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Post by chiyankee on Nov 8, 2018 15:42:43 GMT -5
Ryan Lavarnway: Agrees to minor-league deal with Yankees
Awesome. A catcher who can’t hit or field well. For everyone who misses Joe Girardi. Hopefully he's just spring training fodder. |
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Post by inger on Nov 8, 2018 16:27:10 GMT -5
We don’t have Erik Kratz to kick around anymore. Somebody has to be there to fill in if...<shudder>...you know...
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Post by inger on Nov 8, 2018 16:30:25 GMT -5
OPS + of 311 iN MLB last year... (:
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Post by chiyankee on Nov 8, 2018 21:55:14 GMT -5
We don’t have Erik Kratz to kick around anymore. Somebody has to be there to fill in if...<shudder>...you know... Kratz ended up starting playoff games for the Brewers. |
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Post by inger on Nov 8, 2018 22:01:44 GMT -5
We don’t have Erik Kratz to kick around anymore. Somebody has to be there to fill in if...<shudder>...you know... Kratz ended up starting playoff games for the Brewers. I know! I really liked him, considering his age. Lot’s of power. Very under-rated buc... |
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Post by inger on Nov 8, 2018 22:20:54 GMT -5
I was listening to an interview of Yankee MiLB players that was filmed just before Kratz was traded away. He showed how he filed the bottoms of his cleats because it always felt like he had a rock in his shoe.
That brought back memories for me. I went through that several years back. For a while I was taking my right shoe off when I drove because the pain in my foot was unbearable. I finally went to a podiatrist and found out I had a nerve condition in my foot. I had a choice of having surgery, or having a series of eight shots in my foot, one per week to attempt to kill the nerve. If those shots failed, then there was to be a sixteen shots (one per week again).
I chose the right shot regimin and at the end of it, I still had some pain, but not near what it had been like, so I settled. Oddly enough, Ruthie has the same condition though we didn’t know each other then...She chose the surgery.
It’s called Morton Neuroma, the “neurpothapy” that you often here people have in their feet that accompanies diabetes. I felt like I should warn him to be tested...
I also read that Kratz was the oldest MLB position player to make his post season debut (38) since 1905. And he was the MVP in the NLDS. What a career highlight for a man that’s toiled many more games in MiLB than he has in MLB for all these years...A low BA has been costly to him...
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Post by domeplease on Nov 10, 2018 12:34:48 GMT -5
I too have Morton Neuroma, the “neurpothapy; it drives me crazy. I too had to take my shoe off when driving (I no longer drive, because of this issue).
What is the Shot Regiment you took?
After surgery, did Ruthie improve more than you? How bad was the surgery?
Thanks, I could use your guidance here since you experienced the same issue/problem.
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Post by Blue Marlin on Nov 10, 2018 12:45:20 GMT -5
I was listening to an interview of Yankee MiLB players that was filmed just before Kratz was traded away. He showed how he filed the bottoms of his cleats because it always felt like he had a rock in his shoe. That brought back memories for me. I went through that several years back. For a while I was taking my right shoe off when I drove because the pain in my foot was unbearable. I finally went to a podiatrist and found out I had a nerve condition in my foot. I had a choice of having surgery, or having a series of eight shots in my foot, one per week to attempt to kill the nerve. If those shots failed, then there was to be a sixteen shots (one per week again). I chose the right shot regimin and at the end of it, I still had some pain, but not near what it had been like, so I settled. Oddly enough, Ruthie has the same condition though we didn’t know each other then...She chose the surgery. It’s called Morton Neuroma, the “neurpothapy” that you often here people have in their feet that accompanies diabetes. I felt like I should warn him to be tested... I also read that Kratz was the oldest MLB position player to make his post season debut (38) since 1905. And he was the MVP in the NLDS. What a career highlight for a man that’s toiled many more games in MiLB than he has in MLB for all these years...A low BA has been costly to him... Glad to know you recovered....your wife, too. I had the same condition, Irritated a nerve running. Nerve formed a capsule around itself and I felt like I had a marble in my foot. Two acupuncture treatments and it was gone. |
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Post by inger on Nov 10, 2018 14:25:26 GMT -5
I too have Morton Neuroma, the “neurpothapy; it drives me crazy. I too had to take my shoe off when driving (I no longer drive, because of this issue). What is the Shot Regiment you took? After surgery, did Ruthie improve more than you? How bad was the surgery? Thanks, I could use your guidance here since you experienced the same issue/problem. Godammit, now I'm pissed. I was typing an answer to you on my phone, and suddenly lost the post before I could create it. I retyped it on the desktop, had one misspelling and went back to edit before sending and got one of those "Aw Snap" messages that something went wrong with the website before I could post it...So...here is #3. I will save often in the process. I don't recall the name of the shot procedure nor the substance that I received. That's been 8-10 years ago. I never went back for the additional sixteen shots because it interfered too much with work to travel 40 miles or so round trip on a work morning before I could start with my appointments, etc.. I gained enough relief to bear with the symptoms. I still have some constant pain that varies in intensity from time to time, along with numbness and sharper, shooting pains sometimes at night that will make me call out and my leg will twitch/kick. So, it did help, but it's not been great. I also have numbness, in particular in my greater right toe (both feet are affected, but the right one more so). There is also an enlarged "knuckle" on that toe that has probably turned to arthritis. Occasional odd sensations include one where it will feel as though my left pinky toe has crossed on top of the next toe, but it really hasn't moved... Ruthie tried the shots before her surgery and they did nothing for her. The incision was on the top of the foot and she had middling pain for a couple of days afterward. She had to limit walking to trips to the bathroom for two weeks to recover. She still has symptom similar to mine, but with less intensity. For instance, when she gets a shooting pain it's a sort of calm "ouch" I had a pain in my foot. I usually bear pain much better than her, so there is likely a significant difference in our results. (Goddam it! A pop up add just popped up right where I was typing, bastards!). She recommends the surgery as not all that bad. All in all, since Blue Marlin said the acupuncture seemed to work well for him, I think I'd try that if my pain intensified again. I've never had acupuncture and have always regarded it with a semi-positive but skeptical outlook like I do chiropractory services (which I've also never had, though Ruth says it was great for her)...but I'd take Blue Marlins word for this and go at it... |
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Post by inger on Nov 10, 2018 14:42:14 GMT -5
I was listening to an interview of Yankee MiLB players that was filmed just before Kratz was traded away. He showed how he filed the bottoms of his cleats because it always felt like he had a rock in his shoe. That brought back memories for me. I went through that several years back. For a while I was taking my right shoe off when I drove because the pain in my foot was unbearable. I finally went to a podiatrist and found out I had a nerve condition in my foot. I had a choice of having surgery, or having a series of eight shots in my foot, one per week to attempt to kill the nerve. If those shots failed, then there was to be a sixteen shots (one per week again). I chose the right shot regimin and at the end of it, I still had some pain, but not near what it had been like, so I settled. Oddly enough, Ruthie has the same condition though we didn’t know each other then...She chose the surgery. It’s called Morton Neuroma, the “neurpothapy” that you often here people have in their feet that accompanies diabetes. I felt like I should warn him to be tested... I also read that Kratz was the oldest MLB position player to make his post season debut (38) since 1905. And he was the MVP in the NLDS. What a career highlight for a man that’s toiled many more games in MiLB than he has in MLB for all these years...A low BA has been costly to him... Glad to know you recovered....your wife, too. I had the same condition, Irritated a nerve running. Nerve formed a capsule around itself and I felt like I had a marble in my foot. Two acupuncture treatments and it was gone. That constant "rock in your shoe" sensation hurts like hell. At first, it just always felt like my sock was bunched up, or I had some small thing in my shoe. Then it got worse. I think mine started a year before when I (GODDAM! There went that pop up again, and you have to wait ten seconds to opt out of it...grrr!!!)...was wearing a really nice pair of boots every day walking on concrete. They were a reliable brand, but I had bought them as seconds. Apparently there was a problem in the last, for after a while I had to quit wearing them. I got somewhat better, but in time, it hurt no matter what shoes I had on. I even have symptoms on the top of my feet now ( a bit of a burning sensation, nearly up as far as my ankles), but so far not enough for me to seek medical treatment. I'm old. Getting old is supposed to hurt... (: |
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Post by inger on Nov 10, 2018 14:45:38 GMT -5
Awesome. A catcher who can’t hit or field well. For everyone who misses Joe Girardi. Hopefully he's just spring training fodder. I looked back at Lavarnway's early minor league numbers and he showedreally good power, even at 19. I wonder if he might not be a budding Erik Kratz with the bat? Low average, but pop. Lavarnway was horrible at throwing out base runners when he first came up, but has nabbed 11 of 27 over the last four years, so he seems passable now. Kratz at least has a cannon. The point is not that he's a great pick up, but that his kind tend to find a way to stick if they can wear the tools of ignorance... |
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Post by rizzuto on Nov 10, 2018 18:32:01 GMT -5
Hopefully he's just spring training fodder. I looked back at Lavarnway's early minor league numbers and he showedreally good power, even at 19. I wonder if he might not be a budding Erik Kratz with the bat? Low average, but pop. Lavarnway was horrible at throwing out base runners when he first came up, but has nabbed 11 of 27 over the last four years, so he seems passable now. Kratz at least has a cannon. The point is not that he's a great pick up, but that his kind tend to find a way to stick if they can wear the tools of ignorance... Boston fans used to speak of Lavarnway as the second coming of Carlton Fisk. |
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Post by kaybli on Nov 10, 2018 19:42:49 GMT -5
I looked back at Lavarnway's early minor league numbers and he showedreally good power, even at 19. I wonder if he might not be a budding Erik Kratz with the bat? Low average, but pop. Lavarnway was horrible at throwing out base runners when he first came up, but has nabbed 11 of 27 over the last four years, so he seems passable now. Kratz at least has a cannon. The point is not that he's a great pick up, but that his kind tend to find a way to stick if they can wear the tools of ignorance... Boston fans used to speak of Lavarnway as the second coming of Carlton Fisk. He'll never hold a candle to the great Jarrod Saltalamacchia. |
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Post by inger on Nov 10, 2018 20:00:06 GMT -5
Boston fans used to speak of Lavarnway as the second coming of Carlton Fisk. He'll never hold a candle to the great Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Or Jarrod RalphMacchio for that matter... Wax on, wax off... And Beavis says “Heh-heh, he said wacks off, heh-heh-heh” |
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Post by chiyankee on Nov 11, 2018 9:54:18 GMT -5
A little flashback to the 99 Word Series:
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