Reimold's first test
Nolan Reimold made his first exhibition appearance of the spring today and was immediately tested by Evan Longoria, who hit a fly ball deep into the gap in left center field. Reimold could not get there in time, but got close enough that it's fair to speculate that he might have if he was completely healthy.
No big deal. That's what spring training is for. He's still got a month to work the remaining soreness out of his heel.
Chris Tillman gave up hits to two of the first three Rays batters he faced in the first inning. Leadoff man Sean Rodriguez singled and scored on Longoria's one-out RBI double.
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Comments
wow this is lame , if he were healthy
Posted by: larry g | March 9, 2010 2:37 PM
Completely healthy, larry g, completely healthy.
Posted by: waspman | March 9, 2010 3:35 PM
He 'has a month remaining to work out the remaining soreness'?
Do you really think you 'work out' the soreness with this kind of injury? Oh my how this club has everyone fooled - in so many ways!
Posted by: wayne | March 9, 2010 3:39 PM
Isnt reimold the reason we didnt need holliday ?
Posted by: Anonymous | March 9, 2010 4:15 PM
I cant speak for everyone whose ever had achilles surgery, however when i had mine (completely blown) repaired, the recovery was one where it'd be sore the day after activity and when the soreness went away, it would feel stronger. Then it would take more activity to make it sore, and it would come back feeling stronger til eventually no pain and its good as new...actually stronger than it was before it blew.
So yes, I know you work out the soreness with this kind of injury, especially when he's 10 years younger than i was when i did it.
Posted by: cush | March 9, 2010 4:17 PM
Well, enlighten us, Dr. Wayne, what does one do with this kind of injury if not work out the soreness?
Posted by: Keith | March 9, 2010 4:34 PM
Same thing for me when I had Tommy John Surgery, cush.
When I made it to throwing, my arm was crazy sore after the first throwing session, and the post-throwing soreness decreased after each following throwing session.
wayne - Have you ever had tendon/ligament surgery?
Posted by: not brooks | March 9, 2010 6:13 PM
I've had threee tendon/ligament surgeries and it takes forever to get warmed up and loosened up,and I've never been the same person,i.e.,not as good as before.Granted I didn't have the O's training staff to work with and I was 40 when they started,but just making a point.By the way for all the O's front office apologists,AM is concerned about Brian Roberts finally.Looks like Wayne was right about that one.
Posted by: Burt from Essex | March 9, 2010 7:27 PM
nb,
Indeed I have sir... Not where Reimy did however!
As a general rule, it just takes time..... and it's different for most.
You can't just 'work it out', no matter what the care you're under.
One could see the signs that he wouldn't be ready months ago. Still though, there was false optimism - as always!
Posted by: wayne | March 9, 2010 10:50 PM
I'm 100% with you that the O's should have done something about left field because of the risk with Reimold.
But, again, wayne.
What do you do with soreness if you don't "work it out"?
Post surgery soreness doesn't just go away on it's own. If you're not working/strengthening an area where you had surgery, it's going to be sore forever.
Posted by: not brooks | March 10, 2010 11:12 AM