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Soriano - Broken Finger!

Alfonso Soriano suffered a non-displaced fracture of the middle finger of his right hand on Sunday. He is expected to miss 3-5 days.

Soriano suffered the injury while trying to catch a ball in practice

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/

Doesn't seem to be too serious.  Let's this doesn't turn into something chronic.

It sure is cold in Chicago now.........

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All we can do...
... is wait and see what this is all about. Doesn't SOUND too serious at this moment. But who knows.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 2, 2008 2:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Poor Pie
ouch
Eamus Ursuli!

by WGNstatic on Mar 2, 2008 2:21 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

A twisted Testicle....
is the worst thing I've ever heard of, wow
Chuck Norris is a Cubs fan...

by Walker71421 on Mar 2, 2008 2:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I figured with Izturis gone,
we'd seen our last twisted testicle...
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07

by gary varsho on Mar 2, 2008 2:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Twisted testicle
I think I saw that band play at the Double Door...

by Fuk-U-Meter on Mar 2, 2008 5:04 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Could be worse
At least it's not a twisted testicle...

by ak123 on Mar 2, 2008 2:27 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

well Murton may be valuable...
 n/t
Live is boring until March 31st strolls by..

by Chanman25 on Mar 2, 2008 3:45 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

WHYYYYYYYY
Why why why?

Dan

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Mar 2, 2008 3:49 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Sure Pie is injured...
But the big question is:

Is it his throwing testicle?

"Hey! If the moon were made of ribs, wouldja eat it? I know I would!"

by cubs0505 on Mar 2, 2008 4:10 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I dunno
but Santo said he's "more erect in the box," so it's definitely not affecting his hitting...
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07

by gary varsho on Mar 2, 2008 4:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Soriano
I wonder how they determined so rapidly that Soriano will only be out a few days.   I would think that they would fly him to Chicago to see the team orthopedic and get a full blown examination done.   After all it is only the first week of March and we are talking a $136 million franchise player.   I'd have every test known to man conducted on the finger just to make certain I knew the extent of the injury and what should be the proper rehab program.  

by MDBNIU on Mar 2, 2008 4:45 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

How do you know they haven't done this?
n/t
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 2, 2008 4:47 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

C'mon Al
It's well known there are no competent physicians in Arizona.
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this -Oysterband

by Ross on Mar 2, 2008 5:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

But of course.
I should have known that a BCB reader, MDBNIU, would have more answers than the entire Cubs staff. How silly of me.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 2, 2008 5:20 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

re: But of course.
So I'm curious, Al: What were the results of your investigation into whether MDBNIU may actually be the Mike of Blueness? Sorry if I missed this somewhere...
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.

by dat cubfan daver on Mar 3, 2008 10:34 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Results inconclusive so far.
But I'm still investigating.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Mar 3, 2008 10:42 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Carry on, ol' chap
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.

by dat cubfan daver on Mar 3, 2008 11:14 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Not takin' the bait
Fish ain't bitin' Al.

by MDBNIU on Mar 2, 2008 5:03 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

it's a pretty good call
that they have x-ray machines in Arizona.  Heck, they even got one of them new-fangled Em Ar Eye machines down at the saloon!
Worst to First in 2007, brought to you by Lou, Sori, A-Ram and D-Lee.

by drewishdrewid on Mar 2, 2008 6:01 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

lmao.....my two cents on this..
..It's a relatively common break (from a baseball perspective) that O'Neal and team have seen many times.

An X-ray to rule out any problems, some tape with a splint and a little Advil and Sori should be fine.

I hope.

Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.

by JB 23 on Mar 2, 2008 7:00 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Please say you're joking.....
... because really, that type of injury could be diagnosed right there in good old Mesa. Matter of fact, as I said in another thread, I had the same exact inury suffered the same exact way at Fantasy Camp at the end of January. And you know what? They didn't fly me anywhere (darn it) to diagnose it. And I played with it for two days before I even went to the trainer.
Santo Forever!

by BeerCub on Mar 2, 2008 8:45 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Fantasy Camp
If you suffered Pie's injury, I imagine that would be an entirely different type of fantasy camp...

by roscoevillage on Mar 2, 2008 11:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

LOL
And cost a lot more money. I can't imagine that being a fantasy, though.
Santo Forever!

by BeerCub on Mar 3, 2008 12:24 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess the one
benefit this happened early in camp, not the first week of April. If anything it gets Murton some more AB's. Hope Soriano is fine, and go from there.
 How many people are there in Phoenix? Several million, I am sure they have a "finger" doctor.

by Johnny Callison was a Cub on Mar 2, 2008 7:31 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Atleast he was catching the ball with two hands...
You can come back from a bad broken finger in 2 weeks.  This can't be anything to worry about.  In all honesty I think if this were nearing the playoffs and we were in a race he would play through it.  

by dus22 on Mar 3, 2008 9:16 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Ramirez and Soriano
Both hurting. Kind of like last year. Let's hope they get this stuff out of the way in spring training so we don't have to keep worrying.
"Hey hey - kiss it goodbye! That one's in Milwaukee! Man oh man did he hit it. Isn't that something?" - Lou Boudreau

by danimal15 on Mar 3, 2008 9:34 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

He should heal up just fine....
...though I doubt he is going to be swinging against live pitching within 5 days.  
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Mar 3, 2008 10:22 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

My reaction?
Meh. - TL
"Why shouldn't we believe that we're going to win the World Series?" - Ted Lilly, 1/19/2008, Daily Herald interview w/Barry Rozner

by timlacy on Mar 3, 2008 11:30 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

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