Barton, Smith fine after surgeries

by SwisherGirl33 on Oct 28, 2008 6:31 PM PDT Comment 101 comments

The A's on Tuesday announced that rookie first baseman Daric Barton and rookie left-hander Greg Smith underwent successful surgeries on Friday.

Barton, who batted .226 with nine homers, 47 RBIs and a .327 on-base percentage over 140 games, had surgery on his right hip. Smith, who went 7-16 with a 4.16 ERA in 32 starts, had what the team called "loose bodies" removed from his pitching elbow.

Here's the link to the official release.

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I'm relieved to hear that surgeries

I had no idea were happening went well! Is anybody on the A’s ever just, y’know, healthy? I know, stupid question.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Oct 28, 2008 6:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Why would you know about them

it’s not like you’re a serious A’s fan or anything…

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Oct 28, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Barton, Smith had surgeries?

On parts of their bodies which were never mentioned in injury reports at any point in the season?

Jesus…

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Oct 28, 2008 6:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He had some nails removed

He’s day to day.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Oct 28, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They must have been running out of ammunition

[I’ll really tip my cap to anyone who gets THAT reference.]

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Oct 28, 2008 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even "Christ" made the injury report!!!

+1, maybe he likes B. Beane’s new medical plan?

"What do we do with Crosby? Well, in my neighborhood, trash goes out on Mondays." ~ Nico

by MMunoz33 on Oct 28, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought it was Day by Day

I have the strange feeling this conversation has already taken place.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 28, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"loose bodies"

::snerk::

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Oct 28, 2008 6:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Loose bodies? who knew?

by OaklandSi on Oct 28, 2008 6:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought I saw someone,

but I didn’t want to say anything.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Oct 28, 2008 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you thinking of the Hot Pants Day pic in a recent thread?

I think we should start a petition to bring those back, btw.

"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds

by UncleLeo on Oct 28, 2008 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No wonder he couldn't throw a strike

You would to if you had big Frank and Ellis in your pitching elbow.

by adragon on Oct 30, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Smith got injured? And I didn’t know?! Damn! I am glad his surgery went well though!Oh yeah..glad Daric is ok too :)

by ilovegregsmith on Oct 28, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You're an awful Greg Smith stalker.

by thejd44 on Oct 29, 2008 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

awful?!

That’s a bit harsh! I’ve been too busy for stalking lately. I’ll be sure to get back on track soon and do the job right!

by ilovegregsmith on Oct 29, 2008 4:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stalkers are never too busy

I’m disappointed.

by thejd44 on Oct 29, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ha!

I actually have a good reason. My mom has been in the hospital..she got out yesterday though and is doing alright..so I shall get back on track with my stalking. I hope Greg is ready! I can’t believe baseball is over this season..I miss it already

by ilovegregsmith on Oct 30, 2008 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

WAHHH so do I!!!

but at least Ellis is going to be at the fanfest!! so I have something to look forward to!!!
And I’m going to the dinner on the diamond thing too, so that should be fun, assuming Swooney’s still on the team, because if he’s not…. (Billy Beane, if you’re reading this, yes that was a threat. and if you even think of moving Ellis…)

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 30, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

whoops! posted too soon!! Tell your mom GET WELL SOON FROM ME!!!

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 30, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha

i will tell her :) Thanks. And yaaaaaaay to Ellis at fanfest!! He is going to be there just for YOU i think!!! I hope your threats to Billy Beane work!I hope he reads this and knows to NOT mess with you!!

by ilovegregsmith on Oct 30, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He already knows not to mess with me.

and if he does mess with me, he better try to avoid me, because if he trades/gets rid of Ellis, he will never be safe… :p
are you going to be at the fanfest? If I see someone hanging on Greg Smith’s arm, that’ll probably be you! :) But seriously, if you go, we should meet up!! it would be awesome to meet you! and we have to drag zigfan along, of course!!!

