Braves First Baseman Freddie Freeman To Miss Two Weeks With Knee Injury
by gondeee on Feb 28, 2012 2:14 PM EST
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The good news from Florida just keeps coming for the Atlanta Braves. While Tommy Hanson may finally be recovered from the concussion related symptoms that have sidelined him for over a week, now first baseman Freddie Freeman will apparently be sidelined for a fortnight. Here is MLB's Mark Bowman with the latest:
[...] Braves are dealing with the fact that Freddie Freeman will likely spend the next two weeks resting a right knee injury that he suffered during Tuesday morning’s workout at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex.
Freeman’s right knee popped out of place as he reached to pick a low throw at first base. He limped off the field and was still walking with a heavy limp as he made his way toward a photo shoot on Tuesday afternoon.
"I was just doing pick drills and the knee gave out," Freeman said. "The kneecap went this way and I came back in. When I did this when I was playing in Triple-A, it took me two weeks. So that is what we are going on."
Not the best of news for the Braves, but if an injury requiring two weeks to recover is going to happen, then spring training is as good a time as any for it. If Freeman returns in two weeks, he'll still have two more weeks to get ready for the season, and that will likely be all he needs. I guess it's also good to know that he's done this before and knows what it will take to return from the injury.
Now if I may say something to the rest of the team, "please drive safely and watch your step."
Sincerely,
Every Braves Fan
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This is fine, get it out of our system early…(a rephrased version of my 2011 mantra…)
"But if you just talk, I've found your mouth comes out with stuff." -Karl Pilkington
This.
We haven’t even started ST games, nothing to worry about yet. Minor injuries always crop up in ST for every team.
If we can land [Stephen Drew], I will give FW a bj.
~justincredubil02
by king of games on Feb 28, 2012 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
Do week have any NRIs that play 1B?
Or will Hinske be manning the position in the upcoming games. I really hope they don’t move Terdo back. He’s going to get some valuable experience coming into games once Chipper comes out.
J-Terd
If we can land [Stephen Drew], I will give FW a bj.
~justincredubil02
by king of games on Feb 28, 2012 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
Ernesto Mejia
http://www.talkingchop.com/2012/1/12/2699140/braves-nri-in-depth-ernesto-mejia
a power hitter in AA who could certainly use some work fielding 1B;
Hinske may also share playing time at 1B with Martin Prado
Wow, I didn't think Mejia got invited.
I really enjoyed watching him play this past season. He’s got the pop, but no defense. If only the NL had a DH, he’d have a chance of cracking the roster.
is this a recurring problem?
its happened before?
So which is worse?
That Freddie’s knee just popped out of place with no provocation, or that it has happened before?
Stark wrote a piece on Chipper recently, check it out
by suicide bunting is a sin on Feb 28, 2012 3:31 PM EST reply actions
Fail, sorry about that
If Halladay, Lee, and Hamels all break their arms while playing tag in the clubhouse, We'll be set
by suicide bunting is a sin on Feb 28, 2012 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
Here it is
http://espn.go.com/mlb/spring2012/story/_/id/7622056/chipper-jones-see-end-career-near
If Halladay, Lee, and Hamels all break their arms while playing tag in the clubhouse, We'll be set
by suicide bunting is a sin on Feb 28, 2012 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
Money quote everyone wants to hear
What he could see himself doing, though, is being a hitting coach.
“I’m head over heels in love with the craft of hitting,” he says. “If I have a specialty, it would be that. And that would probably be what I’d be best at.”
As my boy Beard would often say, wood.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Posted it in the fanshot section earlier. The video attached to the article is pretty good too, it, ironically, mentions that Freeman has increased his benchpress from 160 to 260 this off-season
"But if you just talk, I've found your mouth comes out with stuff." -Karl Pilkington
Freeman was only benching 160 last season??
Freeman isn’t on Heyward’s level in terms of tools, skills, or baseball IQ–but it’s fair to say Freeman has failed to meet the modest expectations in place for him - Capitol Avenue Club (May 28th, 2011)
I’m assuming that wasn’t his max, maybe just what he lifted regularly? Maybe I’m stretching?
