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when will mike hampton return?
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:17 pm
by bravesatl
does anybody know?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 12:41 am
by High 5
I wouldn't hold my breath. Last I saw he was contemplating retirement.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 2:42 am
by mildsauce04
Yeah I'm not even worrying about it.
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:47 am
by Pai Gow
Who?
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 12:46 pm
by lpsevier
I would imagine we'll never see him pitch again.
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:58 pm
by bravesatl
what a waste of money....a lot of money
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:16 pm
by KB 34
Hampton will retire after the Braves decline his $20 million 2009 option and the Rockies pay the $6 million buyout. There's no reason for him to quit before he gets the money and his health just keeps on getting worse and worse.
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:52 pm
by lpsevier
It really is unfortunate.
I mean its not like he wants to be injured. I feel sorry for the guy.
Posted: Sun Jun 1, 2008 7:05 pm
by mattlanta
Hampton is a disgrace to the Atlanta franchise. We payed him all that money, and he hasn't even thrown one pitch for us...
Posted: Wed Jun 4, 2008 3:17 pm
by bravesatl
Mike Hampton threw off a mound on Tuesday for the first time since leaving a Minor League rehab start on April 30 with discomfort in his left pectoral muscle. After the bullpen session, the oft-injured left-hander said that if he experiences no immediate setbacks, he could return by the All-Star break in mid-July.
Hampton threw 25 pitches without incident, and felt good after the session. He has been on the 15-day disabled list since April 3 with a strained left pectoral muscle.
"It went well," said Hampton, who threw only four-seam fastballs at reduced effort. "I feel good about it."
Hampton will throw again off a mound in two days, and if all goes well, will begin mixing in off-speed pitches next week.
"He's a ways off," Braves manager Bobby Cox said.
sounds like he
could be back sometime this season....
Posted: Wed Jun 4, 2008 5:58 pm
by lpsevier
With Smoltz on the shelf now it would be great to have any sort of contribution from him, even if only in spot starts.
Posted: Wed Jun 4, 2008 9:17 pm
by HMFFL
I heard today on the radio that Mike should be back right after the All-Star break.
Posted: Fri Jun 6, 2008 2:22 pm
by dms269
He would give us some depth with the rotation.
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:08 am
by HMFFL
During last nights game they said Mike threw some in the bullpen before the game.