June 18, 2013

Asdrubal injured; Masterson roughed up in 7-4 loss in New York

June 4, 2013 by 14 Comments

asdrubal injury

This one wasn’t pretty.

There are really two stories coming out of Cleveland’s 7-4 loss against the Yankees. The biggest will likely be the sprained quad suffered by Asdrubal Cabrera running to first in the fifth inning.

Asdrubal has been nursing a sore right quad for weeks, choosing to try and play through the discomfort. Half-way down the line in the fifth, Cabrera stumbled and winced as he re-injured that quad. He nearly plowed into the first baseman Mark Teixeira going past the bag. He was helped off the field by manager Terry Francona and Lonnie Soloff. He was not able to put weight on the right leg walking back to the dugout.

The initial diagnosis is a sprained quad, but of course they will do tests to see if there is further damage. I think the consensus of everyone watching was that the injury will likely be more severe.

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Indians Closer Chris Perez Will Miss WBC With Strained Shoulder

March 1, 2013 by 16 Comments

About an hour ago the Indians scratched closer Chris Perez from his scheduled appearance today. Then Tribe beat reporters were tweeting in a frenzy that an announcement would be made by the club, but that manager Terry Francona was mum about it when talking to them earlier today. What occurred over the next 20 minutes was a mix of rumors and speculation.

According to Indians.com’s Jordan Bastian, the PD’s Paul Hoynes, and WTAM’s Nick Camino, Perez left the Tribe complex in his car and said out his window “I’m not saying anything.”

The Indians then tweeted out the following:

 

 

Missing games for “three to four weeks” would put Perez’s status for opening day up in the air. Perez also was very much looking forward to pitching for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, calling it the biggest honor of his career. The injury won’t allow him to do so.

If Perez does miss time to start the regular season, expect set up man Vinnie Pestano to assume the closer’s role.

UPDATE: Perez just tweeted out the following:

 

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Michael Brantley injury update

February 26, 2013 by 2 Comments

The Indians revealed that Michael Brantley required fifteen stitches in his forearm following his clash at third base. He will miss at least the next ten days.

Bud Shaw reports that Brantley will rest the next three days and then start with lower body work leading up to playing again in spring training.

Brantley was off to a great start this spring going 5 for 6 with 4 doubles, 3 runs scored and a pair of RBI. He was also learning to play left field alongside Michael Bourn.

If there is any good news here, it is that there was no (reported) ligament damage and the injury shouldn’t affect Brantley once the season begins.

[Related: Michael Brantley leaves game with laceration]

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Silver lining on the Varejao injury, the rebuild moves forward

January 10, 2013 by 22 Comments

Anderson VarejaoIt’s hard not to feel some pain for Anderson Varejao after hearing the news that his knee contusion was in fact a torn muscle in his leg. Memories of Andy winning the game with a buzzer beating 3-pointer against Atlanta, and giving Ray Allen the business during a national televised game against the Celtics are two of my favorite moments I’ve enjoyed at the Q. I’ve really never enjoyed watching basketball more than watching Andy and LeBron fly around the court together.

That being said, Andy’s injury increases the Cavs’ chances of completing a successful rebuild.

The longer Andy is off the court, the worse this team is.

The worse this team is, the more ping pong balls they have in the lottery. 1

The more ping pong balls in the lottery, the better chance of landing a superstar.

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  1. The lottery is won with a winning four ball combination. For simplicity’s sake let’s use ping pong balls as the example instead of how many four ball combinations a team has. [back]

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Scott hopeful Waiters & Irving will return Tuesday vs. LAL

December 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio tweeted that Cavaliers coach Byron Scott is hopefull both guards Dion Waiters and Kyrie Irving will return to action Tuesday against the Lakers.

Waiters has been day to day with ankle injury, missing the Cavs last 3 games.

Irving has been out since November 21 and a Tuesday return would bring the Cavs star back almost two weeks ahead of schedule.

 

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Browns Injury Report: Joe Haden misses practice with oblique injury

November 15, 2012 by 11 Comments

As Daryl Ruiter reports, the hits keep on coming for the Browns-

“Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden has been sidelined with an oblique injury. The severity of the injury, whether or not he will be able to play against the Cowboys Sunday and how long it will keep him out is unknown. Haden was listed as limited Wednesday on the Browns’ injury report but he missed Thursday’s practice.”

Will Burge of ESPN 850 tweeted this following practice-

“Talked to someone who said Joe Haden’s oblique injury is fairly serious, has limited him mightily, but he still plans on playing Sun”

So there you go. Sounds like another tough blow for the defense.

[Related: Browns vs Cowboys reader survey]

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Kyrie Irving Injury Update

July 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment

From the Cavaliers-

“Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving experienced a fractured bone in his right hand during a summer league practice in Las Vegas Saturday. He traveled back to Cleveland on Sunday with Cavaliers Head Athletic Trainer Max Benton and was seen by Cavaliers Head Team Physician Dr. Richard Parker and Dr. Thomas Graham at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health today. The results of the exam today confirmed the injury. Irving will undergo a surgical procedure Wednesday at the Cleveland Clinic to address the fracture. His status will be updated as appropriate and he is still projected to be ready for the start of training camp at the end of September. “

The rest of the Cavaliers summer league team is in ‘action’ against a D-League collaboration tonight.

[Related: Zeller shines in summer league opener]

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Report: Kyrie Irving Breaks Hand, Will Need Surgery And Miss 6-8 Weeks

July 14, 2012 by 16 Comments

The WFNY staff has been processing this tweet for the last half hour or so, and has decided to post it to the site. This latest report comes via SLAM’s Tzvi Twersky ‏and it doesn’t appear too good:

Twersky later posted an article to SLAM’s site, citing sources that report the injury took place during a Cleveland Cavaliers summer league practice. They said that the injury is likely a broken bone, but didn’t provide specific details of what occurred.

We’ll have the latest when we actually know some more details in this peculiar late-night story from Las Vegas. No local beat writers have commented yet on Irving’s possible injury.

10:47 p.m. Updates: And finally, we have confirmation from the local Cavs writers. Let’s start off with Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal:

The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s duo of Mary Schmitt Boyer and Josie Valade also tweeted similar details.

Yikes, yikes. There ya have it, folks. Not really some great news to get on a late Saturday night for all of you Cavs fans out there.

Update #2: Lloyd of the ABJ followed up his initial report by adding some details on just how exactly Irving broke his hand. Apparently, Kyrie slammed his hand against a thinly padded wall in frustration after turning the ball over in practice today. He continued to practice but then came out and was seen with ice on the hand. X-rays later revealed the fracture, which will require surgery and six to eight weeks on the shelf. Here’s what Irving had to tell Lloyd about the accident:

“I’m a little disappointed for a freak accident like that. I have to be more responsible about my health. It was crazy. It happened so fast. That thing I did, hitting the padding on the wall, I’ve done it so many times. This time it was just a freak accident.”

That’s twice in the past two weeks that a Cleveland athlete has been injured taking their frustrations out on insentient objects.

[Related: NBA Trade Rumor: Cavs Discussing Trade to Land Andrew Bynum in Magic-Lakers Deal]

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Report: Grady Sizemore’s Rehab Hits Setback

June 7, 2012 by 24 Comments

In what is becoming something of a recurring theme lately for the Cleveland Indians, physically fit-challenged OF Grady Sizemore, who is currently rehabbing his injured knees and back, has hit a setback in his bid to return to the Tribe.

Jordan Bastian tweeted the news from trainer Lonnie Soloff:

Acta & Soloff (trainer) note that Sizemore (back/knees) has slowed down in his rehab. Backed off some running activities last couple weeks.

