Kole Calhoun on 10-day DL

[ten ocho recon scout]

Phuck. Like clockwork. We start winning games, and guys go on the DL.

[Warfarin]

3 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Phuck. Like clockwork. We start winning games, and guys go on the DL.

I think the general consensus is this specific DL move will only enhance our ability to win games moving forward.  

[Angel Oracle]

This isn’t an injury where you can still defend well and hit crappy, is it?   Although this has been going on for two months now.

 

[Warfarin]

It's possible he's been injured all along.  Might explain why he just suddenly can't hit at all.  Seems strange for someone to just completely forget how to hit.  It's not like he is at the age where players start rapidly declining.

[JustATroutFan]

I just find it odd that they're sending Barria back down to the minor leagues. He's been pitching better than everyone in the starting rotation this season. If there's someone who needs to be send down from the starting, it's Richards. He just doesn't have confidence in his stuff.

[failos]

1 minute ago, JustATroutFan said:

I just find it odd that they're sending Barria back down to the minor leagues. He's been pitching better than everyone in the starting rotation this season. If there's someone who needs to be send down from the starting, it's Richards. He just doesn't have confidence in his stuff.

It's just so they could bring up Herm and Cowart. Barria will come back when it's his turn to pitch.

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, failos said:

It's just so they could bring up Herm and Cowart. Barria will come back when it's his turn to pitch.

Yep.  I’m just guessing Richards can’t be sent down.  Plus this is a good way to manage Barria’s innings.  

[DMVol]

Max Scherzer just pinch hit for the Nats in the 14th vs the Braves (they ran out of hitters)....He is hitting .286, double Calhoun’s BA....chew on that....and BTW, he got a hit and scored a run....

[stormngt]

2 hours ago, rafibomb said:

"oblique strain"

 

About time! He has had that strain since the second game.

[ten ocho recon scout]

7 minutes ago, DMVol said:

Matt Scherzer just pinch hit for the Nats in the 14th vs the Braves (the ran out of hitters)....He is hitting .286, double Calhoun’s BA....chew on that....and BTW, he got a hit and scored a run....

Theyre probably about even in strikeouts though...

[stormngt]

21 minutes ago, JustATroutFan said:

I just find it odd that they're sending Barria back down to the minor leagues. He's been pitching better than everyone in the starting rotation this season. If there's someone who needs to be send down from the starting, it's Richards. He just doesn't have confidence in his stuff.

Get a clue!  GRICH cant be sent down!

[Inside Pitch]

58 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

I think the general consensus is this specific DL move will only enhance our ability to win games moving forward.  

I think out boy TORS, may have been making a tongue in cheek comment.  

3 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Theyre probably about even in strikeouts though...

Dude!

[Jason]

I'm surprised it took this long for the injury to appear

[JustATroutFan]

11 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Get a clue!  GRICH cant be sent down!

I know that but he deserves to if there was an option! 

[Pablo]

This off yesterdays 'effectively wild' podcast: 

"Kole Calhoun is the first player to have a sub-.200 triple slash (.145/.195/.179) before June since Tony Martinez in 1963. However, Martinez was sent down to the minors on May 25 of that year, only to return in September to bat...... .067".

In addition, he had the 7th lowest OPS in May (going back to 1908), at .314

A definite 'oblique strain' candidate.

 

[Ray McKigney]

45 minutes ago, DMVol said:

Matt Scherzer just pinch hit for the Nats in the 14th vs the Braves (they ran out of hitters)....He is hitting .286, double Calhoun’s BA....chew on that....and BTW, he got a hit and scored a run....

Interesting. Is Matt Scherzer Max's pinch hitting brother?

[stormngt]

39 minutes ago, JustATroutFan said:

I know that but he deserves to if there was an option! 

There wasnt an optiom....so why were you confused about Barria going down.

Hell I think Barria is best pitcher at this moment but I understood why they sent him down.

[Troll Daddy]

No doubt this is the reason Kole went into a slump.

get well my friend and hurry back

[DMVol]

17 minutes ago, Ray McKigney said:

Interesting. Is Matt Scherzer Max's pinch hitting brother?

Twins

[bloodbrother]

About time they put him on the DL with some phantom injury. Let him get his hacks in at Salt Lake and in the PCL for a bit

[Angelfan79]

Haha we all saw this DL stint coming

[Tank]

4 hours ago, Kevinb said:

Maybe the most fake injury that’s ever occurred to anyone this side of Prince Fielder

Just wait until the World Cup starts later this month.

[Lou]

3 hours ago, Rico said:

Rehab at Inland Empire and just leave him there.

F that! We don't want him anywhere near the I.E. 

[Pujols4MVP]

Kole should ask for Tommy John surgery just to be on the safe side.....

[CubsFan]

Does he have enough plate appearances to qualify for worst season ever?  He was smashing the record books and smoking Rob Deer and Dan Uggla in his historic season.