Google “With a sinker in tow, a journey begins”, the Times article should be the first link… it’s in the “Inside Pitch” section at the bottom of the article.

He’s old, the bunion’s old, and he just had surgery on the adjacent toe – altering the big toe would cause significantly greater balance problems than the ones he’s already suffering.

This is going to be just like Pedro’s toe, with the missing special shoe, etc.

If they go to surgery, I doubt you see him before July, but if he keeps on trying ti pitch like he his, you may not see him at all.

So try a custom orthodic and padding, and if that doesn’t work, he needs to decide if he wants surgery + rehab to try and pitch this year, or he can just retire and go home.

Keeping the team in limbo like this (can he or can’t he pitch? How long before he breaks down again?) can’t continue. Fish or cut bait time old man.

Three problems with the idea: (1) You say he’s a great clubhouse guy, but the word out of Boston was that he wasn’t; (2) What makes you think he’d be willing to become a bench player; (3) His production off the bench is untested – not every player makes that transition smoothly.

I wikied bunions;

A bunion (hallux valgus) is a sometimes painful structural deformity of the bones and the joint between the foot and big toe.

Treatment

Bunions may be treated conservatively with changes in shoe gear, different orthotics (accommodative padding and shielding), rest, ice, and medications. These sorts of treatments address symptoms more than they correct the actual deformity. Surgery, by a Podiatrist, may be necessary if discomfort is severe enough or when correction of the deformity is desired.

Surgery

Procedures are designed and chosen to correct a variety of pathologies that may be associated with the bunion. For instance, procedures may address some combination of:

* removing the abnormal bony enlargement of the first metatarsal,
* realigning the first metatarsal bone relative to the adjacent metatarsal bone,
* straightening the great toe relative to the first metatarsal and adjacent toes,
* realigning the cartilagenous surfaces of the great toe joint,
* addressing arthritic changes associated with the great toe joint,
* repositioning the sesamoid bones beneath the first metatarsal bone,
* shortening, lengthening, raising, or lowering the first metatarsal bone, and
* correcting any abnormal bowing or misalignment within the great toe.

The age, health, lifestyle, and activity level of the patient may also play a role in the choice of procedure.

Bunion surgery can be performed under local, spinal, or general anesthetic. The trend has moved strongly towards using the less invasive local anesthesia over the years. A patient can expect a 6- to 8-week recovery period during which crutches are usually required for aid in mobility. It is much less common today as newer, more stable procedures and better forms of fixation (stabilizing the bone with screws and other hardware) are used.

Orthotics: bunion cushions, splints, regulators

Other measures include various footwear like gelled toe spacers, bunion / toes separators, bunion regulators, bunion splints, and bunion cushions

Pelfrey wins the fifth spot.

El Duque is finished completely.

I am too lazy to wiki bunions. Can’t it just be removed? I think the guy is just too old and theres nothing left in the tank. He is 46.333.