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 30, 2008 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lol don’t doubt he would never be safe…and that’s how it should be. Don’t mess with you and your man! I wish I could go. Agggh. But I can’t. I can’t go this year but next year I am planning 2 trips…1 to see a few games at the A’s stadium since I have never been and the other will have to be fanfest.
If you catch someone hanging on Greg…toss them a dirty look and maybe a rock from me ;) Ok, you don’t have to toss a rock..but atleast a dirty look!!!
This upcoming season I will again buy behind the visitors dugout tickets in Fenway to see the A’s a couple times..I’ll be sure to wear my Smith shirts/jerseys and hold up signs for him.. :) The last game I went to I got some aweeeeeeesome pictures of your boy Ellis! He was so NICE!!

by ilovegregsmith on Oct 31, 2008 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Too bad you can't go!!! I'll try to get some signed pictures

Of greg for you!!! and of COURSE Ellis is nice!!!!He’s amazing!! And I’ll make sure to toss something if anyone is hanging on your man! :p
Whichever games you decide to go to, tell me, and I’ll see if i can go! :)

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 31, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i wish i could go :(

Why must i live in New England?!I need to be where the A’s are!! ohhh I wish you much luck in getting gregs autograph..make sure you tell him “meghann loves you!” lol jk! and Ellis is soooo nice! My email addy is yankees2822@yahoo.com (i know, i need a new one! it’s old!) send me an e-mail and i’ll send you all the pictures of Ellis I took. and I will let you know when I will be going!

by ilovegregsmith on Oct 31, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

neato! sending email now... just for fun!

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 31, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yankees????

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 31, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I mentioned in the email that she needed to change it.

Happy halloween, 67MARQUEZ! and everybody else who happens to read this!

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 31, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Happy Halloween!

Did I scare you? I was trying to scare you.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 31, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

To you too

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Oct 31, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

{shakes in terror at the two horrible pictures}

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 31, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually

I think it’s a clever name for an address that will be spammed mercilessly after the spambots next harvest AN

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Oct 31, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

yes, Yankees. Hey, I’ve lived in New England all my life. 95% of baseball fans here are raised Red Sox fans or Yankees fans. I was raised a Yankees fan! I started watching the A’s about 7-8 years and I get the baseball package on my tv and online every year to watch them. I am going to be making an A’s email addy though!Lol

by ilovegregsmith on Oct 31, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So you didn't really have a choice.

OK, you’re forgiven.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 31, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha

thanks! I really didn’t! It was how I was raised. Everyone knows how biased NE is with their sports. Its all about the pats and red sox or the NY teams so I am Yankees/NY Giants…but look..when I was exposed to other teams..I picked the A’s all by myself!LOL

by ilovegregsmith on Oct 31, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yay you!! you picked the A's!!

you are totally forgiven for your email addy!! (the pictures you sent helped… :p) Make sure to give me your new address when you get it!!

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 31, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sigh, it figures

by asfansince1989 on Oct 28, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

they are like FORD

Fix Or Repair Daily

Why can’t we have Hondas?

by asfansince1989 on Oct 28, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or PONTIAC

Poor Old Niekro Thinks It’s A “Cnuckler”

au contra ire

by JediLeroy on Oct 28, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or a Chevy

So we could be almost not Mexican enough.

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin

by Helloooo 1st on Oct 28, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't you mean a "Chavy"

Damn that’s another 60 days on the DL every time his name is mentioned.

by adragon on Oct 30, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Of course.

why do they tell us about Unicorn and Swooney but think we don’t care about Staplehead and Greggles? I know it’s the off season, but still. although maybe it was good that they didn’t tell ilovegregsmith, because she probably would have been COMPLETELY freaking out until she heard he was ok. :p

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 28, 2008 7:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

especially since he had LOOSE BODIES

by OaklandSi on Oct 28, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

FLG?

But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.

by Jennifer on Oct 28, 2008 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

probably

staplehead and greggles didn’t want anybody to know they had the surgery, and unicorn and swooney didn’t mind

Andy Bernard does not lose contests. He wins them. Or he quits them. Because they're unfair.

by BigTuna on Oct 28, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh. didn't think about that...

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 28, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why couldn't Kaz Matsui be one of the ones

who DIDN’T want anyone to know…

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Oct 28, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or maybe you didn't hear

TMI

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Oct 28, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

EW.

