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I will put out a 5th Twins player. Jason Kubel Twins website September 27th 2011 Kubel in mid September, commenting on his foot injury. "I don't like the way I went out and it's just been a frustrating season," Kubel said. "The initial thought [on May 30] was that it would be day to day and see how it goes, and it's still day to day now. But I guess it happens. (We didn't give it the proper rest and it lingered all year.")

I had to wait an extra day for the Podcast. I was going stir crazy!!!

i'm in.

Here is a recent statement from Carl Pavono On August 21st, the Pioneer Press Quoted Carl Pavono's comments regarding the Misdiagnosis of his shoulder injury. "It's too bad it took three months diagnose that," Pavano said from New York. "I could have been resting."Pavano hasn't pitched for the Twins since June 1 and scrapped a rehab start with Class A Fort Myers to see Altchek on Tuesday, Aug. 21. Twins doctors diagnosed Pavano with a strain in his shoulder capsule, but he said Altchek said the primary culprit is the bruise, which is causing inflammation and pain. "The good news is it doesn't require surgery," Pavano said. "I've had this in the past and gotten through it, and obviously I've pitched a lot since then. But as far as I'm concerned this whole season has been a failure on many levels, for myself, for the team. It's just kind of lousy that it took this long. Scott Baker On May 8th 2012, B.N. National Baseball editor Rob Neyer wrote about and quoted Baker following his TJ Surgery. While Scott Baker worked through elbow issues over the past two seasons, the Minnesota Twins right-hander heard the whispers both inside and outside Target Field. "I knew I wasn't crazy," Baker said Friday. "I knew there was some speculation that maybe I was babying it or taking it easy, but good grief. I did everything I possibly could to get better and to try to pitch with it. But that just wasn't going to happen." Baker battled pain in his elbow dating to 2010, and some urged him to try pitching through the pain. He was shut down for the season earlier this month and scheduled for surgery on his flexor pronator tendon. But once his arm was opened up, Dr. David Altchek made the decision that he needed Tommy John surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament.

Mr Greed, Did you see my direct quote from J.J. Hardy? I will give you more documentation of a Player complaint. Here is one from Pat Neshek On May 5th 2010, Phil Mackey reported that Pat Neshek had made the following statements on his Facebook Account. "Yeah it’s been a drag on me. Here’s what’s going on. I injured my finger about 3 weeks ago, got a cortisone shot in the finger and told to rest for a week. The pain never went away but my finger felt a little better. During the entire time throwing I have not felt that well out there playing catch (painful to grip and release the ball) and in games. I pitched with pain since the initial diagnosis said that it would go away and throwing a baseball would help it. Well, 3 weeks have passed and I’m still having trouble gripping a ball. (I went in for an MRI and to a hand specialist and learned that I was misdiagnosed.) My pain was coming from near the palm of my hand where my middle finger in my palm…called a pulley tendon. The best thing to help it is a direct injection of cortisone, rest, not to stretch it or use it doing things that put stress on it. To get a cortisone injection I need to wait at least 4 weeks after my last one. I had my last one 3 weeks ago. (I’m not happy with anything that has gone on especially when it could have been taken care of 3 weeks ago and was told the wrong info.)

FREE ANTHONY NOW !!!!

Let's imagine the day, Slama comes into Target Field with another Team and mows down the side. That day may come. Next Winter, Anthony Slama will be a free Man.

Coments by Players who have had issues with their treatment have been documented in the Print and Broadcast Media I will give you one regarding J.J. Hardy. Hardy speaking with 1500's Phil Mackey "In spring training I started to feel it and got a little bit nervous, going, 'Oh (expletive), here we go again.' But the trainers worked on it, got rid of it in about a week, and I haven't dealt with it since." Hardy added that the treatment he received from Orioles' trainers was different than what had been tried in Minnesota, but he added, "I don't want to get into that too much and make people look bad, but yeah. It definitely was a little bit different."

Escobar has really earned his call up from Rochester by hitting a putrid 224 with an OBP of .261 The Bill Smith Memorial Scholarship is alive and well. Wait!!! I thought the Scholarship program had been canceled.

Pavano, Baker, Hardey, Kubel, Neshek and Mauer, have all criticized the way their injury's were handled. That should set off some alarm bells.

It's the continuing pattern which is the cause for concern. Nick, are you in the Medical Profession ? If so, I will give more weight to your comments.

Fien is starting to impress. Rapid fire with an attitude.

Scotty Ulger Case Closed

The Players should pass around a hat and take up a collection for his fine. A Twins Pitcher sticking up for a Teammate is a rare occurrence. I've gained a ton of respect for the Guy.

have you compared that to the other mlb teams? Yes I have, Start with the rest of the Division.

Can I have the Gum?

There are open stand up MRI'S Google it.

There are stand up MRI'S which really helps people with claustrophobia. I don't get it.

I have no problem with this. If you know that he'll be back in 7 days or less, of course you don't DL him. But once it gets to that 7 days and there still is no certainty on when he'll return, DL only makes sense. This just in from the Keystone Kops on Day 9 of the Denard Death Watch: http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/166844536.html "Span had an magnetic resonance imaging exam of his neck on Monday, which came back negative. On Tuesday he will have an MRI of his right clavicle. Span injured himself Aug. 12 trying to make a falling catch in center field. He thought he would be ready in a few days, but continues to feel discomfort. The Twins still won't say he's a candidate for the disabled list, but they ordered the exams to make sure nothing more serious is bothering him." TR usually breaks out Antony for the really ridiculous PR fluff that you just can't make up: "Basically we're doing that just to make sure we're not missing anything," Twins assistant general manager Rob Antony said. "We want to rule everything out and give him peace of mind." The Front Office told Baker to get a second opinion, just for his peace of mind.

The Twins Medical Staff should really update their methods of Treatment. http://www.itstrulyrandom.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/leech2.jpg

You do not have to be a Doctor to realize that the Medical Staff is misdiagnosing injures OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!!

One other item to think about. At one point in July, there were 20 pitchers on the DL from Beloit-up to the Major league Club. Is this Organization capable of keeping their Arms healthy??

I was at the Saints Game too. A good evening and a good game. It's refreshing to watch a game without worrying about Terry Ryan, Gardy, the Pohlads, the Payroll, the Medical Staff, Phill Mackey and all the other Cr#P!! Just pure Innocent Baseball.

Does Jeff Gray continue to hold on to his Scholarship??

"Hopefully from here on out he'll figure things and get himself on a little run and get some confidence going into next year, because he should be a big part of our rotation next year," Gardenhire said According to Gardy, Blackburn is going nowhere.