Bonds' knee is slow to heal
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Bonds' knee is slow to heal
Henry Schulman, Chronicle Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
San Diego -- One of Barry Bonds' trademarks has been his ability to return
from injuries faster than expected, but that does not seem to be likely this
time.
Bonds' surgically repaired right knee has not responded to rehabilitation as
quickly as he and the Giants had hoped, The Chronicle has learned. Nearly
five weeks after his most recent operation, Bonds has not begun any on-field
baseball work.
As a result, it seems unlikely he will fulfill the most optimistic prediction
for his return, May 1, or a little more than six weeks following the surgery.
Bonds has had two arthroscopic procedures on the right knee this year, one on
Jan. 31, the other on March 17. In both operations, he had torn cartilage
removed.
After the first surgery, the Giants issued a statement saying they expected
Bonds to be competitive in six weeks. They provided no timetables after the
second operation, but indicated the two procedures were similar.
Even though Bonds' knee has not responded quickly to rehabilitation, there
are no indications the dire prediction, made by Bonds during an impromptu
March 22 news conference, will come true. Bonds told reporters he might not
return until the middle of the season or next year, if he returned at all.
The Giants have instituted a complete news blackout on Bonds' rehabilitation,
but manager Felipe Alou, speaking before Tuesday night's game against the
Padres, sounded as though he is not expecting to have Bonds return anytime
soon.
Alou said when Bonds was rehabilitating his right knee after the Jan. 31
operation, he hoped the left fielder would be playing by this time.
"After the second surgery, me and the team in general, we knew it was going
to be awhile," Alou said. "We can't wait for him. We've got to allow the
process of healing and the complete rehabilitation to take place. Right now,
we've played 12 games and we know Barry is not going to be here tomorrow.
Right now he's out of our scope.
"We just hope he gets well as soon as possible."
Bonds joined the team in Los Angeles last week. He then returned to San
Francisco to continue working with a member of the Giants' training staff.
The Chronicle reported April 9 that Bonds also is conducting weight training
with his longtime friend and personal trainer Greg Anderson, who is awaiting
trial on federal charges of distributing performance-enhancing drugs in the
BALCO case.
During an on-field ceremony Opening Day, Bonds told fans in San Francisco, "I
will be back." In the latest journal on his Web site, Bonds expressed his
gratitude for the ovation he received that day and said, "I would like my
fans to know the appreciation and support shown to me as a player makes me
want to get back even more."
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