But still, I should have expected something like that, considering the link says “TMI.” Sigh… I’ll learn someday!!

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 28, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let me know when that day is.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 28, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

come back in a couple of years.

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 28, 2008 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha

awwwww you know me too well! I would have been worried about him ;) i am glad I found out about it after it happened because we know everything is alright! He made sure no one knew about it because he didn’t want me to find out until he was ok..how thoughtful of him! Jk

by ilovegregsmith on Oct 28, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

aggh

i hate when it doesn’t work for me! that comment was for #14fan. i can’t wait for my new laptop

by ilovegregsmith on Oct 28, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's working.

I see your relply to her. :)

But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.

by Jennifer on Oct 28, 2008 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I see it!! :p

I SO wish I could change my name. I don’t know what I was thinking when I created it. “#14Fan” is as hard to say as it is to type!!! at least ilovegregsmith is easier to type… to say, not so much.

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 28, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's a good thing they were successful.

Makes you wonder if they would’ve told us anything if these mystery surgeries didn’t go well…

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 28, 2008 8:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Its like this every off season.

Every vet with surgery talks about it going perfectly, and feeling a hundred percent*. Players all report coming to camp “in the shape of thier lives”, or having “put on 15 pounds of muscle”. A weak into the season they are all bitching about how they were nursing injuries. Its just so worthless, it seems like we could just run a random glatitude generator and file the newspaper articles with that.

Sorry, pet peeve.

except Eric Chavez. He always tells you just how crappy he feels.

by mikedaviswhereareyou on Oct 28, 2008 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"A weak into the season"

Freudian slip?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Oct 29, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Freudian slip"

I think that’s another 60 days on the DL

by adragon on Oct 30, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why is Freud wearing a slip?

Oh, never mind.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 30, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

quite freudian of him

by OaklandSi on Oct 30, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Assistant general manager David Forst said Barton’s injury started to surface late in the season, when he also dealt with minor groin issues, but Forst but said the hip was “not a factor at all” in Barton’s performance. …

Smith’s injury, Forst said, happened at home recently.

“Apparently, he was going to sit down and braced himself on a chair when he felt a pop,” Forst explained. "The doctors speculated that maybe he had a bone spur that became dislodged, so they went in and cleaned some things out.

“It was kind of a freak thing.”

Smith is expected to be out of action for six to eight weeks. Barton will be on crutches for six weeks, and the A’s are hopeful that he’ll be fully recovered in three months.

….wow. Our team is cursed.

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 28, 2008 8:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

AHHHHH!!!!

But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.

by Jennifer on Oct 28, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Poor Dale!!! he has to be on crutches.... YUCK.

Whiteshoes is right. Our team is cursed.

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 28, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Those crutches are a problem

How on earth can he work on his swan dives if he can’t walk without crutches?

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Oct 28, 2008 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"It was kind of a freak thing"

TWDS

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Oct 29, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

More AHHHHHH!!!

I’m putting my foil hat on before I say this, but I’m speculating Stapleheadshoulderskneesandtoes hurt himself in Kansas City.

And what exactly was the injury? Anyone say?

Ryan and I are on our way, Dale. We’ll take care of you.

But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.

by Jennifer on Oct 28, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ok.."Stapleheadshoulderskneesandtoes " is classic lol that was hilarious!

by ilovegregsmith on Oct 28, 2008 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

AHHHH.

WE’RE ALL GONNA ~~DIE~~ HAVE SURGERY!!!

Barton, who batted .226 with nine homers, 47 RBIs and a .327 on-base percentage over 140 games, had surgery to repair a labral tear in his right hip.

I don’t know what “labral tear” means exactly, but that’s not surprising.

Why do you think it happened in KC? I don’t remember… did he take a few days off?

I wonder if Ryan is cast-free by now. He and Dale make quite the pair—cast, crutches, staples…

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 28, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A labral tear is a tear of the labrum

which is a cartilage disc which surrounds the head of the ball bones in ball-and-socket joints (eg the shoulder and the hip).

I think.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Oct 28, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's the thing that EVERY Athletic seems to feel the need to tear

I remember a joyous innocent time a few years ago when I didn’t even know labrums existed. Let alone that they could be torn.

