From the AP, via AJC.com:Mesa, Ariz. — Second baseman Mark DeRosa was taken out of the Chicago Cubs' spring training complex on a stretcher and transported by ambulance to a hospital Saturday after experiencing an irregular heartbeat.
DeRosa, a former Braves player, was sitting up as he was wheeled out of the Fitch Park complex. Some of his teammates were still in the field winding up a day of workouts.
Poor DeRo. He's one of the few former Braves I follow closely, and I hope he gets well soon. Kisses, DeRo my hero!
ETA: Sunday night. DeRo's out of the hospital but will need more evaluation. If I find out this was greenie-related, sweets, you'll be off my list. (Really, though. Get well soon.)
By James March 5, 2011 - 12:52 pm
EOF's face looks all melty in the first pic of him! MELTY!!!
By CABravesFan March 5, 2011 - 12:54 pm
Sorry! That was me- forgot to log the boyfriend out first
By BraveFanHawaii March 5, 2011 - 4:11 pm
HA! Love that Moylan pic! lol
By atl89 March 6, 2011 - 5:01 pm
Would you do a straight up Mike Dunn/Dan Uggla swap right now?
By Lauren T. March 6, 2011 - 5:10 pm
Questions like that make me glad I'm not a GM.
By atl89 March 6, 2011 - 5:17 pm
Really? I would love to be a ML-GM.
But the answer to that question is an easy "no". Uggla's going to contribute a lot more than Mike Dunn (as good as he is) through a whole season.
By Lauren T. March 6, 2011 - 5:32 pm
Mike Dunn was not the centerpiece of that trade. We traded an all-star for an all-star, and Omar will be their starting second baseman. You have to compare apples to apples. :)
By atl89 March 6, 2011 - 5:36 pm
For sure, Mike Dunn wasn't the centerpiece. I honestly was just trying to see how much you liked Mike Dunn.
I read this blog and I've just seen a lot of love for Mike Dunn. I wasn't too happy to see him and Omar go, but I'd do that trade 1000x over again because Uggla is the dangerous power threat we've needed for years. If you're not too fond of him now, you'll grow to be.
By Lauren T. March 6, 2011 - 5:48 pm
I've watched Uggla since he came up. The point of this blog is that women watch baseball differently, and we take things besides wins and losses and power into account when it comes to deciding whether or not we like a player. I loved Mike when he was here, even though I never met him. Uggla gives me the heebies, and I've never met him either. His hustle helps, but his giant ball of tobacco is gross.
By atl89 March 6, 2011 - 5:55 pm
LOL! I always feared Uggla when he came up to the plate. Brave killer. That giant ball of tobacco made him look even deadlier. The giant ball of tobacco coupled with the way he wags the bat should intimidate most pitchers.
To guys, it gives off the impression that he's about to tear the cover right off of a ball. But But I guess that's the difference between men and women when it comes to baseball.