joeynach Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) Bruce Levine is currently discussing. First of all he said the Erstad signing was sert long before they learned about Pods needing surgery. He this surgery is not related to various groin problems or groin strains Pods has had over the past couple years with the white sox. He said the surgery is on the other side groin where he incurred an injury 4 years ago in Milwaukee. Still didn't really label the surgery as anything specific. I would still like to find out is this a tear, a hernia, a strain, scar tissue, and other details like how long will he be out, whats the timetable, etc. I guess this make the Erstad signing look a little better. We couldn't just have Ozuna out there everyday in LF we needed a real OF with a real glove and at least Erstad brings that to the table for us. Edited January 23, 2007 by joeynach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 he'll be abot about 6 weeks. So he might miss a little spring training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 10:50 PM) he'll be abot about 6 weeks. So he might miss a little spring training. Well, the Pods lovers have an excuse now if he sucks all season again. Forget about Pods or Erstad...Mackowiak's a much better option in LF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 QUOTE(fathom @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 02:56 PM) Well, the Pods lovers have an excuse now if he sucks all season again. Forget about Pods or Erstad...Mackowiak's a much better option in LF. When you suck because of surgery 2 years in a row, it's no longer an excuse; you've gone from being a player who didn't perform because of injury to being injury-prone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 11:02 PM) When you suck because of surgery 2 years in a row, it's no longer an excuse; you've gone from being a player who didn't perform because of injury to being injury-prone. And an injury-prone speed player usually ends up being a crap player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Maybe I'm a psycho, but I'd almost prefer to see Sweeney get the majority of the ABs if Podsednik goes down, just to see if he can hit .270, regardless of the power numbers he puts up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIOin08 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 05:23 PM) Maybe I'm a psycho, but I'd almost prefer to see Sweeney get the majority of the ABs if Podsednik goes down, just to see if he can hit .270, regardless of the power numbers he puts up. I would almost prefer sosa... did i really just say that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Not to be an alarmist, but the signs are not good for Pods. A former speed guy with persistent groin woes and now surgery. It's time to thank Pods for the Series year and wish him well somewhere else. Erstad isn't very good is he? Go with the younguns, Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance Law Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 05:23 PM) Maybe I'm a psycho, but I'd almost prefer to see Sweeney get the majority of the ABs if Podsednik goes down, just to see if he can hit .270, regardless of the power numbers he puts up. I agree with this. If Pods is injured or sucks cause he's hurt, Sweeney should be in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Why the hell would he wait until now to have the surgery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmmmbeeer Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(Vance Law @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 07:51 PM) I agree with this. If Pods is injured or sucks cause he's hurt, Sweeney should be in there. That's what I've been wondering errr, quoted wrong post...i'm also wondering why he waited until now Edited January 24, 2007 by mmmmmbeeer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkokieSox Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 11:02 PM) When you suck because of surgery 2 years in a row, it's no longer an excuse; you've gone from being a player who didn't perform because of injury to being injury-prone. How was 05 a bad year for him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 QUOTE(SEALgep @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 05:48 PM) How was 05 a bad year for him? Well, the 2nd half wasn't exactly stellar, but my goal in that sentence was this season. Last season, yeah, ok, i'll accept Pods being hurt as an excuse. He had no spring training, had surgery in the offseason, and didn't seem healthy all year. Now, we're talking about him missing chunks of ST again, maybe having no ST or missing parts of the season again, and its fairly likely that this will negatively affect his playing ability...again. In other words, he may well suck again this year because of injuries. At which point, he'll have sucked for 2 straight years and been hurt for 2.5. That's injury prone. That's the kind of guy you don't pencil in as your starting leadoff hitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spataro51 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 They said he was doing his normal offseason routine and when he kicked it up a notch to get ready as the offseason is coming to a close it acted up pretty bad and he opted to get it done know instead of it being a lingering problem all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 05:02 PM) When you suck because of surgery 2 years in a row, it's no longer an excuse; you've gone from being a player who didn't perform because of injury to being injury-prone. Erstad is also injury prone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 QUOTE(NUKE @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 09:07 PM) Erstad is also injury prone. But Erstad isn't expected to be our starting leadoff left fielder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 QUOTE(TheOcho @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 09:18 PM) But Erstad isn't expected to be our starting leadoff left fielder. Actually that might be one of the reasons why they signed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Wow, many of you guys are heartless. This guy is having surgeries and busting his rear to come back. I realize many think stolen bases and speed are useless but you don't need to tear the guy to shreds. He was never much more than an average to an above average player at his best who busted his rear to do whatever he could. Depending on the severity of the problem this could very well be the end of a short career. i'm not sure what the problem is because it was kept quiet and no one was talking. but give the guy a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 09:28 PM) Actually that might be one of the reasons why they signed him. Maybe, I guess we'll see the team's approach in the upcoming weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoota Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 (edited) How's Lisa Dergan taking this news? I guess I'll fill in for Pods for the next 6 weeks. I hope they have eggs at the house... Edited January 24, 2007 by shoota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Poor guy does get ripped alot. I hate the Erstad signing though. I rather see Sweeney given a chance. Instead we'll see Erstad and Mackowiak getting more PT than Thome and Konerko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 QUOTE(ptatc @ Jan 24, 2007 -> 03:43 AM) Wow, many of you guys are heartless. This guy is having surgeries and busting his rear to come back. I realize many think stolen bases and speed are useless but you don't need to tear the guy to shreds. He was never much more than an average to an above average player at his best who busted his rear to do whatever he could. Depending on the severity of the problem this could very well be the end of a short career. i'm not sure what the problem is because it was kept quiet and no one was talking. but give the guy a break. He doesn't hustle, that's the problem many of us have with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 QUOTE(fathom @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 10:11 PM) He doesn't hustle, that's the problem many of us have with him. on defense it doesn't seem like it, but I do that's because of his groin. I noticed before his groin injury in 2005, even though he got bad reads, he hustled hard towards the ball and hustled when on the bases. Now he runs like he has something stuck up his arse, especially defensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 10:12 PM) on defense it doesn't seem like it, but I do that's because of his groin. I noticed before his groin injury in 2005, even though he got bad reads, he hustled hard towards the ball and hustled when on the bases. Now he runs like he has something stuck up his arse, especially defensively. Then he should not have been playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 QUOTE(shoota @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 09:57 PM) How's Lisa Dergan taking this news? I guess I'll fill in for Pods for the next 6 weeks. I hope they have eggs at the house... Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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