According to Bastian, Soloff did add that he was still confident Sizemore would contribute in 2012, but he declined to set any kind of definitive time table.

It would have been foolish for the Indians to count on much production from Sizemore, who just hasn’t been able to stay healthy over the last several years. But evidently they did just that when they decided to give Sizemore a contract to return to the team. Now both sides must continue to preach patience while keeping fingers crossed that some version of a productive Sizemore can eventually get back on the diamond.

[Related: Is Michael Brantley Figuring It Out?]

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MLB Report: Hafner not with team in Chicago; having knee examined

May 25, 2012 by 5 Comments

Obviously there was too much excitement surrounding the Indians. Just as soon as the nation (much less Cleveland) starting paying attention to the Indians, Travis Hafner had to stay behind for examinations to his swollen knee-

“Lonnie Soloff, Indians head athletic trainer, said Hafner complained of right knee soreness Wednesday while being treated for a bruised right shin after fouling a ball off the shin during 4-2 victory over Detroit.”

If you watched the game, you probably noticed Hafner hobbling around second base, prompting Rick Manning to remark and me to tweet the following-

“Anyone else think we’re headed for a Hafner shutdown soon?”

Hafner received a cortisone shot in the knee on Thursday.

“We’re hopeful that the medication (shot) and rest is sufficient for full resolution of the symptoms,” said Soloff. Soloff said Hafner irritated the medial meniscus cartilage in his right knee. The meniscus acts as a “shock absorber’ in the knee.

Hafner told Soloff that his right knee was sore when he went to Progressive Field before Wednesday’s game, but he didn’t think it was serious. Asked about the possibility of surgery, Soloff said, “In the event that the medication and rest isn’t sufficient, that introduces a different scenario and we’d provide an update on that early next week if it went that route.”

Yep.

This makes me mad. Not that Hafner is hurt, but more that once again I got sucked into the “if Hafner stays healthy” trap.

Kudos to Paul Hoynes for being the first I saw with the story.

[Related: Scott's excellent bio of Tribe hurler Justin Masterson]

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Report: Browns DT Phil Taylor injured

May 10, 2012 by 28 Comments

John Telich is reporting that Cleveland’s DT Phil Taylor is getting an MRI to determine if he has a torn pectoral muscle. The injury apparently happened today at the team facility, during off season workouts.

If it is a muscle tear, it could be a six-month-to-a-year injury. Taylor recorded 59 tackles, four sacks and a forced fumble in his rookie season.

More details as they become available.

UPDATE: From the Browns PR Dan Murphy:

“#Browns DT Phil Taylor injured his left pectoral today lifting weights as part of the club’s offseason program. Further evaluated Monday”

[Related: What could Trent Richardson’s contract look like?]

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Kyrie Irving hurt in ugly loss; Dan Gilbert takes to twitter again

March 30, 2012 by 45 Comments

First the bad news- Cavaliers Uber-Rookie Kyrie Irving suffered what the team is calling a sprained shoulder in the second quarter. He hit the ground with his shoulder (the same shoulder he separated in high school) but played through the pain and finished the game with 29 points, shooting a perfect 6-6 from behind the arc. Irving did not play in the fourth quarter.

The Cavaliers said he will travel with the team to New York tonight and will be re-evaluated. His status for tomorrow night’s game is very much up in the air. I would anticipate the Cavaliers erring on the side of caution with the young star.

Apparently, seeing “The Diff” of -37 blazing on the final scoreboard didn’t sit well with owner Dan Gilbert-

Tweet text: “One of those nights where I can’t find the words to match the emotions (at least non-profane words). Cavs fans deserve better. Much better.”

Not only did Gilbert tweet his frustration to the fans, but he met with GM Chris Grant and Head Coach Byron Scott after the loss. Asked about Gilbert’s words, Coach Scott said he agreed 100%.