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Oct 28, 2008 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you're correct.

i tore my hip labrum. it sucks.
makes any torquing motions difficult, such as a golf swing. and, i’d assume, swinging a bat.

by oakinboston on Oct 29, 2008 6:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who else?

Dan Johnson. Gaudin? Duke?

But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.

by Jennifer on Oct 29, 2008 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

didn’t mike lowell miss the ALCS with a torn hip labrum?

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Oct 29, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think the labrum is gooier than cartilage

which is what makes it difficult to repair — you can’t debride (sp?) it (shave off torn bits that are sticking out) or suture it like you can cartilage.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Oct 29, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was the day game followed by the rain out.

It was cold. He did the spits then could barely pull his ass off the ground. He limped back to the dugout, then limped back out to first. The next time he was on base he couldn’t run worth shit, and was visited by Geren and a trainer that wasn’t WALT!. Before the next game he took extra time stretching. Just a guess.

I had photos and video on The Incident, but I still don’t have my laptop back. Oh, and I texted Poppy: “Dale broke himself.”

But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.

by Jennifer on Oct 29, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He did the spits?

Hawt.

Oh, if people only knew how frugal we are. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 29, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Minor Groin Issues

Didn’t monkeyball play bass with them in junior college?

by Englishmajor on Oct 29, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

fortunately for my permanent record, that was in Kentucky

Oh, if people only knew how frugal we are. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 29, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just recently...

I had a pinched / irritated Ulnar nerve injury myself, similar to the one that affected Huston Street a couple of years ago. I must say, we read about some of the things these athletes go through day in and day out, with various ailments and we shrug it off as nothing many times. However, after experiencing my injury, I don’t know how some of these guys go out and do what they do for a living. I tip my hat off to these guys, and hope that BB hires a shaman / witch doctor for the coming season to rid the A’s of the injury curse:

"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."

"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff

"Joe Morgan's going to think Beane wrote the movie too..." -whitshoes40

by ST on Oct 28, 2008 8:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm surprised he hasn't gotten one already

considering EVERY. SINGLE. ONE of his other methods had no effect whatsoever…

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 28, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States

..and/or All State Guy

au contra ire

by JediLeroy on Oct 28, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heresy.

That’s Pedro Cerrano. End of story.

by mikev on Oct 28, 2008 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Up your bucket, Jobu

au contra ire

by JediLeroy on Oct 28, 2008 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh I believe in him very much, but he no help me hit curveball.

by mikev on Oct 29, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Some one needs to tell Cust to stop praying to Jobu

by adragon on Oct 30, 2008 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Our team is cursed, I must repeat.

Hopefully this means no injuries in 2009. Well, no significant injuries. Hannahan and Crosby don’t count.

The Dirty Canuck of the now.

by Blicks on Oct 28, 2008 8:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Is that possible? for the A's to have no injuries???

On that list of Hannahan and Crosby, add Chavvy…

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 28, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hell Crosby out helps our team

With our luck he will play 160 games

by adragon on Oct 30, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A 23-year-old needing hip surgery?

I’m only a year older than Barton, and I thought with shoulder, achilles, and back problems I was falling apart. What’s next, Barton will be diagnosed with osteoporosis?

As for Greg Smith’s injury, can we please come up with a term less hilarious-sounding than “loose bodies”? Is that the same thing as bone chips? What ARE these bodies? Does Smith have unborn twin fetuses growing on his elbow? Did aliens or gremlins invade his body? I want answers!

by thejd44 on Oct 29, 2008 12:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

by closetasfan on Oct 29, 2008 6:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

by salb918 on Oct 29, 2008 10:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

but in his elbow..?

by VORP is too nerdy on Oct 29, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

one more link...

from the CC Times

Smith told Bay Area News Group that a bone chip in his elbow occurred in high school but had never given him pain until this offseason. He first felt it, oddly, as he went to sit in a chair.

“A little scar tissue popped,” he said from Louisiana, where he makes his offseason home. “You know how you brace yourself, you put your hand on the arm of the chair. It just popped. Scar tissue happens like that. You can be doing anything and it will pop.”

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 29, 2008 12:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs