York specialist Dr. David Altchek said Pavano has a bruise on the humerus bone, an injury that likely would have recovered in a few weeks had he rested it. Instead, Pavano worked three months on rehabilitating what was believed to be a strained shoulder capsule.

Altchek saw every MRI the Twins did on Pavano during the season and concurred with their diagnosis. He even remarked in May that he noticed Pavano's shoulder gaining strength.

Twins Assistant General Manager Rob Antony admitted to being surprised by the new diagnosis on Tuesday.

"All along our doctors and Altchek have conferred on everything," Antony said. "To me, I'm not sure how many more medical opinions you can get on this guy, or more tests done or whatever, than we did."

http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/166993736.html?refer=y

 

This smells of an organization trying to play PR catch-up based on the initial announcement and Pavano's public statements in regards to the situation. Rob Antony is usually the nominee to do this kind of dirty work.

[jokin]

Terry Ryan could send a message to the medical staff by requiring every diagnosis to be confirmed or denied by an outside medical professional. Get a 2nd opinion, or a 3rd one, if necessary. Pavano's actual injury was diagnosed by an outsider. I believe Scott Baker's was also. This isn't expensive, you don't have to hire anyone onto the staff, and the current medical staff gets the message that they are being watched. Then in the off season do a complete evaluation using the data gathered using these outside pros compared to your inside staff. How many times were the Twins doctors wrong? How many times were they right? Works for me.

 

A completely sane and reasonable expectation. I was surprised that it took this long to get Pavano outside of the organization for review. After Baker, you'd think that's something they would have done in June.

 

A failing on the part of the front office? Possibly, maybe even likely.

 

Excellent proposal employing the common sense I advocated, which is why your previous abolutist argument against the critics held no water. I was not advocating firing everyone within shouting distance, just holding Ryan accountable to the words he himself used to address the situation. I'm sure most thoughtful outside critics were of the same mind. Ryan's opening statements upon becoming GM last year concerning the medical/training issues were in direct response to the disaster that the 2011 season became and which ultimately threatened to make the once-justly-proud Twins organization a laughingstock (how soon did we forget "bilateral leg weakness"?)-- starting with delayed but necessary surgeries shortly after the 2010 season completed, up to, and including the gaffe-tastic Public Relations debacle concerning health, season-readiness and injury issues. Given the unfolding events during the 2012 season, Ryan's failure to make a public effort to get out in front of this issue (as in the above proposal from powrwrap) is coming back to bite the Twins yet again.

[joeboo_22]

Span says he plans on playing in Texas.

 

My resonse- well I hope so. Its only been 10 days

[John Bonnes]

At long last our national nightmare is over. Span will be put on the DL today, 19 days father he was injured, having played in four games and getting five hits. Also, one game before rosters expand.

[GCTF]

This team needs an enema.

[jctwins]

This team needs an enema.

 

Stop hating JR.

[jokin]

Terry Ryan could send a message to the medical staff by requiring every diagnosis to be confirmed or denied by an outside medical professional. Get a 2nd opinion, or a 3rd one, if necessary. Pavano's actual injury was diagnosed by an outsider. I believe Scott Baker's was also. This isn't expensive, you don't have to hire anyone onto the staff, and the current medical staff gets the message that they are being watched. Then in the off season do a complete evaluation using the data gathered using these outside pros compared to your inside staff. How many times were the Twins doctors wrong? How many times were they right? Works for me.

 

A completely sane and reasonable expectation. I was surprised that it took this long to get Pavano outside of the organization for review. After Baker, you'd think that's something they would have done in June.

 

A failing on the part of the front office? Possibly, maybe even likely.

 

Excellent proposal employing the common sense I advocated, which is why your previous abolutist argument against the critics held no water. I was not advocating firing everyone within shouting distance, just holding Ryan accountable to the words he himself used to address the situation. I'm sure most thoughtful outside critics were of the same mind. Ryan's opening statements upon becoming GM last year concerning the medical/training issues were in direct response to the disaster that the 2011 season became and which ultimately threatened to make the once-justly-proud Twins organization a laughingstock (how soon did we forget "bilateral leg weakness"?)-- starting with delayed but necessary surgeries shortly after the 2010 season completed, up to, and including the gaffe-tastic Public Relations debacle concerning health, season-readiness and injury issues. Given the unfolding events during the 2012 season, Ryan's failure to make a public effort to get out in front of this issue (as in the above proposal from powrwrap) is coming back to bite the Twins yet again.

 

Coomer might have jeopardized his job, but right after Gardy made the announcement about Span, Ron went way out on a limb and promised that the Twins will most assuredly take a long look at taking great efforts to insure that this type of DL-Dance situation doesn't happen again next year.

 

You just can't make the goofy stuff this team says and does up.