What is being impinged? Is it a nerve, blood supply, muscle fibers or shoulder joint itself?

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Pete's reply: They generally don't tell us that kind of stuff.

Pete, Thanks for all of your great updates, but, shssh, did you have to do the Debbie Downer about JJ? (I'm still bummin' about the Terps from this afternoon, but maybe they'll sneak in.)

This is really getting ridiculous, though. How many pitchers have sore arms? It seems half the camp, almost. Flannie doesn't appear to have a job, and at this rate, maybe they'll need to lure him out of retirement.

Pete, maybe I'm being over-sensitive to this situation and it occurs every year , but I can't help but wonder what is going on with the O's pitching / training staff with the seemingly over abundance of injuries . Don't these guys follow any kind of off-season program that would allow for them to be better fit for the season ? It's like they've waited until now to pick up a baseball . It seems to be a re - occurring thing here with our staff . Do we need to re-evaluate our philosophy ? Are the sore arms on our staff comparable to the rest of the league ?

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Pete's reply: I don't have numbers on the rest of the league, but keep in mind that they have 38 pitchers in camp, which is a huge number, so there figure to be more injuries. Also, they brought in some pitchers who have injury histories. The pitching routines the O's use are pretty routine around the league.

What kind of camp are the Orioles running, Hennesey, Parish, Hill, Albers, Uheara, and now Johnson. It seems like every year half of our pitchers get hurt in training camp.

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Pete's reply: Five of those guys have previous injury histories, so I don't know if you can blame the spring regimen.

Where have you gone, Brian Burres?

I guess we're going to have a pitching staff through attrition.

Pete,

I'm starting to get deeply concerned about the pitching staff. We haven't seen anyone go 5 innings yet and everyone has a sore arm? Guthrie is throwing middle innings for Team USA, and everyone else is getting racked or shelved! I know it's early and were talking about a bunch of bridge guys but it could be a VERY LONG season at this rate!

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Pete's reply: I think you're right.

Why does MLB get the scoop ? And where's the papers mention of B Rob going to the WBC ? C'mon B-Sun what's going on ? To much golfing down there Peter lol .

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Pete's reply: Spencer Fordin did some good work yesterday and got the Johnson injury ahead of us. Give him some credit.

This isn't good news at all. I don't think it'll get better with rest. If this condition is fixable,why didn't they do it in the off season?

the orioles started with 37 pitchers in camp and next week they will be down to 6 that are healthy enough to throw in a game. anyone have steve trachsel's number? sidney ponson is still available

Hi Peter,

I always enjoy reading your posts keeping all Oriole fans uptodate on what's happening.

I've lived in Japan over 35 years and been treated successfully by professional acupuncurists for knee and back problems And I know that Japanese pro baseball pitchers also benefit from their expertise.

Why can't the Orioles think out of the box and hire an expert acupuncurist from Japan to treat and help players like Hill and Johnson.

I'm confident the Orioles would be pleasently surprised with the results, and I'd be happy to help them find a qualified person in Japan.

How about it Orioles? I'd love it if you'd take me up on my offer.

Richard

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Pete's reply: I think they are aware of the benefits of accupuncture. I know that when I consulted with an orthopedist who also handled some team work a few years ago, he suggested accupuncture as a possible treatment for a chronic neck problem. I went with a different treatment and got good results, but the idea of going with accupuncture was not presented as wild alternative medicine. It was presented as a legitimate treatment option for the problem that was known to get good results.

It makes you wonder what Oriole pitchers do in the offseason to keep their arms in shape, other than play X-Box 360 and lift Coors Lite cans.

Sounds like they have all taken up the Aubrey Huff workout regimen which consists mailnly of a couch, a remote, and a cooler.

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Pete's reply: Why are you giving Aubrey credit for that? I was using that conditioning method when Aubrey was still in short pants.

I have watched in horror and amazement during this past off season in regards to the Orioles plans for their starting pitching in 2009.
I have been a fan of the Orioles since 1966 specifically, and a baseball fan generally for over forty-five years and I can not remember any MLB team during those years with less talented starting pitching.
Why the owner and the GM has not done something, even at this late hour(Pedro anyone?), to help improve the starting staff is beyond logic.
I believe this years team is headed for somewhere between 100 and 115 losses this year unless they do something in a hurry to "shore up" their starting pitching.

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Pete's reply: It's tough to lose 100 games, but I'm concerned too.

To answer G Frank's question, he is pitching to a 3.6 ERA for Toronto. Sigh.

Who is the team orthopedist ?
The Orioles need a new doctor something is really out of wack to have this many injuries maybe they should use the Phillies guy. They don't seem to have these problems.