Ladies and gentlemen, this is a list of players on the Braves 2008 Opening Day roster, along with their injuries / health concerns. I only counted ones that have caused our Braves to miss innings so far this season. Players in bold have not sustained any injuries this season.
Pitchers
Manny Acosta
Jeff Bennett -- flu
Blaine Boyer -- twisted knee
Tom Glavine -- hamstring, elbow
Mike Hampton -- strained boob (fine, pectoral muscle)
Tim Hudson -- flu, hamstring
Jair Jurrjens -- blister, sprained ankle
Peter Moylan -- bone spur in elbow
Will Ohman
Chris Resop
Royce Ring
Rafael Soriano -- elbow tendinitis
Catchers
Brian McCann -- previous ankle injury aggravated, dinged up knee
Corky Miller
Brayan Pena -- "back spasms"
Infielders
Yunel Escobar -- "flu", bruised finger
Ruben Gotay
Kelly Johnson -- knee strain, back spasms
Chipper Jones -- quads, hamstrings, back spasms
Martin Prado -- sprained thumbs
Mark Teixeira -- back spasms
Outfielders
Matt Diaz -- torn PCL
Jeff Francoeur -- previous ankle injury aggravated
Mark Kotsay -- stiff neck, back spasms, sciatica
Gregor Blanco
As Goose would say, "This is not good!" I'm seriously starting to wonder if someone put a hex on the Braves. This isn't normal.
Where is Smoltzie, you ask? He started the season on the DL (therefore, not on the 25-man) and is currently on his 4th trip this season. Jorge Campillo has had problems with blisters, but he started the season at AAA. :(
DL Photo Gallery at the AJC. I've said it a million times this season -- please get well soon, guys.
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6 comments:
Not that it really matters since he is out for the year but I believe this is only Smoltz's 3rd trip to the DL:)
CA, I was going by the photo gallery at the AJC -- they claim it's the fourth trip. I didn't take the time to fact check the newspaper, but if I'm wrong, I'll change it. :)
I didn't do any fact checking either- entirely possible i missed one
I believe Kelly also had knee/hamstring issues at the beginning of the season, which caused him to miss a few games.
Pretty good job on the extensive injury list. :)
You're right, Leah. Left knee strain for KJ in early April.
Oh, man, the easier way to do this would have been to look at SI.com. Check it.
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