Programming Note
Sorry folks, no ATH today. Son of Shyster decided he wanted to go to the emergency room at 3AM and he wouldn’t drive himself so I had to go, too. Right now he’s day-to-day, and he’ll take some swings in the cage this afternoon and we’ll see if he’s ready to go at gametime.
I may or may not be back online with posts later today.
Best wishes to Son of Shyster.
If all else fails, just have him rub some dirt on it.
From one who lived in scorching Roseoland with my twin boys…best wishes, Craig.
Hope Son o’ Shyster is recovering! Having priorities are a good thing. While the absense of ATH will be missed, it’s warranted. I would like to suggest a new nickname. Son of Shyster is a bit to close to Son of Sam. Might I suggest Shysterboy? It kind of has a superhero ring to it.
I can’t believe you don’t have the decency to put us, your dedicated and loyal readers, above the base needs and desires of your children. What kind of rotten, good-for-nothing blogger are you? As a good part-time stathead, don’t you know TANSTAAPSP (There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Play School Prospect)?
Good luck to you, ShysterBoy and ShysterWife. There is nothing quite as heartwrenching as being in the ER / Intensive care with small children.
Hope he’s doing better. Scouts say he’s “gritty”, so he should be back at it soon.
Best wishes to Son o’ Shyster. Hope it’s nothing serious.
I, too, know what it’s like. Hope it’s nothing more than a few stitches or a small cast or splint. Even that can be frightening…
Best of luck, SofS. Haven’t taken a kid to the ER in a few years, so I can’t comment on all of the recent retro amenities they have added.
Thanks all. Back from the hospital. Croup with a nice constricted airway, but all is basically well now. They gave him a breathing treatment and . . .wait for it . . .
STEROIDS!
Son of Shyster swears, though, that he only took it to recover from ailments and insists that this shouldn’t impact his Hall of Fame case.
I can see the PR maching warming up. I’ll bet he’ll have some defense about how it was prescribed by a doctor or something…
Glad he’s okay, Craig.
My little one (age 5) has that often, including the steroid perscription. It sucks.
On the flip side, he is CRUSHING the ball in t-ball and can now throw 87mph.
Make a photocopy of the prescription, with the date whited out. You never know when that might come in handy in the future….
I paid for the ‘roids with a check. Should I not have done that?
Same exact thing happened to my 4-month old a few weeks back (2 year old had it too, but no ER visit). Scary when your kid isn’t breathing right. Anyway, now I have a much stronger 2-year old with nothing but lean muscle, and a five-month old with vice-grips for hands. You bet your ass I’m calling Scott Boras this afternoon.
PLEASE!!! Call ANYBODY else, just don’t promote the anti-Christ! Getting the most you can seems like a good idea until the place you’re extorting it from runs dry!
Tell him to tape an aspirin to it.
Best line on an injury I ever heard was from Charley Steiner on his ESPN Sportscenter days,
” _____ _____ pulled a groin today….(pause)I think it was his own.”
Get well soon!
jorgesaysno
Brian McNamee is your doctor? That’s amazing. At least you know that you’re son got the good stuff. Glad he’s feeling better at least.
Unfortunately, due to your disclosure of your son’s steroid “problem”, I’m going to personally make sure that he never gets into the Hall of Fame. (On the other hand, I’ll still continue to vote for him for MVP.) I’ll start an anti-Shysterboy HOF campaign that’s so sancatmonious that it makes Bill Plaschke seem rational and intelligent.
Best wishes to Son of Shyster. I know all about those 3am ER visits with the kids. No fun for anyone.
Ditto. Hope all is well.
Priorities, man. I get it. Hope the little guy is OK.
And yeah, I’ve done plenty of those. ‘Specially with my oldest, who had a knack, as it were. Got familiar with the ER staff.
“Oh, hello Chris. Nice to see you again. Here’s your mail.”
Best wishes to Little C (though when it is revealed that he actually got sick after playing outdoor basketball after curfew in violation of his contract, we’ll see how much sympathy he gets from management
)
Hope he is doing well and that the AG’s office has a good coffee service for you.
My thoughts are with you and SoS.
On a completely unrelated note, Craig, have you noticed all of the superfluous, non-Neyer posts clogging up Neyer’s new blog? So much for less editorial oversight…
I have noticed that. I’m loathe to make too much out of it, though. Blog space isn’t newsprint, so it’s not like the cross-promotions are taking up room that could otherwise be devoted to blogging. I think the tradeoff, to the extent there is one, of Rob having the ability to post quicker with fewer layers between him and the readers makes it more than worthwhile.