Joe Martinez?

by NearestNorwich on May 9, 2009 3:43 PM PDT Comment 14 comments

Sorry if it has been mentioned somewhere but I haven't heard anything in a while about Joe Martinez. Does anybody know about his condition and what the plans are for him? I wouldn't mind seeing him be given a chance to compete with Sanchez for the fifth spot. Sanchez has way more upside but he is beginning to remind me a lot of Oliver Perez in a boy-this-is-agonizing kind of way. I realize Joe is going to need a while to build up arm strength again under the best of circumstances but it wouldn't hurt Sanchez to be looking over his shoulder at someone.

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Every Thursday they were doing a check up on him, once he passed one then he could get back into baseball.

Hope he is back into baseball soon though.

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by WalrusMan on May 9, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What kind of check? See if everything’s healed?

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by MonkeyChow on May 9, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now that I think of it… there’s not really any other check one can make. That was dumb :\

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by MonkeyChow on May 9, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

MRI…cat scan….something. It’s evading me. Perhaps his parental unit knows what kind of thingermagigger.

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by WalrusMan on May 9, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Probably one of those post-concussion mental acquity test dealies too.

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by Bhaakon on May 9, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is this to see if his mind quits?

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by Johnny Disaster on May 10, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Last I heard – today during the pre-game – they are not expecting him to resume physical activity until June. So I’d guess he’d need some time after that to get into “game shape”?

by Merope on May 9, 2009 7:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

In all fairness and seriousness

I understand that this can be pretty hard to come back from. I’ve heard that it is hard to throw inside without imagining the ball coming straight back at you. I suspect that there is a lot of mental and emotional care in how they are treating him.

Hate to get too sappy but to me it’s a success story if he pitches with confidence again. I believe he can do it but I don’t think it’s ever a given with things like this.

by moonman on May 9, 2009 10:58 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I’m afraid that would be the worst part, the mental part of it.

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by WalrusMan on May 10, 2009 6:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I do, too. I imagine that most nights before he falls asleep Joe sees that line drive screaming back up the middle at him.

by tyrannoman on May 10, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fortunatly for him, de doesn’t remember being beaned!

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by say hey nation on May 11, 2009 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't either

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by toofruss on May 11, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs