Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

This "new attitude" cannot possibly last past the first booted grounder.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

First game he hangs a couple of sinkers I bet there's a story about him going "back to" his splitter.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Same principal:

First game he hangs a couple of sinkers I bet there's a story about him going "back to" his cutter.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

Thats what I mean. He clearly has the talent in the arm, just not between the ears. Its a shame because there really is no reason why he should not be a 20 game winner pretty much every year.

Now I might be imagining things, but I thought I read somewhere that PECOTA had Sore-iano projected to hit 19 HRs and like 60 RBI. That contract looks worse by the day...

rpb is wrong. Phil McCracken is useful.

RPB is right. You suck.

rpb is wrong. Phil McCracken is useful.

RPB is right. You suck.

They've got a few reasonable options to replace Guzman, who was probably the 8th inning guy going into camp.

Stevens/Berg/SHARK/Caridad.

Angel Guzman has a "significant ligament tear" in the front, bottom part of his right shoulder, according to Paul Sullivan of Chicago Tribune.

Guzman has not decided whether to have surgery. If he does, there's no guarantee he'll be able to pitch with it again. If he rehabs the injury, it would take 4-6 weeks before knowing if he would be able to pitch.

Ouch Babe.

I rarely troll.

Guzman plans to have risky surgery to fix shoulder

March 7, 2010
BY GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com
MESA, Ariz. – Cubs pitcher Angel Guzman says he plans to have surgery on his injured shoulder, even though he's been told few pitchers ever come back from that kind of surgery.

"It's going to be tough," said Guzman, 28, who was diagnosed over the weekend with a significant ligament tear near his armpit and instability in the shoulder. "But it's better than not having it and not having a chance. Doing it, I have a small chance, but there is a chance. So I'm going to take the chance."

Guzman says the decision isn't final. He plans to see famed orthopedist James Andrews – who already has done operations on Guzman's shoulder and elbow -- as soon as this week and then consult with his agents and his family.

"It's very sad, but what can I do?" he said. "I'm still breathing."

He may also seek a third medical opinion before deciding, he said.

The Cubs' medical staff recommends four to six weeks of strengthening and rehab followed by a throwing program instead of surgery.

But Guzman said, "I think there is no chance to get it fixed without the surgery. By doing rehab, it wouldn't do anything. I spent four months here working out [over the winter] and I felt as strong as ever. And still, pain. I think that's the only way to get it fixed."

It's already been a nightmarish year for Guzman, who faces a possible career-ending injury less than two months after his brother and his best friend were shot to death back home in Caracas, Venezuela.

Manager Lou Piniella suggested Guzman might benefit from going home for a while before taking the next step.

"I would love to," he said. "For the last two months I've been through some issues. Maybe going home would clear my mind and [make] me fresh and I can come back and fight for my goal, for what I want."

Regardless of the treatment course he chooses, he plans to fight, he said.

"I love pitching. I've been pitching since I was 4 years old," he said. "I'm still 28. I think 28's a good age to keep pushing it."

Guzman, who agreed to an $825,000 contract in January in his first year of arbitration eligibility, supports his parents and siblings back home.

"I'm going to get all the people that are close to me involved in my decision, because I've got a family to support and I think it's a good idea to talk to them," he said. "Maybe it's going to take a few days, or a few weeks."

For now: "Disappointed. Sadness," he said. "I just have to go through it."

Silva/Gorzelanny get the last two spots in the rotation.



Shark/Marshall to the Pen.