Hardy having MRI on back tomorrow in Baltimore

[Guest]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Hardy on back: "It's good, but I’d say not quite good enough to risk playing right now and having a bigger setback." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a></p>— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="

">September 8, 2014</a></blockquote>

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[paulcoates]

Why don't the baseball gods just force our player to the Ice Bucket Challenge and have them all get pneumonia.

This is getting ridiculous

[mdbdotcom]

I wonder if he'll end up lowering his hands again. Remember when he came back from the back spasms in the beginning of the year, he was holding his hands lower at that plate. Some weeks ago he raised them higher and started hitting for more power. And then the back problem returned. They may have nothing to do with one another... just a thought.

[Rene88]

I wonder if he'll end up lowering his hands again. Remember when he came back from the back spasms in the beginning of the year, he was holding his hands lower at that plate. Some weeks ago he raised them higher and started hitting for more power. And then the back problem returned. They may have nothing to do with one another... just a thought.

Wow-that was quite a good post. I am not smart enough to know if it is true or not, but excellent observation sir.

[Tx Oriole]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Hardy having MRI on back tomorrow in Baltimore</p>? Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="

">September 8, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Not good folks.

Oh crap. Dammit.

[waroriole]

FFS. Do we have anyone who's not going to miss the rest of the season? BS pissing me off.

[Rene88]

FFS. Do we have anyone who's not going to miss the rest of the season? BS pissing me off.

Ray Rice?

[Il BuonO]

I think Flash has just the one fan left at this point.

Is it Buck?

[Crazysilver03]

We had one in Dejesus, and traded him........

If the Orioles really wanted DeJesus back, they could get him back pretty fast.

Casilla is on the taxi squad so he could always be called up too.

[BohBalmer]

Hardy on back: ?It?s good, but I'd say not quite good enough to risk playing right now and having a bigger setback?

[Can_of_corn]

Is it Buck?

Could be.

I don't think he posts here tho.

[MrOrange82]

Dayum, if Flaherty makes another error Orange82 may have a mental breakdown.

[LookitsPuck]

If Hardy is done for the season, so are the O's. Basically the only plus defender in the IF left would be Schoop.

[spiritof66]

You don't have an MRI unless your trying to rule something out, or assess the degree of damage

So what are they looking for?

I'm not a doctor, but I am a long-time back patient. There's a good chance that the MRI is being done to get a better look at where and how his disc(s) are pressing on nerves, so that whatever therapy he's having can be directed to the source of the problem.

[webbrick2010]

and folks still want to sign JJ to a long term deal

I feel bad for JJ, but these recurring back issues are going to cost him big $$ this offseason

I wouldn't touch a low to mid 30's middle infielder with a 10 foot bat.