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Report: Former Buckeye Greg Oden Undergoes Additional Microfracture Surgery

February 21, 2012 by 10 Comments

Undergoing what was supposed to be a procedure to clear debris resulted in yet another microfracture surgery in the left knee of former Ohio State center Greg Oden.

Reported by the Associated Press, the procedure performed in Vail, Colorado established that there had been additional damage sustained by the 7-footer’s left knee. The first-overall selection in the 2007 NBA Draft, Oden has now had three microfracture surgeries, this latest being the second on this specific knee. The selection, and subsequent misfortune, of Oden will likely go down along side the Blazers selecting Kentucky center Sam Bowie ahead of North Carolina’s Michael Jordan in 1984.

Agreeing to a one-year deal prior to the 2011-12 season, it was hoped that Oden could see the floor for the Portland Trailblazers, but two separate set-backs have derailed his return. Oden, who has not played in an NBA game since Dec. 5, 2009, has appeared in 82 career games for the Blazers, averaging 9.4 points and 7.3 rebounds.

[Related: Varejao’s Injury Changes Cavs Outlook]

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Box Score: Bucks 113, Cavaliers 112 OT

February 10, 2012 by 8 Comments

Anderson Varejao left the game in the third quarter with a sprained wrist (x-rays were negative) and the Cavaliers (already playing without Kyrie Irving) ran out of steam, allowing the Bucks to complete a come-back win.Check out the minute totals for the Cavaliers. Sixers in town tomorrow!

Milwaukee

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
B. Jennings G 42:32 8-23 2-8 6-7 -3 1 5 8 1 2 0 1 0 24
S. Livingston G 26:11 6-11 0-0 1-1 +1 1 3 1 4 0 1 1 0 13
D. Gooden C 31:11 6-13 2-3 5-6 -9 1 6 2 3 1 2 2 3 19
C. Delfino F 32:55 2-12 1-3 0-0 +5 2 7 3 0 1 1 1 2 5
L. Mbah a Moute F 24:36 2-4 0-1 3-3 0 2 6 1 1 1 2 0 6 7
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 40-98 8-24 25-31 16 51 26 14 7 8 5 25 113
Percentages .408 .333 .806 Team Rebounds: 11
E. Ilyasova 30:07 4-8 2-2 2-2 +13 3 6 1 1 1 0 0 5 12
M. Dunleavy 24:37 4-9 0-2 4-5 +4 2 6 2 0 1 1 0 4 12
S. Jackson 23:10 4-11 0-3 2-3 +3 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 1 10
J. Brockman 14:01 0-1 0-0 1-2 +2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
B. Udrih 9:35 2-3 1-2 0-0 -7 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 5
J. Leuer 6:05 2-3 0-0 1-2 -4 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 5

Cleveland

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
R. Sessions G 45:19 4-16 0-1 4-4 -4 1 5 16 5 0 0 2 5 12
D. Gibson G 42:14 7-12 2-4 1-2 +6 0 6 8 4 0 0 1 6 17
A. Varejao C 19:45 4-5 0-0 0-0 +5 2 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 8
A. Jamison F 43:35 14-21 2-3 4-8 +2 2 11 3 0 0 1 1 3 34
O. Casspi F 26:34 5-7 1-3 1-2 +16 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 2 12
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 43-88 8-17 18-32 11 48 33 17 6 5 8 26 112
Percentages .489 .471 .562 Team Rebounds: 13
A. Gee 31:11 6-11 3-5 3-5 -6 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 5 18
T. Thompson 28:27 2-8 0-0 1-3 +7 4 13 0 2 1 3 2 1 5
S. Samuels 14:13 0-3 0-0 4-6 -16 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 4
C. Eyenga 13:42 1-5 0-1 0-2 -15 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2

 

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Source: Richmond McGee Undergoes Successful Back Surgery

September 25, 2011 by 2 Comments

Recently injured Cleveland Browns punter Richmond McGee underwent successful back surgery, a source close to the situation tells WFNY.

