Austin Hays: On The Mend!

[jabba72]

Weeks for a mild sprain is still kind of rough. I dont know how you stop hand injuries from sliding until you go feet first.  

[bobmc]

7 minutes ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

 

Yeah but  diehard O's negativists have to expect months, right?  I kid.  I kid!  Whatever, good news for Austin.

Here are some well-wishes from his friends and fans:

 

[Ohfan67]

He slid head first to protect his ankle. He’ll slide sideways after the IL stint. Book it. 

[webbrick2010]

Will the O's forbid  him from sliding head first

Is he smart enough to figure it out on his own?

[Legend_Of_Joey]

14 minutes ago, jabba72 said:

Weeks for a mild sprain is still kind of rough. I dont know how you stop hand injuries from sliding until you go feet first.  

The "oven mitt" device seems to help reduce it.

[mdbdotcom]

34 minutes ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

 

I hope this is how it plays, but thumb injuries are tough for hitters.

[24fps]

27 minutes ago, bobmc said:

Yeah but  diehard O's negativists have to expect months, right?  I kid.  I kid!  Whatever, good news for Austin.

Here are some well-wishes from his friends and fans:

 

I'm hardly one of the negativists, but I have noticed that if you take anything any front office says about player injuries and double the amount of time, you'll be right more often than not.  Still it's better news than it could be.

[Frobby]

20 minutes ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

 

Thank Heavens!   Nice to have something go mildly our way for once.    Good thing we reassigned him before the injury, because if he’d been on the major league IL he’d be accruing service time and that would delay the date we could return him to the majors without him accruing a full year of service (currently May 16).     That said, I don’t get the impression the O’s will be in any big hurry to promote anyone.

[HowAboutThat]

Where’s that giant meteor when you really need it?

[Tony-OH]

Glad to hear about Hays. Hopefully this is isn't something that lingers though and bothers him. The thumb can be tricky sometimes.

[clapdiddy]

3 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Glad to hear about Hays. Hopefully this is isn't something that lingers though and bothers him. The thumb can be tricky sometimes.

Let's hope he's given more than enough time for this injury to heal.  

[weams]

1 hour ago, interloper said:

Whew. My cautious optimism has paid off! 

We will see when he swings a bat....

[bobmc]

1 minute ago, weams said:

We will see when he swings a bat....

At least it's not a hamate!  

[interloper]

6 minutes ago, weams said:

We will see when he swings a bat....

I'm cautiously optimistic. 

[Ohfan67]

Unfortunately for Hays he's an Oriole...he will probably lose the hand.