Ryan Braun & His Thumb… Latest (11/26): Ryan tells media thumb is 100%

[Baldkin]

Since there seem to be lots of questions constantly popping up about this subject, I wanted to attempt to round them up into one post....

 

http://m.brewers.mlb.com/news/article/71093468/brewers-slugger-ryan-braun-counterproductive-to-play-right-now

 

Regarding the possibility of surgery:

 

"The only two surgeries we knew of last year, neither of them were appealing," Braun said. "Look, I rely on the advice of people who are much more knowledgeable on this stuff that I am. The only two surgeries they described last year, one is I would never feel anything in my thumb again, because they would completely remove the nerve. That doesn't make sense just long-term, living life. The other one, there would be nerve endings, because they would remove the nerve but the nerve endings would still be there, which could be really painful, and [Dr. Don Sheridan, the specialist who examined Braun several times] said he didn't think that would be a great option, either.

 

"Then, when we saw him in the spring, there is a third option that he thinks could potentially work, but it's not something that's been done very often. Without getting into too many details, because I'm not an expert and I don't want to say something that's inaccurate, I know it hasn't been done a lot, but it's something that he thought might work."

 

And a great article on what he's going through:

 

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2014/8/28/6075061/ryan-braun-hand-injury-brewers

 

Much of the Ryan Braun's past two seasons have been marred by a peculiar and recurring hand injury that has robbed him of much of his prodigious power. Typically described as a right thumb injury, it is an inflamed nerve in the 'webbing between his right thumb and index finger that runs up the base of the thumb' that is the actual source of Braun's issues. Secondary to this matter are the blisters in the area as a result to gripping the bat too tightly due to the injury causing numbness of the thumb.

[fondybrewfan]

Without surgery is this something that will just be there forever or is there a chance it would simply cure itself with rest? No point to do surgery if it won't do anything but I would hate this to be a injury he has to deal with the rest of his career.

[Fear The Chorizo]

he had an extended period to rest the thumb last year once his suspension started. After a week or two of spring training this year it recurred.

 

No surgical repair likely means he's dealing with this the rest of his career - based on the past two seasons it's something that makes him an inconsistent option offensively that can't be relied on to get through a season healthy and productive. It's not like he'll get a longer period of rest for the thumb than he got over his past offseason.

 

Maybe Duchovny's character's hand hyperbaric chamber in Zoolander will work...

[bani1717]

Here's to hoping that third surgery option might actually work out.

[dlk9s]

An old high school friend of mine is an acupuncturist. Maybe I should give her a call.

 

Also, voodoo.

[folly412]

Pull an Arod/Kobe and go get some stem cells in Europe this winter.

[dlk9s]

Maybe some V.

[pebadger]

In my experience the best way to forget about a thumb that's bothering you is to hit your other thumb with a hammer.

[TooLiveBrew]

[The stache]

Forget surgery. Sometimes the old ways are the best. Call upon Theodoric of York, medieval barber. Braun can get a haircut and a blood letting at the same time.

[dlk9s]

"Ryan Braun & His Thumb" kind of sounds like the title of a children's book.

[trwi7]

Braun will have a minimally invasive surgical procedure on Thursday that he hopes will get him close to 100%.

 

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/ryan-braun-looks-ahead-to-thumb-repair-2015-b99359578z1-277347061.html?ipad=y

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Sounds like Vernon Williams will be the most critical player regarding the 2015 Brewers. Freeze like a champion Vernon...we need ya.

[DHonks]

hopefully this works. We need it to.

[torts]

im glday theyre doing something and not just trying to see if it heals on its own. also glad that this procedure cant make it worse if it doesnt work.

[The stache]

My fingers are crossed. Come on, doc, work that magic.

[djoctagone]

ryan braun is in milwaukee today. says his thumb is 100% and that the surgery definitely worked.

[pitchleague]

I'll believe it when I see it. Didn't he, essentially, say the same thing about his thumb feeling 100% last February? It didn't last long.

 

However, I can be optimistic, as well, and hope that it did, indeed, work and he will return to being a power bat that is worth the big contract.

[hawing]

ryan braun is in milwaukee today. says his thumb is 100% and that the surgery definitely worked.

Fortunately for the Brewerfan Nation, I have a wooden table right next to me, and I am knocking on it for all of us.

[Invader3K]

Let's hope this surgery isn't the equivalent of Bill Hall's lasik surgery several years ago.

[3and2Fastball]

Definitely great news. Hopefully it can hold up through the season.

[jerichoholicninja]

I'm not sure if he means his thumb is back to where it was when it was healthy or back to where it was before the surgery, meaning he's only recovered from the surgery, not the injury.

[reillymcshane]

Ryan Braun & His Thumb

 

It sounds like a weird movie. Or maybe a band.

[fondybrewfan]

This would go a long ways towards contending in 2015 if the thumb is indeed healed. I am in the camp that I will believe Braun can be MVP caliber Braun when I see it. I am not expecting it at this point.

[markedman5]

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