McGee, injured during pre-game warm-ups during the team’s Opening Day contest against the Cincinnati Bengals, had his herniated disc operated on by Dr. Robert Watkins at Marina Del Rey hospital in California – Watkins is most recently known for his work on the neck of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning.

Following his injury and subsequent highly criticized performance in the loss to the Bengals, McGee was placed on Injured Reserve with the team signing punter Brad Maynard. Maynard would be the team’s third punter this season as Reggie Hodges experienced a torn Achilles tendon during preseason training camp.

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McGee Willingly Passes the Punting Torch to Maynard

September 14, 2011 by 10 Comments

On September 3, NFL punter Brad Maynard received notice that was one of the select few who would not be a part of the Houston Texans’ requisite 53-man roster. A bit of a shock, this news, as Maynard had nary a competitor in training camp and he was actually an additional named added to the released list as Gary Kubiak’s squad would only roster 52 men for the time being.

Shocked and in search for some support, Maynard did what many of us in a similar situation would do – he sought solace in a close friend, one who had been there for many years. That friend is one Richmond McGee.

The two men had spent quality time in Chicago earlier this winter when Maynard was the aging fan favorite (even down to the punchline hip surgery) and McGee was the younger, stronger leg – an heir apparent, assuming those exist within the world of NFL punters. [Read more...]

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Omri Casspi Injures Knee, Says He’s Fine

August 12, 2011 by 8 Comments

Omri Casspi, the Cavaliers recently acquired small forward, slipped and injured his knee on Wednesday during an Israeli national team practice.

Despite multiple reports that have varied in terms of severity, Casspi has recently tweeted that MRI results have come back fine.  The player is expected to take two-to-four weeks of time to recover, potentially missing European Championship.

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While We’re Waiting… Buckeye Reactions, Travis Buck and Heat Struggles

March 9, 2011 by 1 Comment

While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email at tips@waitingfornextyear.com.

Your post-press conference reactions:

“Why was Tressel quiet for so long? Why did he stay quiet about the e-mails throughout the investigation into the players’ memorabilia sales in December? Why did he eventually come forward about the e-mails more than a month later? When did he realize the players were likely guilty of NCAA violations? When did he realize he was likely guilty of NCAA violations by not coming forward when he was tipped off? Did anyone else at the university know what Tressel knew? No, this isn’t over by a long shot.” [Dr. Saturday/Yahoo!] [Read more...]

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Antawn Jamison’s Injury Could Cost Him the Season

March 1, 2011 by 6 Comments

The leading scorer for the 11-win Cleveland Cavaliers may be done for the rest of the season.

Sustaining a broken pinkie finger on his left hand with just over a minute left in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to Philadelphia, veteran power forward Antawn Jamison has been given a window of 5-7 weeks of missed time by team officials. 

Jamison, averaging 18.0 points and 6.7 rebounds on the season, was in the midst of his best month as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Improving his statistics month-over-month from the beginning of the season, Jamison produced 22.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 three-pointers per game in the month of February and was primed to continue leading the team in scoring with the departure of Mo Williams to the Los Angeles Clippers.  [Read more...]

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NFL Injury News: Cribbs Dislocates Four Toes, Sticks the Landing

November 15, 2010 by 10 Comments

There was a noticeable gap in offensive production between the second quarter and the last drive in regulation.  After quarterback Colt McCoy hit Josh Cribbs for a 37-yard gain late in the second quarter, Cribbs limped to the sideline and subsequently to the locker room where he would not return.

While the team told the on-site media that Cribbs experienced an injury to his foot, it turns out that there was a little more to the story than initially reported.

Going inside of an Evan Moore down-field block, Cribbs attempted to jump through tacklers to gain an extra yard or two.  The result: an X-ray and four dislocated toes on his right foot, with only his big toe surviving the impact, and nary another snap as he was forced to watch the second half from the sidelines. 

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