Injury Report: Summer 2014: Torres suffers set back

[LadyStanley]

PollakOnSharks 2:12pm via Twitter Web Client #SJSharks says Raffi Torres will miss first few months of season after repeat surgery on right knee because of infection.

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[Pinkfloyd]

Just what the team needs. Re-sign a quality depth player only for him to get riddled with injuries after a new deal. That sucks so much for everyone involved.

 

[LadyStanley]

But it does open up a roster spot at season start for a "kid"

 

[Pinkfloyd]

But it does open up a roster spot at season start for a "kid"

It also opens up a lineup spot for guys like Burish and Kennedy. lol

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I would have included him but I was already assuming a lineup spot for him. lol

 

[hohosaregood]

But it does open up a roster spot at season start for a "kid"

That's how Nieto got his spot so there's always a bright side.

 

[LadyStanley]

I would have included him but I was already assuming a lineup spot for him. lol

Roster spot. Yes. Lineup? Will depend on opponent, day of the week, and McLellan's Ouija board reading.

 

[LadyStanley]

FWIW, "few" in my lexicon is 3-4.

So, it might be Christmas before we see Torres. Or Valentine's day.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Roster spot. Yes. Lineup? Will depend on opponent, day of the week, and McLellan's Ouija board reading.

You are right but it's funnier to just say nah he's a vet we just signed and we're revisiting the Jody Shelley days so we need him in the lineup to protect our young players every night and put on a show for the crowd by punching someone in the face.

 

[Episkey]

Damn. Was actually looking forward to see what he could do in a full season. Hopefully a kid gets the spot.

 

[magic school bus]

**** Torres. Worthless player. He's like Havlat, if everybody liked him

 

[West Coast Bias*]

**** Torres. Worthless player. He's like Havlat, if everybody liked him

You don't have to ignore the value Torres brings to the team just because you have a personal vendetta against him. Quit living a lie.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

He's like Havlat, if everybody liked him

HAHAH, I don't know if that's true, but I laughed out loud.

 

[Juxtaposer]

What a ****in' joke. I hope those who ragged on Havlat for his lack of toughness and injury issues are also ragging on Torres.

 

[hohosaregood]

What a ****in' joke. I hope those who ragged on Havlat for his lack of toughness and injury issues are also ragging on Torres.

Completely different injuries. Getting a knee on knee is way different than stepping off the bench and snapping a hamstring or getting his banjo string snapped by a spear.

 

[Timo Time]

What a ****in' joke. I hope those who ragged on Havlat for his lack of toughness and injury issues are also ragging on Torres.

When healthy, one of them was useful, the other was Havlat.

 

[magic school bus]

Completely different injuries. Getting a knee on knee is way different than stepping off the bench and snapping a hamstring or getting his banjo string snapped by a spear.

Missing a game is missing a game

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Completely different injuries. Getting a knee on knee is way different than stepping off the bench and snapping a hamstring or getting his banjo string snapped by a spear.

Yeah but neither deserve to be ragged on for freak occurrences. Havlat got that treatment. There's a decent argument for Torres deserving the same...but that was assuming people didn't have double standards. lol

 

[Juxtaposer]

Missing a game is missing a game

Exactly. People whined that Havlat wasted roster space and cap space but Torres is doing the exact same.

And for the record, before this season Havlat was an EXTREMELY useful player when healthy, much better than Torres.

 

[hohosaregood]

Yeah but neither deserve to be ragged on for freak occurrences. Havlat got that treatment. There's a decent argument for Torres deserving the same...but that was assuming people didn't have double standards. lol

That's true but they have to deal with the expectations too right? Havlat got ragged on because of the expectations that he would score when he was in the lineup even if oft injured.

 

[sr228]

Really bad news! Losing Torres is a giant blow to the already not so great bottom 6.

It sucks for Torres that it was a 'clean up' that did the damage.

 

[Hobocop]

Has there been a piece of good news this offseason? Enough already.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Really bad news! Losing Torres is a giant blow to the already not so great bottom 6.

It sucks for Torres that it was a 'clean up' that did the damage.

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Scott-Desjardins-Brown

Just amazing.

 

[wishman]

Really bad news! Losing Torres is a giant blow to the already not so great bottom 6.

It sucks for Torres that it was a 'clean up' that did the damage.

Wonder it if was Ting that did the surgery...