Aubrey Huff placed on DL for anxiety disorder

[scOtt]

Sure. I guess it depends on what the level/defintion of "obsession" is.

Yeah, I have a lot of OCD issues myself, but it's pretty manageable with me. I don't wash my hands 50 times a day, or run back home because I think I left the oven on. But... 90% of the time I walk around with my head down so I don't step on a crack. Or a line, or an extension of a line... I have SET routines for all kinds of things I do, all day. The same windows opened on my computer EVERY time. Same windows on my phone EVERY time. All my tools laid out at my machine the exact same way EVERY day. All manageable stuff like that.

[CA-ORIOLE]

Yeah, I have a lot of OCD issues myself, but it's pretty manageable with me. I don't wash my hands 50 times a day, or run back home because I think I left the oven on. But... 90% of the time I walk around with my head down so I don't step on a crack. Or a line, or an extension of a line... I have SET routines for all kinds of things I do, all day. The same windows opened on my computer EVERY time. Same windows on my phone EVERY time. All my tools laid out at my machine the exact same way EVERY day. All manageable stuff like that.

Yeah as long as it doesn't impact your life or your work I don't see much of an issue. Lots have people have those kinda quirks. I used to have them more when I was in the military when I was an organization/planning freak. A lot less now.

[sangar]

I think San Fran must not have good enough strip clubs. That would surely cause Huff panic.

Or, maybe he walked into the wrong kind of San Francisco strip club.

[russ snyder]

LOL, I remember that interview on Howard Stern. Maybe he's not masturbating enough.

I believe that it was actually the "Bubba the Love Sponge Show". Easy to confuse because the show was on Howard Stern's station on Sirius. I agree that the interview was hilarious and insightful.( I mean the guy is a pure hitter. He said that he rarely took extra BP.) I laughed out loud at the horsecrap town comment. I certaintly do not think that this is some type of roster ploy. Mental illness of any type is nothing to downplay. I iwsh nothing but the best for him and his family.

[mskrulz]

Sounds like a work-around of the roster to me. You don't just develop an anxiety disorder, it's something he would have been battling through his whole career. This story either isn't over, or is wrong.

That's a dumb uneducated statement. You can infact develop anxiety disorder as you get older. Sometimes it's always there and something triggers it. How about let's leave the baseball talk to us fans and the anxiety and mental illness discussions to qualified professionals.

Who knew we had Tom Cruise posting on the board!

[allstar1579]

Man you really are selling your OPINION in this case hard. We know for a fact you have NO data to support your position. What you perceive as the point where any mental illness become evident simply can be discredited by so many anecdotal cases. The Oriole family lost someone recently that played his entire career without becoming disabled by his Mental illness, this is a pretty good example of what I am saying. It is easy to think that new stressors are experienced when a professional athlete perceives the end of his playing days fast approaching. I think there is no way of knowing what really is going on in our uninformed position.

I'm sorry, were you a psychology major at a top 15 program in the country? Cause I was. And as one, yes it's my opinion that the story as being laid out currently doesn't make sense. I expect more details to be released to make it make sense at some point.

And yes the Flanny incident was tragic, but I don't remember anything reporting that he ever had a mental illness. It's been speculated that he battled depression, never documented or proven.

If you don't like my opinion, you don't have to read it, and sure don't have to respond to it.

[allstar1579]

That's a dumb uneducated statement. You can infact develop anxiety disorder as you get older. Sometimes it's always there and something triggers it. How about let's leave the baseball talk to us fans and the anxiety and mental illness discussions to qualified professionals.

Who knew we had Tom Cruise posting on the board!

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[Flosman]

I'm sorry, were you a psychology major at a top 15 program in the country? Cause I was. And as one, yes it's my opinion that the story as being laid out currently doesn't make sense. I expect more details to be released to make it make sense at some point.

And yes the Flanny incident was tragic, but I don't remember anything reporting that he ever had a mental illness. It's been speculated that he battled depression, never documented or proven.

If you don't like my opinion, you don't have to read it, and sure don't have to respond to it.

There you go. Middle age man, not terminally ill commits suicide and he does not have a proven mental illness, child please.

As to your closing line, you are correct I don't have to comment on your opinion, however you talking out your butt at such a high level made me WANT to comment on your opinion, lol. Seriously I don't have a problem with you Allstar but your comments are simply over the top in this thread.

[allstar1579]

There you go. Middle age man, not terminally ill commits suicide and he does not have a proven mental illness, child please.

As to your closing line, you are correct I don't have to comment on your opinion, however you talking out your butt at such a high level made me WANT to comment on your opinion, lol. Seriously I don't have a problem with you Allstar but your comments are simply over the top in this thread.

