Sunday, January 22, 2006
Halladay's Outlook Strong
Toronto ace SP Roy Halladay's broken leg, sustained when a screaming liner was hit back to the box, is a "shaft fracture" rather than an "articulate fracture" and thus offers better chances for an easy, full recovery without great risk of lingering complications or prolonged disability. Expect him to quickly return to form once he chips off the rust during spring training. Though he is throwing and excercising now, he hasn't appeared in a game situation since he was hurt in August. Recommendation: Buy!
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Doctor X -- the 'Baseball Medic' -- is an anonymous U.S. government trauma specialist with a Duke University sports medicine background and more than 20 years experience in emergency medicine. From time to time he considers MLB rumors, events and news reports as they pertain to baseball players' injuries, illnesses and various other disabilities, both on the field and off.
MLB Rumors editor Greg Fieg is a former sports news editor and award-winning writer whose bylines have appeared on the wires of the Associated Press and in numerous publications, including San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Light, Houston Chronicle and Philadelphia Bulletin. He formerly was posted in various positions on the U.S.-Mexican border with Freedom Newspapers, and was a regular, independent contributor to United Press International.