Jabroni Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-05...ack=1&cset=trueReliever Chad Fox suffered an elbow injury after throwing a pitch to Jason LaRue during the ninth inning, and he left the mound holding his right arm. Early indications are that Fox, who was designated as the primary closer Sunday, will have to undergo elbow surgery and miss the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 He has a surgery every year. It is his thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Ouch -- that's rough. From the little I watched him this year, he was looking good, too. Looked like he had a real nice slider going... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabroni Posted April 26, 2005 Author Share Posted April 26, 2005 (edited) He has a surgery every year. It is his thing. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yep, and Dusty is getting ripped on the radio because of it. Dusty has used Fox for 3 games in a row and he used him tonight in a non-save situation. Dusty had Fox warming up for the save but the Cubs scored another run and didn't need him. Dusty decided to pitch him anyways. Fox threw 29 pitches and threw his arm out of the socket. They are reaming Dusty for overusing the injury-prone reliever. Edited April 26, 2005 by Jabroni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 11:10 PM) Ouch -- that's rough. From the little I watched him this year, he was looking good, too. Looked like he had a real nice slider going... It's too bad. The slider will kill the elbow if not thrown properly. his mechanics with the slider is what makes it good but it is also what causes the elbow problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Dusty's done it again. They'll run out of pitchers soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Time to rip on Dusty Baker yet again - Sunday: "You have to protect [Fox]," manager Dusty Baker said. "This guy's coming off two or three arm operations. He hardly pitched at all last year, so we have to protect him." Monday: Baker has Fox warm up in the 8th inning even though the Cubs have a 4 run lead. He then uses him in the 9th inning after the lead becomes 7. Yes, a 7 run lead and he throws the injury prone (and now closer) Fox out there on no days rest with a huge lead. Fox blows out his elbow, and is likely out for the year. He gone. And all cubs fans love Dusty cuz he's such a great manager, right. In Dusty we Trusty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Its pretty sad for Fox. He gets a huge chance, but unfortunately it came for a team with Dusty as the manager. Most managers would not put their injury prone closer in for mop up duty, but not Dusty Baker. Terrible use of pitchers, he should be fired. How can anyone have faith in him? SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Quick question that's fantasy related: who closes now? Is it Hawkins again? I'm desperate for saves in one of my leagues. It'd be nice for me if someone else got a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabroni Posted April 26, 2005 Author Share Posted April 26, 2005 (edited) Quick question that's fantasy related: who closes now? Is it Hawkins again? I'm desperate for saves in one of my leagues. It'd be nice for me if someone else got a shot. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My guess would be Michael Wuertz if Busty doesn't give the job back to LaChoke. Edited April 26, 2005 by Jabroni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Dusty the Pitcher Killer strikes again! I wonder if this pattern of injured Cub pitchers would scare free-agent pitchers away from them? Athletes are generally fairly superstitious, so I think this could have some effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 So whatever happened with the holy water that Dusty Baker once talked about with the media? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 This is so sad.. Cubs brass need to tell Dusty to stop ruining their players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokona Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 If you saw it, it was plainly visible that his arm was waaaaay behind his body. It was like his arm just never got through the zone and his hand was below his elbow. Very, very weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevHead0881 Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Apr 26, 2005 -> 07:14 AM) And all cubs fans love Dusty cuz he's such a great manager, right. In Dusty we Trusty! Although this once was true, I don't know too many Cub fans these days who wouldn't want to take a hatchet to Dusty's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 QUOTE(Yoda @ Apr 26, 2005 -> 03:43 PM) So whatever happened with the holy water that Dusty Baker once talked about with the media? The goat drank it and then pissed in the Bartman ball spaghetti sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabroni Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Haha, Busty is going back to LaChoke as his closer again... "Now playing at Wrigley: Baker's bullpen follies" http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...i-sportsnew-hed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 i love thinking about the cubs misfortunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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