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2/17/09: Mike Hampton Has First Muscle Problem Before Throwing One Pitch

Why am I not surprised???

Apparently, his heart (well, it IS a muscle) is beating irregularly and they are going to apply an electrical current to him. I think this is where (at least on TV) they put the paddles on his chest and everybody shouts CLEAR.

Not sure what exactly is clear, except that they are gonna mini-electric chair the person, but what the heck.

I wonder why a 36 year old guy would have an irregular heart beat that needed to be shocked. Maybe it has something to do with him having so many other medical problems these past 4 years, who knows?

And I wonder why they had to fly him back to Houston to get this supposedly common shocking done – I mean, every ER and doctor’s office has those shock paddles. Maybe they want him seen by some famous cardiologist at St. Lukes?

But honestly, I’m exactly expecting real too much from Hampton. I’m just worried about who they would put in the rotation when, I mean IF, he goes down. I have this terrible sinking feeling it would be Paulino. They luuuuuvvv the guy the way they LUUUUVVVVED Zeke Astacio a couple years back.

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2 Responses to “2/17/09: Mike Hampton Has First Muscle Problem Before Throwing One Pitch”

  1. Austin says:
    February 19, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    In other injury news, Drayton took the Toby Hall injury as a time to say that they’re not signing Pudge. Of course not. They can sign a sucky catcher that’s never done anything and apparently has a bum shoulder on the cheap. But the best defensive catcher in the history of the game who can also hit and has led two teams in recent years to the World Series, including one win? NOOOOOO, don’t sign him on the cheap. That’s just stupid. What could possibly be going through Drayton’s mind totally escapes me.

  2. Lisa Gray says:
    February 19, 2009 at 4:29 pm

    austin
    there are 3 problems with pudge besides the fact that he won’t sign a minor league contract:
    1 – he is associated (by rumors) to steroids and the astros are already dealing with the tejada thingy – although fortunately alex rodriguez has distracted all the media attention away from mr. i’m not here to talk about the past part 2.
    2 – agent is scott boras and we all know drayton refuses to sign any of his players
    3 – we aren’t worried about defense in catchers any more. we want offense which is why we are starting quintero and want hall as backup

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