Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Going through this morning, the Yankees signed Randy Grechuk to come off the bench, and I had some thoughts on that with Jason Dominguez. How do we lead there? And then, about an hour before the show, we get this article from NJ.com from Randy Miller, who spoke with Giancarlo Stanton. And I'm going to read a couple quotes, Tiki, give a couple thoughts, and let's just talk this thing through. Just two weeks ago, when spring training started, we got word the Yankees are healthy. Yeah. They're full go.
What did Giancarlo Stanton say about his elbow pain?
Giancarlo Stanton, no problem, no biggie. And yet this morning, Stanton has not been re-injured. No, no, no, no. Stanton is ramping up to try to play by probably the end of next week or March 4th, I guess March 4th, the end of next week in spring training games. But what Stanton gave quote-wise to Randy Miller today makes it feel like he's trying to be heroic, and I see it, but I don't know how alarm bells aren't sounding all over Tampa and the Bronx. So Giancarlo Stanton's elbow, he says, and I quote, I can't open a bottle, I can't open a bag of chips, a bag of anything. That's the way it is. Aaron Boone added, for me, he's the poster child of mentally tough. I don't know how else to say it's true.
Poster child. And Stanton also added that the public outlook would be that I wouldn't be mentally tough if I miss games due to the elbow injury. Now, I'm going to read more on the surgery and everything else. Mentally tough? When you hear all those quotes, Tiki, as a former athlete, what the heck is going through your mind?
To me, what I hear when I hear this is... is, one, he's battling this tennis elbow, and he's been battling it for, I think, a few years now. We heard about it mostly last year. But as an athlete, you don't admit to those things. I don't think I would tell anybody that, oh, I can't open a bag of chips, I'm weak. But then I also start thinking... What the heck? How the hell do you swing a bat? That's exactly it. If you can't open chips, how are your hands strong enough to hold a bat? It almost feels like arthritis issues that older people get when their hands start to break down and they start to get joint issues. There's just a weakness in your joints because of arthritis. I tell you, the one thing that immediately jumps to my mind is, man, Spencer Jones has a real chance to make this team now as a DH if he keeps hitting in spring training like he did when he started the season.
So I feel like Giancarlo Stanton's issues are maybe being exaggerated, and even by him, because it doesn't make sense that you can't open chips but then can swing a bat.
Do the motion. We all do it. You pinch the bag and you pull it open. Right. Again, now if he's talking about the Hal's chips that are a little thick or bad, maybe I understand. Yeah, but I can't even open those sometimes.
It has nothing to do with my strength or lack of tennis elbow. It's more like, this thing is really tight.
Let me get some scissors to open this thing. My kid can open up the bag of Doritos, the Lay's salt and vinegar, no problem. Giancarlo Stanton's struggling with that, and I have to trust him with a bat in his hands. Now we see, and we were out there how many times at Yankee Stadium doing 16-hour shows and watching him swing and batting practice and the full velocity. Now, on not having surgery on the elbow, Stanton was asked, do you regret not having surgery? And he said, you get the surgery and you can go back to being in the general population in a few months. But my job is to put some of the most force into a batted ball. I agree with that. I understand. So basically, I'm going to wait on having surgery until after my career.
Yeah, I mean, he should because there's no reason to risk potentially not ever getting back that strength in your forearms. Because think of it, look at his forearms. His forearms are massive. He's got Popeye forearms. And so the last thing you want is the atrophy of all those muscles that you've built. But when you think about it, it's probably the reason that he has this tennis elbow.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:28
2
What did Giancarlo Stanton say about his elbow pain?
0:28–4:41
3
How does Stanton's injury affect his performance expectations?
4:41–9:16
4
What concerns did the hosts express about Stanton's health?
9:16–10:54
5
What are the implications of Stanton's injury for the Yankees' lineup?
10:54–18:16
6
How do the hosts feel about the Yankees' injury management?
18:16–38:07
7
What are the reactions to CC Sabathia's number retirement announcement?
38:07–40:31
8
What legacy did CeCe Sabathia leave with the Yankees?
40:31–1:16:20
Speakers
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