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| Apoc13 |
ATLANTA (AP)—Mike Hampton is not giving up, no matter what his body says.
Hampton was only minutes away from completing a comeback from two elbow surgeries and making his first start in almost three years when he hurt himself in pregame warmups Thursday night, sending him back to the disabled list.
Hampton insists his latest injury, a strained left pectoral muscle, is only a small detour on his long road back.
“I feel deep in my heart that it’s going to be a short-term thing,” Hampton said.
Hampton acknowledged he was “pretty down” for about 30 minutes after coming so close to returning to the mound in a real game.
“But I’m still optimistic this is a short-term thing and I’ll be able to continue to do what I love to do someday,” he said. “And hopefully it’s not too far off.
“It hurts, but I’m not going to give up by any means.”
Hampton, trying to make his first start since Aug. 19, 2005, suffered the chest injury on his 24th warm-up pitch. He was seen grimacing on the bullpen mound.
“Nobody’s more disappointed than I am,” Hampton said. |
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| Apoc13 |
the guy is making 14 mil this year
and the braves hold a 20 mil option for next season....you think they'll pick that up? |
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| Apoc13 |
his numbers for the last 4 years...
* 2005 ... $15.1 million ... 69.3 IP
* 2006 ... $14.5 million ... 0 IP
* 2007 ... $14.5 million ... 0 IP
* 2008 ... $15 million ??? ... ? IP |
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| nuge67 |
| You suck, I forgot Carl was even still alive....... |
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| SleepingWarrior |
| Thats what I don't like about MLB, these guys sit on the bench for years and still get paid. If it were the NFL you cut their ass, pay a bit and be done with it. |
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| Jay Z |
| they need a salary structure similar to footballs if they wanna avoid a lockout again |
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| meetthemets |
| Last time Hampton pitched, Howard was still at K-Rock. :D |
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| 2ndstreetpub |
Quote: Originally posted by Apoc13
ATLANTA (AP)—Mike Hampton is not giving up, no matter what his body says.
Hampton was only minutes away from completing a comeback from two elbow surgeries and making his first start in almost three years when he hurt himself in pregame warmups Thursday night, sending him back to the disabled list.
Hampton insists his latest injury, a strained left pectoral muscle, is only a small detour on his long road back.
“I feel deep in my heart that it’s going to be a short-term thing,” Hampton said.
Hampton acknowledged he was “pretty down” for about 30 minutes after coming so close to returning to the mound in a real game.
“But I’m still optimistic this is a short-term thing and I’ll be able to continue to do what I love to do someday,” he said. “And hopefully it’s not too far off.
“It hurts, but I’m not going to give up by any means.”
well put
Hampton, trying to make his first start since Aug. 19, 2005, suffered the chest injury on his 24th warm-up pitch. He was seen grimacing on the bullpen mound.
“Nobody’s more disappointed than I am,” Hampton said. |
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| otto02 |
Quote: Originally posted by nuge67
You suck, I forgot Carl was even still alive....... |
One of my favorites along with Jaret Wright & Kevin Brown. |
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| Maximus06 |
Quote: Originally posted by otto02
One of my favorites along with Jaret Wright & Kevin Brown. |
don't forget Fat Toad and the other gook.... |
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| mbrin_61 |
Hampton fucking needs to retire. But of course he won't. Not if he's making 15 million a year for doing nothing.
He's a poster child for why you don't sign a pitcher to a long term deal (i.e. more than 4 years). One fucking tweak and they shut it down for weeks or months. Look at all the big money long term deals for pitchers that have gone to shit. Carl Pavano, AJ Burnett, Kevin Brown, Matt Clement, Cary Wood, Pedro Martinez. The list is endless. You should give a pitcher a 4 year deal tops with maybe an option year or two. Signing a guy to a 7 year deal at 120-130 million is fucking crazy. |
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| davidleeralph |
Quote: Originally posted by Apoc13
his numbers for the last 4 years...
* 2005 ... $15.1 million ... 69.3 IP
* 2006 ... $14.5 million ... 0 IP
* 2007 ... $14.5 million ... 0 IP
* 2008 ... $15 million ??? ... ? IP |
What a great job.
Don't show up, still get paid.... |
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| LennyD23 |
Quote: Originally posted by Apoc13
his numbers for the last 4 years...
* 2005 ... $15.1 million ... 69.3 IP
* 2006 ... $14.5 million ... 0 IP
* 2007 ... $14.5 million ... 0 IP
* 2008 ... $15 million ??? ... ? IP |
Must be nice. At least he's trying to get on the field. |
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