3/25 O's @ Twins

[NCRaven]

How does virtually the same exact thing happen to this guy a second time? He can't catch a break. This may give them cover to disable and demote Bergy like they did last year so that he can straighten himself out, as he has really had a pretty bad spring. Time to throw Tillman into the deep end of the pool anyway.

[Going Underground]

It was hit pretty hard according to the Twins play by play.

[LookinUp]

Unreal.

Bergy takes one off his right forearm and is removed from the game immediately. The Twinkee announcers described his arm as a "golf ball between his wrist and elbow."

Could be a lot worse. Hopefully it isn't.

[Arthur_Bryant]

Unreal.

Bergy takes one off his right forearm and is removed from the game immediately. The Twinkee announcers described his arm as a "golf ball between his wrist and elbow."

Sounds like he took it on the bone. That isn't good.

[Going Underground]

Per Roch:

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Brad Bergesen had to leave today's game after four pitches when Denard Span's line drive crashed into his right arm.

Bergesen hopped off the mound in obvious pain. The ball popped straight up in the air, and second baseman Robert Andino made the catch for the first out.

Bergesen kept bending at the waist before walking off the mound. He appeared to have a welt on his forearm, just below his elbow.

Mike Ballard has replaced Bergesen.

I'll obviously pass along any updates that I receive.

[Going Underground]

Ballard gets the last two outs in the first.

[adam_jonzin']

So if Bergy is held out of the rotation, we're thinking Tillman get's the 3rd spot ahead of Arrieta? I have to admit I haven't been following Tillman's starts this spring...how is he doing? I know his ERA is around 3.55 but how has he looked? How is his velocity and his curve?

[RVAbird]

Awful for Bergesen. Shame. Hoping for a swift recovery.

Time for Tillman to step up.

[PaulFolk]

So if Bergy is held out of the rotation' date=' we're thinking Tillman get's the 3rd spot ahead of Arrieta? I have to admit I haven't been following Tillman's starts this spring...how is he doing? I know his ERA is around 3.55 but how has he looked? How is his velocity and his curve?[/quote']

Tillman hasn't looked overpowering, but not terrible either. He has struggled with his command, which needs to be corrected if he wants to have success in the regular season.

[Going Underground]

Fox flies out. Reimold walks.Harris pops out. Green K's 0-0 going into the bottom of the second.

[waroriole]

Sounds like he took it on the bone. That isn't good.

What makes you say that?

[Going Underground]

Tillman hasn't looked overpowering, but not terrible either. He has struggled with his command, which needs to be corrected if he wants to have success in the regular season.

he has thrown alot of pitches He needs to cut down on the amount of pitches per inning to go deeper in games.

[Going Underground]

What makes you say that?

They say it looked like it hit off the forearm.

[waroriole]

They say it looked like it hit off the forearm.

Right, but that alone doesn't mean that it hit off his bone. I was wondering if AB had some more insight.

[Going Underground]

/25 at 1:28 pm: danconnollysun: The Span liner is reminscent of the Billy Butler smash to Bergesen's leg on 7-30-09 that cost Bergy rest of season.