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06-08-2002, 02:54 PM
Well, at least they've found out what was wrong. From this article, Calvin sounds like he may opt for the surgery. It sounds to me like it would be the best decision.... but, then, I'm not Cal. :biggrin:
From MLB.com:
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Mystery of Maduro's troubles solved
By Gary Washburn / MLB.com
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles may have found the genesis of Calvin Maduro's struggles this season.
An MRI on Maduro's right elbow revealed a fractured bone spur and bone chips, an injury that will sideline him at least three weeks and possibly as many as eight, if he decides to have surgery. The Orioles placed Maduro on the disabled list Friday and activated right-hander Jason Johnson, who will start Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Maduro, who was 2-5 with a 5.56 ERA in 12 games and 10 starts, left the team Wednesday in New York to return to Baltimore for an examination by team doctor Charles Silberstein.
Silberstein told Maduro that, while three weeks' rest might heal the fracture, surgery would be a 100 percent solution but would require more time on the DL.
"It's disappointing in that I have to sit out six or eight weeks," Maduro said. "It would be an on-and-off thing. I can't pitch like that and help the team. I have to feel like I'm ready to go every time and know that it's not going to bother me. I want to get to that point. I want to be completely healed."
Maduro is expected to make a decision in the next few days.
"He will talk with some people he knows, and then he will talk with me and [Vice President of Baseball Operations] Syd Thrift," manager Mike Hargrove said. "He'll do what is best for him."
The Orioles were eager to get Johnson back, who missed six weeks with a fractured right middle finger sustained while ramming his hand against a mound simulating his pitching motion.
Johnson (1-3, 5.48 ERA) has not pitched since April 20, when he snapped a nine-game losing streak by beating Tampa Bay. Johnson had just overcome a "dead arm" period when he was injured. He was tabbed as the No. 2 starter, behind Scott Erickson, at the beginning of the season.
Gary Washburn covers the Orioles for MLB.com and can be reached at gwashb7519@aol.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
From MLB.com:
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Mystery of Maduro's troubles solved
By Gary Washburn / MLB.com
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles may have found the genesis of Calvin Maduro's struggles this season.
An MRI on Maduro's right elbow revealed a fractured bone spur and bone chips, an injury that will sideline him at least three weeks and possibly as many as eight, if he decides to have surgery. The Orioles placed Maduro on the disabled list Friday and activated right-hander Jason Johnson, who will start Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Maduro, who was 2-5 with a 5.56 ERA in 12 games and 10 starts, left the team Wednesday in New York to return to Baltimore for an examination by team doctor Charles Silberstein.
Silberstein told Maduro that, while three weeks' rest might heal the fracture, surgery would be a 100 percent solution but would require more time on the DL.
"It's disappointing in that I have to sit out six or eight weeks," Maduro said. "It would be an on-and-off thing. I can't pitch like that and help the team. I have to feel like I'm ready to go every time and know that it's not going to bother me. I want to get to that point. I want to be completely healed."
Maduro is expected to make a decision in the next few days.
"He will talk with some people he knows, and then he will talk with me and [Vice President of Baseball Operations] Syd Thrift," manager Mike Hargrove said. "He'll do what is best for him."
The Orioles were eager to get Johnson back, who missed six weeks with a fractured right middle finger sustained while ramming his hand against a mound simulating his pitching motion.
Johnson (1-3, 5.48 ERA) has not pitched since April 20, when he snapped a nine-game losing streak by beating Tampa Bay. Johnson had just overcome a "dead arm" period when he was injured. He was tabbed as the No. 2 starter, behind Scott Erickson, at the beginning of the season.
Gary Washburn covers the Orioles for MLB.com and can be reached at gwashb7519@aol.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.