[情報] O's designate Shuey
Club recalls lefty Birkins to replace veteran righty
Paul Shuey's comeback from a premature retirement reached a melancholy coda
Tuesday, when the Orioles designated the veteran for assignment and recalled
Kurt Birkins from Triple-A Norfolk. Shuey, who has had four operations on his
right hip in an attempt to keep playing, left Camden Yards before he could be
reached for comment.
"It hurt to tell him that he was done with us, to be honest with you," said
manager Dave Trembley. "He sucked up some innings for us and stayed out there
in some situations because we didn't want to put other guys out there when
games were so one-sided. ... He's a person that's a real pro, and obviously
his numbers weren't what he wanted or we wanted.
"That's the bad part about baseball -- you let good guys go sometimes."
Shuey said as recently as last week he's not contemplating retirement and he
thinks he has at least one additional good year in his 36-year-old body. The
reliever's hip condition kept him out of the big leagues from 2004-06, and it
got so bad at one point that he had trouble walking without a limp, picking up
his kids and playing in his church softball league.
That all changed in July 2006, thanks to a radical hip resurfacing procedure
that was unapproved in the United States at the time. Shuey traveled to Canada
to take a chance at rejuvenating his life and his career, and the operation --
which covered the ball of his hip joint in a Swiss metal -- allowed him to
return to the mound without pain.
The rejuvenated Shuey touched 90 mph at times, but he had trouble keeping his
windup consistent. With some more time, he thought he could iron those things
out and be productive in the big leagues. Shuey may still harbor those hopes,
but he was realistic enough to know that his 9.82 ERA and inability to pitch
every other day were serious impediments.
"This has been an abbreviated offseason," Shuey said last week after one of
the most difficult outings of his career. "I'm trying to not pile myself up
with pressure, as far as what I need to do to perform right now. I want to do
well every time I go out, but instead of just really crushing myself, I say,
'Look, you're still coming back from this.'"
Now that he's been designated, the Orioles have 10 days to trade, release or
re-assign him. It's unlikely he'll be demoted to Norfolk, though, because the
Tides' season ends in the beginning of next week. Shuey may well be looking
for another organization to invite him to Spring Training, and he understood
he got a fair shot in Baltimore.
"He told me he expected it," Trembley said of Shuey, who appeared in 25 games
for the Orioles. "He was very professional. He told me he thought it was best
for the team and he appreciated the opportunity. He's a great guy."
看完還真有點感傷...
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