If we can land [Stephen Drew], I will give FW a bj.
~justincredubil02
by king of games on Feb 28, 2012 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
no way thats true. I benched 160 my freshman year in high school when I was 125 pounds
by PhuckthePhillies on Feb 28, 2012 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
Patellar dislocation
A dislocation of the patella (kneecap) is what occurred here. This is not a bone/ligament problem. Typically, it is due to weakness in a muscle group attached to the patella. Treatment is a knee immobilizer with crutches for ~1-2 weeks with strengthening exercises for the the quadricep/sartorius muscles.
He will be fine….but if it happens once, if the muscles groups are not strengthened sufficiently, it will continue to happen…..
My 2 cents.
by Dale Murphy for HOF on Feb 28, 2012 4:23 PM EST reply actions
Subluxation can also be a chronic problem though
and even worse, can be genetic. The positive is that it wouldn’t put him on the shelf for too long each time it happens; the negative is that he may not have any cartilage left by 30.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
You don’t typically want a 1B past 30 anyway.
If we can land [Stephen Drew], I will give FW a bj.
~justincredubil02
by king of games on Feb 29, 2012 9:49 AM EST up reply actions
Shivers up and down your back
If everyone can stay healthy, the Braves have a pretty solid lineup. But if anyone goes down for an extended period of time this team is in trouble. There are no legitimate position prospects in AAA, and the bench is pretty thin. Is there any real reason to expect a bounce back year from Hinske at his age? Diaz seems like a great guy but he’s just taking up a roster spot. Wilson is all glove and no stick. Constanza is a speedy outfielder with no real skills. I don’t want to see any of these guys make more than a handful of starts.
We’ve got to hope everybody stays healthy.
Great and consistent pitching can easily save a less than healthy line-up. Now hopefully JJ doesn’t get crushed by a piano.
"But if you just talk, I've found your mouth comes out with stuff." -Karl Pilkington
Bonus points for appropriately matching the TC meme (meteor) with the player to whom it was first made as a reference.
by Ivan the Great on Feb 28, 2012 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
Somebody get Crime Dog a glove and bat!
If we can land [Stephen Drew], I will give FW a bj.
~justincredubil02
I wouldn't mind...
If Halladay, Lee, and Hamels all break their arms while playing tag in the clubhouse, We'll be set
by suicide bunting is a sin on Feb 28, 2012 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
Agree! Crime Dog rules! And David Justice was drafted and came up as a first basemen as well lol
"Performance comes from work and dedication, belief and strength. Words and excuses get you nowhere." -Jason Heyward, Atlanta Braves Rightfielder
How quickly they forget.
Justice was drafted as an outfielder and played only 3 games at 1B in the minors. In fact, his only major league appearances EVER at 1B were in his rookie season. He was placed there in desperation just to get him into the lineup as the Braves still had Murphy in the OF and 1B was a black hole after Horner left. Murphy was traded to open up an OF spot for Justice. As soon as Murphy was gone, Justice was moved permanently to the OF. He was not in any way, shape or form a Ryan Klesko kind of guy who was converted to the OF. He was a true outfielder pretending to be a first baseman.
Zontar, my apologies the only reason I said that cause I had a rookie card of David Justice which said he was 1b/OF so i “assumed” he came up as a 1b. so thank you for the clarification
"Performance comes from work and dedication, belief and strength. Words and excuses get you nowhere." -Jason Heyward, Atlanta Braves Rightfielder
I'm not sure
that over 20 years is forgetting “quickly”, but you are absolutely right.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
What's Poppin' Y'all??
"If you're looking around...then we're looking around" - Coach Paul Johnson
by TBuzz on Feb 28, 2012 10:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
yikes!
I hope he is out only 2 weeks and this doesn’t impact his ability to get ready.
by LEastCoastBears on Feb 28, 2012 10:54 PM EST reply actions
Wonder what Julio Franco is doing. I’m sure he’d like the chance to swing it again, even if it is only mop up innings in a spring training game.
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My dad taught me how to make meat for sloppy joes and my mom let me turn over hot dogs on the grill.
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