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Scott Sizemore Suffers Six-Week Setback

We took most of the weekend off here at BYB, as there wasn't a whole lot going on in Tiger Town.  Besides, what's the most we could've missed?  It's not like one of the Tigers' top prospects or a new starter for next year got hurt, right?

Wait - say what now? 

Second baseman Scott Sizemore, seemingly the team's preference to be the starting second baseman next season (Adios, Placido Polanco), was injured while making a double play last Thursday in Arizona Fall League play. 

Sizemore ended up with a fractured tibia - not a "tibula" or "fibia," doctors - in his left ankle, an injury that halts what was becoming an impressive season in the AFL.  In six games, Sizemore batted 7-for-19 with three homers and nine RBIs.

Does a broken ankle put Sizemore's chances of winning the second base job in jeopardy?  Might the Tigers have to re-evaluate their apparent plans to let Polanco go through free agency?  From all accounts, the answer is no.

The fracture was non-displaced, meaning there was a crack, but the bone stayed in place.  And the injury won't require surgery.  Altogether, that should mean a six-week recovery period (during which Sizemore will likely be in a walking cast), which gives him plenty of time to get ready for Spring Training.  Sizemore will be in Detroit today, however, to get examined by team doctors. 

This season, Sizemore hit .308/.389/.500 with 17 homers, 66 RBIs and 21 stolen bases, splitting time between Erie and Toledo.

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I hate to say it but the beginning of lynn henning’s article made me laugh.. “Scott Sizemore was made for the Detroit Tigers. His 2009 season, and its abrupt crash landing, certify it.”

by allikazoo on Oct 26, 2009 9:00 AM EDT reply actions  

He was injured in 2008

I can’t remember what it was- I thought it was a wrist problem, but it could be shoulder.

It may be SS prospect Mike Hollimon you’re thinking of – he tore a labrum in his shoulder in September 2008.

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by David Tokarz on Oct 26, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

so will I

I love Polly. :(

"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero

by Baroque on Oct 26, 2009 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

thank you for clearing up the bone name

I wondered if it was the tibia or fibula myself – but was too busy to ask for clarification. :)

"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero

by Baroque on Oct 26, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

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