Bad news on Bray, Good News on Volquez, and no news on Votto

by MixFMKyle on May 18, 2009 5:14 PM EDT

From the Excellent Reds Internal Affairs Blog by Reds Intern Jim Misudek:

LHP Bill Bray was examined today by Reds medical director Timothy Kremchek, who tomorrow will perform surgery on Bray's left elbow. Bray has been on Louisville's disabled list since April 16 with a strained left elbow.

Reds 1B Joey Votto became light-headed following yesterday's game at San Diego. Instead of flying home with the team, as a precautionary measure he was admitted for tests at Scripps Clinic at San Diego. He will be examined again in Cincinnati tomorrow. Votto missed 5 games last week with the flu and twice more left games with dizziness.

RHP Edinson Volquez today received treatment on his back without complaint. Volquez left Saturday's start with mild spasms in his mid-back. He is not expected to miss a start.

We knew about Bray, and it is encouraging Volquez won't miss a start. The Joey Votto news is scaring the crap outta me. Lets hope for some better news this time tomorrow. Sounds like he must be a little bit better if they allowed him to fly back to Cincinnati today. This team isn't the same wihout #19 on the field.

Anyone with any medical knowledge of the flu followed by dizzyness? Is it a common thing, or is this something different? I hope it was the heat in AZ that got to him after the flu, and it's taking him longer to get over it. Maybe some type of inner-ear infection?

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I don't wanna be the one to say it, but...

I’ve had Votto’s symptoms in the same order as he’s had them, and the good doctor said “vertigo”.

Hope Joey V doesn’t have vertigo.

by Highlifeman21 on May 18, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions

"Ok Mr. Votto, please count to four."

“Uno. Dos. Tres. Catorce!”

“Well, shit.”

by Brendanukkah on May 18, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs

this made me laugh

Baseball worshiped here.

by Daedalus on May 18, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions

me too

the Edge still sucks, though. :)

by bbjones on May 18, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions

green'd

and deservedly so. good show.

go look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls

by Charlie Scrabbles on May 18, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Vertigo is a symptom not a malady

There are a whole lot of possible causes.

by ol Pete on May 18, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Vertigo is treatable:

1. According to the American Academy of Neurology, the most effective treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) caused by ear crystals in the posterior semicircular canal, is a technique called the canalith repositioning procedure, or the Epley maneuver.

In this procedure, a physician or physical therapist assists the patient in performing a series of head and body movements, which move the calcium crystals out from the posterior semicircular canal and into another inner ear canal, where it is absorbed by the body. Another technique (called the Semont maneuver) also may be effective, but additional studies are needed.

2. Remove the tumor from the inner ear
3. Stop drinking ‘Old Grand Dad’
4. Biotech Homotoxology and Ayurveda combine to (in many cases) eradicate vertigo symptoms
5. REmove Alex Gonzales from the 40 man roster.

A little rest and recovery from the flu should do the trick for Votto.

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by Madville on May 18, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions

swine flu

it’ll gettcha

by jacob brumfield on May 18, 2009 8:43 PM EDT reply actions

joey probably just has earwax buildup

Baseball worshiped here.

by Daedalus on May 18, 2009 8:53 PM EDT reply actions

LOL

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by Madville on May 18, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Ok, so this is weird.

But I only recently learned that some people (white people) have goopy earwax. How do y’all deal with that?

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by andromache on May 19, 2009 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Dude, I have that problem.

I have to get that shit flushed out every couple of years, even attempting to use the peroxide crap regularly on my own. It’s unpleasant.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on May 19, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions

That's Racist!

And I don’t know, my earwax is rather flakey/gooey, never goopy. Sounds like it’d be a PIA.

I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....

by jch24 on May 19, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions

its a learning process

I just learned a couple years ago my non-caucasian ex had shit for brains.

who knew?

"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21

by obc2 on May 19, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I've heard that, too

Or rather, I’ve heard many Asians have a genetic mutation that results in dry ear wax.

I didn’t realize there were different kinds. I mean, it’s not the kind of thing that comes up in conversations.

Except here…

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by BubbaFan on May 19, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions

You call it a 'mutation'

I call it evolution. :P

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by andromache on May 19, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

SARS

by Brian B on May 18, 2009 9:33 PM EDT reply actions

I think he has Syphilis

A, uh, friend of mine had it. And he was dizzy all of the time and stuff.

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on May 18, 2009 10:24 PM EDT reply actions

this isn't one of those confessional websites

tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty

by Colin Auscapee on May 18, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions

What do you mean and stuff?

fluid emissions…?

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by Madville on May 18, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Wasn't there a Reds third baseman a good while back...

Had good power, struck out a good bit, played 3rd regularly for a couple years and then started having bouts of vertigo and was out of baseball within like a year? Better not come to that… ugh

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by crolfer on May 18, 2009 11:18 PM EDT reply actions

Yep

I think you’re thinking of Nick Esasky.

"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san

by BK on May 19, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions

I believe also that Joe Carter had it at one point in his career

And he played until he was close to 40.

Esasky was over rated and wasn’t really big into giving it his all — except when playing in Atlanta.

by RedConn on May 19, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Against that promising

Brad Komminsk kid.

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on May 19, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions

Pops wax'sup dude..

Maybe Joey’s been invaded by a parasite – The Ceti eel…wraps itself around the cerebral cortex and ouch………..

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by Madville on May 19, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions

your posts are getting weirder

Baseball worshiped here.

by Daedalus on May 19, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I did not think that was possible.

But I love Mads anyway.

And Adam Dunn's spirit, ranging for revenge / With Ate by his side come hot from hell, / Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice / Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war...

by Paul Householder on May 19, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks you Paul for that warm introduction,

Obviously all one needs to do is to review the ’Wrath of Khan" and my reference will become less complex.

If I’m right this could be the next bobblehead –

"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching."
Satchel Paige

by Madville on May 19, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by bbjones on May 20, 2009 2:39 AM EDT up reply actions

+1

Every time I see that picture, it makes me laugh.

by Blank x2 on May 20, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Yikes

No news sounds like bad news for Votto.

No diagnosis yet for Votto’s dizziness

Votto, who was out of the lineup again for Cincinnati’s series opener against Philadelphia, saw more doctors Tuesday, but declined to discuss his condition. All that is known is he has more doctor visits on the docket.

“Joey has undergone a series of tests at the Scripps Clinic in San Diego and here in Cincinnati, and we have more tests scheduled over the next few days,” Reds head trainer Mark Mann said in a statement released by the club. “After those additional tests, we will be more prepared to discuss the cause of his dizziness.”

In other words, no one knows yet why Votto has been dizzy.

To me, it sounds like they suspect, but don’t want to say anything until they’re sure.

And if it was just the flu or ear wax, they wouldn’t be doing more tests and keeping him from playing…would they?

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by BubbaFan on May 19, 2009 7:38 PM EDT reply actions