Doug Fister to the DL

[kalinecountry]

Tigers to place RHP Doug Fister on 15-day DL effective Sunday with left costochondral strain.
Brayan Villarreal to be recalled from Toledo to Tigers.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/04/detroit_tigers_to_send_doug_fi.html
Detroit Tigers to send Doug Fister to disabled list, will recall Brayan Villarreal from Triple-A Toledo.
from Mlive

http://musclepaintherapy.net/massag...costochondral-separation-timeline/2010/12/03/
Costochondral separation.

http://www.freep.com/article/201204...-with-injury?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' Doug Fister goes on DL with strained left side.
from the freep

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120407&content_id=28093780&vkey=pr_det&c_id=det
Fister to be placed on disabled list on Sunday.
Press Release from the Tigers official site

Tigers placed RHP Doug Fister on the 15-day disabled list with a left costochondral strain.
The injury occurred in the fourth inning of Fister's Saturday debut against the Red Sox. Drew Smyly should slide into Fister's slot in the Detroit rotation, with Duane Below, Andy Oliver and Jacob Turner the leading candidates to take over the No. 5 spot. It's not clear how long the 28-year-old right-hander is going to be out.
rotoworld

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/4/7/2933279/doug-fister-placed-on-dl-brayan-villarreal-recalled
Doug Fister placed on DL, Brayan Villarreal recalled.
from blessyouboystigersblog

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ug-Fister-leaves-game-headed-DL-muscle-strain
Tigers pitcher Doug Fister leaves game, headed to DL with rib muscle strain
from the detnews

http://detroit4lyfe.com/articles/de...-what-the-hell-is-a-costochondral-strain.html
Tigers Doug Fister to DL also what the hell is a costochondral strain.
from Detroit4LyfeTigersblog

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...07&content_id=28083828&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Tigers to place Fister on disabled list Sunday.
from the Tigers official site

 

[Mitchrapp]

Already? Damn..

 

[hellifino]

shit

 

[jas5lf]

I was afraid of this. Hopefully they don't rush him back too soon and this doesn't become a nagging injury for much of the season.

 

[zonietigerfan]

I was afraid of this. Hopefully they don't rush him back too soon and this doesn't become a nagging injury for much of the season.

Quite agree. From researching this condition, it appears many athletes have played through it, though that would cause great pain. Roger Staubach QB'd the Cowboys for a good portion of one season with it. Now, was his condition 'worse'? Appears there are several levels of severity. My hope is that Doug sits out most of April, makes a spot appearance in Lakeland or Toledo, then pitches 5, 6 innings - tops -through the first half of the year. Sucks, maybe, but it could be worse, I spoz.

 

[Thumb]

If it's only a strain and not a tear or separation, he should be good before long.

 

[zonietigerfan]

If it's only a strain and not a tear or separation, he should be good before long.

Yeah, that's my take. Maybe Staubach's was on his left side, as well. IOW, it's strain vs. tear and location that are critical.

 

[austindayeisaboss]

IMO we need to be sure he is 100% before he comes back. He's going to be vital to our rotation this year and we can have this injury nagging him down the road.

 

[manchild98]

They're just being smart with him since it's so early in the season. And credit Fister for not doing anything stupid. He took himself out of the game instead of trying to continue to fight through it.

 

[wheels002]

IMO this is a smart move its early in the season and no need to push it and have him hurt it worse. Put him on the DL so hes fine and ready when the dog days of summer and the season start.

 

[cmlfactor]

Does this move up Smyly's debut now?

 

[spockmaster]

damnit. this not only sucks because it hurts us, but because of my fantasy team...

 

[tonyballs]

damnit. this not only sucks because it hurts us, but because of my fantasy team...

I almost traded for him.

 

[spockmaster]

I have enough starting pitching that its not gonna hurt me (though it hurt me today), but still its gonna suck.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Does this move up Smyly's debut now?

No.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Okay, maybe by a day..

 

[biggunsbob]

Yeah I have him too. I also have Justin, Timmy, Stephen, and Johan and not one of those stellar pitchers has a win yet... I thought Fister would break through for me today damn it.. It's curse of the Bob..

 

[27tigers]

Fister looked good too. He was pounding the zone low and off speed was working. Tough loss, but every team has injuries, and thankfully the Tigers have some SP depth right now where spot starting guys for a month won't be the end of the world. I bet we don't see Fister again before May.

 

[Mitchrapp]

It still sucks. Instead of the best, pretty damn good, 2 inconsistent and a probably bad.., we exchange a pretty damn good for a probably bad..

 

[27tigers]

Yeah, but name a team that doesn't end with an inconsistent and probably bad (or even 2 probably bad's).