Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

[Rod_Carew29]

DAMN! This is not what you wanna hear. He was hit on the wrist by J.J. Putz on Thursday....

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080811&content_id=3291909&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

[ehh]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

It was only a matter of time until something went wrong for that team.

[Rod_Carew29]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

true, but they've been holding thier own...including this weekend...when they had no Longoria, and Crawford for only a game I believe...

kudos to them...

but they are going to be really tested now...I'm sure the vets in the clubhouse who've been in these situations before (Floyd, Hinske, Percival), will help immensly.

It was only a matter of time until something went wrong for that team.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

Hell, even teams that I root for aside from my team that's dead in the water have injury problems.

**** this.

[Brandon13]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

Hell, even teams that I root for aside from my team that's dead in the water have injury problems.

**** this.

Heh, I've pretty much jumped on board with the Rays as well.

[SPTO]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

At least they have Rocco Baldelli as a stop gap for Crawford but who do they have to take Longoria's spot? I think they may have to look at making a trade.

BTW i'm also on the Rays bandwagon.

[Rod_Carew29]

@ SPTO

Justin Ruggiano was call up from Durham. Baldelli will ONLY be a part time player for the Rays for the rest of this season...they will take it easy on him because of past health issues.

At least they have Rocco Baldelli as a stop gap for Crawford but who do they have to take Longoria's spot? I think they may have to look at making a trade.

BTW i'm also on the Rays bandwagon.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

I don't know if I'll say I'm on the bandwagon. I've been following what they've been doing for the last couple years and am really proud that they're finally putting all those young pieces together to kick some butt.

[55]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

I'm totally on the bandwagon and this is terrible news. Hopefully they can at least play .500 ball over this two week stretch without two of their best hitters. As long as the pitching keeps doing what it's been doing I think they'll be alright.

[Beantown]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

I've been following what they've been doing for the last couple years and am really proud that they're finally putting all those young pieces together to kick some butt.

I'm the same way. If they weren't in the AL East, and if they weren't 4 games up on the Red Sox, they'd be my second favorite team. I've been watching these guys for the past couple of years, waiting for this kind of out-burst, waiting for their talent to finally come together and make the AL East a three team race.

But at the moment...**** the Rays!

[Blzer]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

At least they have Rocco Baldelli as a stop gap for Crawford but who do they have to take Longoria's spot? I think they may have to look at making a trade.

BTW i'm also on the Rays bandwagon.

I'm a die-hard fan of the Giants, Red Sox, and Braves... but I would never be happy to see the Padres or Nationals to be taking first in their respective divisions.

There's something different about Tampa. Maybe it's just because I've felt so sorry for them because they are confined to the absolute worst excuse of a stadium ever and that they sorely need a decent fan base when they're against the two highest payrolls in the league. Granted, I don't feel the same for Baltimore (indecent ownership) or Toronto (blame Canada).

Needless to say, I'm pulling for the Rays to take the division... Boston can get the wild card.

[SPTO]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

Blzer I have basically the same sentiments as you. I hate every AL East team with the passion of 10 burning suns but when it comes to the Rays...Well it's akin to the Miracle Mets of '69. They've been down for so long and basically an inept franchise that seeing them breaking out like this in '08 is a great thing.

Let's at least hope they can sell out the Trop during playoff games if they make it that far.

Oh and one thing for us AL East people to worry about? Joe Maddon has basically brought in the Angels philosophy in terms of how the team functions on and off the field. That's pretty scary when you look at how good the Angels have been for the last few years.

[Coug00]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

Oh and one thing for us AL East people to worry about? Joe Maddon has basically brought in the Angels philosophy in terms of how the team functions on and off the field. That's pretty scary when you look at how good the Angels have been for the last few years.

Another similarity with the Angels is that they have great ownership. The Rays started turning the ship once they got a new majority owner in (I think) '04. They used to have one of the highest payrolls in baseball. He blew the whole thing up and built the team correctly.

Now they supposedly have a new stadium coming in about 5 years.

The Rays are going to be a serious factor for years. I think Baltimore is righting their ship as well. The AL East is going to be really scary for years to come. You're going to have some really good teams not make the playoffs.

[Matteh]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

It was only a matter of time until something went wrong for that team.

It's not like this is their first injury. Kazmir, Garza, Percival, Pena, Navarro, Floyd, and Bartlett have all seen time on the DL throughout the year. It's been rare for them to be at full strength.

What's made them a very good team is guys like Zobrist, Riggans, Gross, Balfour, etc. stepping up when other players have gone down. Obviously Crawford and Longo are key injuries. The good thing is they have a relatively easy August with the exception of the week they face the Angels and White Sox. Crawford is likely out for the remainder of the regular season, but it sounds like Evan should be back before September. If Evan isn't back when they start 13 out of 16 against the Yankees and Sox, I'll be really worried about their chances. I'd hate to see this run end because of bad luck injuries (CC hurt on a check swing, Evan on a HBP).

[remix]

Re: Evan Longoria on the DL with a FRACTURED WRIST

Crawford most likely to miss rest of season with surgery. Losing the two top offensive players is going to hurt big time.

Do the franchise a favor, along with the playoffs hopes and bring in Bonds.