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Derosa taken off on stretcher with irregular heartbeat
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:17 pm
by Rodanlee
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/b ... index.html
Second baseman Mark DeRosa was taken out of the Chicago Cubs' spring training complex on a stretcher and transported by ambulance to a hospital Saturday after experiencing an irregular heartbeat.
DeRosa was sitting up as he was wheeled out of the Fitch Park complex. Some of his teammates were still in the field winding up a day of workouts.
"Mark's doing fine," manager Lou Piniella said. "He came in with a rapid heartbeat from doing the things on the field and was having a little trouble breathing, so they called in the medical team.
"He's completely stable, but better be safe than sorry. With the irregular heartbeat and so forth, they sent him to the hospital to test him and evaluate him. But he's fine."
Hopefully he's alright and it was just a scare..... Maybe he's preggers...?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:29 pm
by SportsWorld
Oh God this scared me when I saw the title.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:26 pm
by Fukudome1
SportsWorld wrote:Oh God this scared me when I saw the title.
me to thank god hes fine, i can put my rosary back down
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:11 am
by Posey H8er
When I saw irregular heartbeat, I thought "Eddy Curry."
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:14 am
by SportsWorld
Posey H8er wrote:When I saw irregular heartbeat, I thought "Eddy Curry."
Yeah that's what I thought when I read the article. Originally the title said "DeRosa taken off on stretcher" so that scared me.
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:56 am
by A.J.
Posey H8er wrote:When I saw irregular heartbeat, I thought "Eddy Curry."
Me too, i hope he gets well
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:38 am
by Ruben Douglas
It's always scary when something like this happens. I'm glad they say he's doing fine
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:56 am
by risktaker91
Hope DeRosa's okay.
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:55 am
by The Sheik
damn man...dont scare me like that. Just make the title longer and say he is alright. I was totally thinking Cheeseburger Eddy.
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:38 am
by Ruben Douglas
Do you think that maybe Hendry will push a little harder for Roberts now?
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:28 am
by The Sheik
Ruben Douglas wrote:Do you think that maybe Hendry will push a little harder for Roberts now?
no, but maybe it will be a wake up call for him to stop eating Baconators.
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:19 pm
by hermes
risktaker91 wrote:Hope DeRosa's okay.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:20 pm
by SportsWorld
DeRosa getting tested, weighing options, including surgery
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring200 ... id=3264453
CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa has left spring training in Arizona to undergo further tests on his heart at a Chicago hospital.
DeRosa -- who turns 33 on Tuesday -- was hospitalized over the weekend after complaining of a rapid heartbeat during spring training drills Saturday morning.
DeRosa met briefly with reporters at the Cubs spring training camp on Monday and said he may consider an unspecified surgical procedure to get his heart back into rhythm.
"If it is surgery, it's an outpatient one," DeRosa said, according to The Chicago Tribune. "A lot of people take medicine. I don't want to deal with that. I'm 32, I don't want to be on medication for the rest of my life if there's a procedure I can do. It's something I've been able to control without any help. The other day was a wake-up call that I probably need to figure some things out and just get it fixed."
This could affect our Roberts situation.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:32 pm
by hermes
good luck mark, hope everything works fine and you get healthy
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:33 pm
by Howling Mad
DeRosa reported to have a successful surgery. He'll be back with the team Sunday and could be playing in spring training games in about 10 days.
