Fractured ankle creates uncertainty for Arizona Diamondbacks' Stephen Drew – MLB News
If anything the Arizona Diamondbacks had not wanted and hardly anticipated, it was one of their key player’s getting seriously injured. Stephen Drew ended up twisting and possibly fracturing his right ankle in an attempt to slide into home against the Milwaukee
Brewers.
The Diamondbacks’ manager was naturally anguished by this unexpected turn of events. There are fears that Drew may eventually be unable to play in the season and be ousted. The Diamondbacks’ manager, Kirk Gibson has to wait for Thursday to see what transpires.
"It's disappointing, and we know how important Stephen is, but if you've been around the game a while, it's fairly common that you're going to lose star players," Gibson said. "You hope it doesn't happen to you.”
Despite losing player of such stature, the Diamondbacks’ manager does not want to yield to the pessimism. From recovery of the player to the possible replacement, the options are open for the team which lost its game against the Milwaukee Brewers when Drew
got injured.
Gibson said, "We'll have to find a way to get through it. There's nothing we can do about it. Wish him well, just hope that he has a good recovery, and he'll be able to resume his career next year."
However, what adds to the worry is the fact that there might not be available an equally strong slick-fielding short-stop that Drew embodied. While playing a game whose result is unknown, risking such a slide seems somewhat imprudent, if not awkward.
At best, the slip could get you the desired result. At worst, it may eventuate with the injury of disproportionate nature: One that may take the player out of the entire season.
"You play the game, and home plate, it's a dangerous place," Gibson said. "It's where collisions happen and slides happen, lot of blocking, stuff like that. It's part of the game.'
Drew who joined the Diamondbacks in 2008 is credited to have remained one of the oldest and instrumental short-stops. If nothing else, a look at his statistics shows that he has played for Arizona no less than 718 games.
Losing infielder Geoff Blum first, then Zach Duke, then J. J. Putz and now Stephen Drew, the Diamondbacks have not had a good season this time round as all these players were consigned to disabled-list for one injury or another.
While the replays covering Drew’s injury was horrific, Thursday is the day when it will be decided whether he has the chance to make a come-back and serve the team at a time when the latter needs one of their key players most, considering the big games to
be played in the future.
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