Ugh.

Lackey, C. Cordero, Tulowitzki, Gallardo, S. Casilla, Putz, Holliday, R. Soriano, Wainwright. I have the All-Gimp Team 2008.

Since I just picked up Harang, Fielder, and Tejada I'm afraid there's about a 50% chance they go down. Sorry guys.

Please don't jinx Harang. Thank you.

Goes around comes around dude.

You Jinxed Larry Wayne. Not that he needs any jinxing or anything, knew what I was getting when I made the trade. Cust kayin

Is wainwrights injury to his middle finger serious (lingering effects)...or will be be back to his ways when he gets back

He probably sprained the ligament on the palm side of the middle joint on the middle finger, the one that stops your finger from bending backwards (like knees). He did this by putting too much pressure at a funny angle on the middle fingertip on that curveball. While he is a beast I don't think he could have torn it very badly just swinging his arm, so less than a month, and it should heal completely.

I hope you know what you're talking about cockyphoenix.

Here is a good article regarding Wainwright's injury. I picked him up in a trade, and shortly after he went on the DL.

Depending on how the finger heals, he could be out longer. I had a similar injury, except that I ruptured the entire tendon and needed surgery.

http://savannahnow.com/node/520907

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports ... enDocument

Doesn't sound good.

NotMyPineTar,

How long until you recovered?

My injury was more serious, I ruptured the tendon completely off the bone. So had surgery to tie the tendon back onto the bone, than physical therapy. It was about 3 1/2 months, before I could even begin applying real pressure on the finger. There is really nothing you could do, but wait until the tendon heals itself.

I am looking for Wainwright to come back around late July - early August, anything sooner is a bonus. It seems to be similar to John Maine's injury back in 2006, which he was out for 2 months.