Wait, so a middle aged man with no mental illness commits suicide is the same as middle aged man suddenly develops documented (???) mental disorder with extreme sudden onset/treatment?

That's fine, I just took exception to you talking about it being my opinion. You are absolutely right that it is, but I also spent 4 years studying these things, I do know what I'm talking about.

Ask yourself. On Sunday (he was fine enough to play a full game Saturday) was he so bad that he had to be treated for a panic attack? That would require a hospital, which wasn't picked up by anyone, but it's possible. If it wasn't a bad enough panic attack he needed to be treated, why is he on the DL for it? If he WAS suffering from a treated/untreated panic attack, would he be able to fly home to TB within 2 days? (for something that severe, that's an extremely not likely. All of this I would take with a grain of salt if he had a history of panic disorders and I'd say it was a flare up, not a total onset, but there's no mention of that anywhere. Like I said if they come out and say he's been privately battling these for years, then I say ok, that's the piece that was missing, carry on.

With that not exactly lining up and them having issues managing that 1B roster spot with Belt and so on all season it just seemed pretty convenient to me, that's all. Once that missing piece of the story comes out it'll all make sense one way or the other, but this half a story thing doesn't add up if you've had experience with panic attacks at all, they are debilitating, and not something you just pop a couple xanax and go on your way about, it takes a couple days to watch heart rates, make sure you have the right benzo and the right dosage. At least if it's as serious as warranting a 15 day DL stint.

[Can_of_corn]

Allstar, how do you think this compares with Willis going on the DL with the same issue a few years ago when he was with the Tigers?

[apollod]

His wife did file for divorce in January; and there are 2 kids involved. That could certainly cause some anxiety.

[McLovin]

Wait, so a middle aged man with no mental illness commits suicide is the same as middle aged man suddenly develops documented (???) mental disorder with extreme sudden onset/treatment?

That's fine, I just took exception to you talking about it being my opinion. You are absolutely right that it is, but I also spent 4 years studying these things, I do know what I'm talking about.

Ask yourself. On Sunday (he was fine enough to play a full game Saturday) was he so bad that he had to be treated for a panic attack? That would require a hospital, which wasn't picked up by anyone, but it's possible. If it wasn't a bad enough panic attack he needed to be treated, why is he on the DL for it? If he WAS suffering from a treated/untreated panic attack, would he be able to fly home to TB within 2 days? (for something that severe, that's an extremely not likely. All of this I would take with a grain of salt if he had a history of panic disorders and I'd say it was a flare up, not a total onset, but there's no mention of that anywhere. Like I said if they come out and say he's been privately battling these for years, then I say ok, that's the piece that was missing, carry on.

With that not exactly lining up and them having issues managing that 1B roster spot with Belt and so on all season it just seemed pretty convenient to me, that's all. Once that missing piece of the story comes out it'll all make sense one way or the other, but this half a story thing doesn't add up if you've had experience with panic attacks at all, they are debilitating, and not something you just pop a couple xanax and go on your way about, it takes a couple days to watch heart rates, make sure you have the right benzo and the right dosage. At least if it's as serious as warranting a 15 day DL stint.

For real, for real? First, of course he could fly home. It's amazing the pills you can get for panic (I know). Second, you really think they would pick 'panic disorder' to make a roster move? They would cast a stigma over a player in a "man's sport", in our suck it up, be a man world? They would say he has a mental disorder, over a strained oblique? Why would they go with the mental equivalent of herpes? (In terms of ruining reputation in the sports world context.)

If that's your opinion, cool. Debate about who's smarter and knows more about this stuff aside, it just sounds like a ridiculous premise.

[Tony-OH]

Looks like someone stayed at Holiday Express last night. Opinions are fine, but to act like you know what's going on and what can or can't develop without having exact knowledge of the situation is nothing but speculation, regardless of what you learned in college. It's almost comical that anyone would think that Huff would allow the Giants to use a mental condition to address a roster situation.

[TGO]

I'm sorry, were you a psychology major at a top 15 program in the country? Cause I was. And as one, yes it's my opinion that the story as being laid out currently doesn't make sense. I expect more details to be released to make it make sense at some point.

And yes the Flanny incident was tragic, but I don't remember anything reporting that he ever had a mental illness. It's been speculated that he battled depression, never documented or proven.

If you don't like my opinion, you don't have to read it, and sure don't have to respond to it.

I know I wasn't, but I also know enough to know that a college education, even at a great school, only gives you just enough knowledge to be dangerous.

[Can_of_corn]

Huff is supposed to be back with the team by Friday or Saturday.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...y-or-saturday/