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Apparently he is retiring as of the end of the season. DM says all the right things about asking him to reconsider, etc.

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wow

what curious timing.

Kansas City Royals - rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic since 1994.

by Home Run Tony Cogan on Sep 25, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions  

don't worry

according to the Royals, Rany was out of line b/c NS was just a minor figure in the team’s handling of injuries

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by Freneau on Sep 25, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions  

minor figure to say the least

The trainer is not the team doctor. He is not the team surgeon or orthopedist. He is not the strength and conditioning coach. He is not the medical director or the physical therapist. The Royals front office lists SEVEN MDs on staff plus a chiropractor. Schwartz was not responsible for medical diagnoses, or for failing to order appropriate tests, or for mishandling serious injuries. Those aren’t his areas of responsibility or expertise. He is the bandage man. He carries his little numbing spray and checks to see if an ankle looks broken.

Rany’s breathless rant was as incomprehensible as it was out of line by focusing on Schwartz. The Royals are an organization that does virtually everything wrong, including the treatment and prevention of injuries. Schwartz simply has the misfortune of being the face of the team’s medical staff because he is the one we see. But he is a very minor figure on that staff and has been unfairly maligned. If he were the worst trainer in baseball he still couldn’t be responsible for our injury problems if he tried, short of substituting a ball-peen hammer whack for the Lidocaine. Good luck, Nick, you deserve better.

Baseball's that swingy stick game, right?

by royalsroyalsroyals on Sep 26, 2009 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Wouldn't he also then be responsible for noticing when guys don't look ok?

“Hey, it looks like Crisp’s arms might be falling off?”

“Anyone notice that Aviles can’t make the throw to 1B anymore and winces after throws?”

(Not that he would be the only one responsible)

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by Top Ramen on Sep 26, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I couldn't tell you

but I do know these were eventually found out to be serious problems and we still at that point fumbled our handling of them, long after passing beyond Schwartz’s pay grade. He’s a nice guy who might be a great trainer or a lousy trainer, but there’s no way he’s responsible for a tenth of what Rany piled on him.

Baseball's that swingy stick game, right?

by royalsroyalsroyals on Sep 26, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good night, sweet prince

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by Matt Klaassen on Sep 25, 2009 11:58 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

I used this line eariler in the season...

and I can’t remember what its from

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 26, 2009 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

and now I feel absolutely retarded...

Can’t believe I forgot that was in the Big Lebowski.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 26, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

It's actually from Hamlet...

(“Good night, sweet prince,” not Dr. Nick Riviera).

by mikewormdog on Sep 26, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

the Big Lebowski is based on Hamlet?

wow, I missed that…

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Sep 26, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

For this relief much thanks.

by 2X2L on Sep 26, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah I read that...

but i dont remember it from Hamlet.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Sep 26, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio

Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

Which is apt really, Dayton has a rather narrow view of the (baseball) world also. SPEED!

by kcbottom9th on Sep 26, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rany has changed the banner on his blog site

But has not allowed himself to actually comment.

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by cmkeller on Sep 27, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions  

Well,

I guess this will make a nice research project 5 years down the road.

Swartz may not be the doctor, but isn’t the trainer the guy in charge of rehab and day to day stuff?

I used to work with an old man that told me. Son, every workplace has a dumbass, if you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.

by Warden11 on Sep 27, 2009 12:10 AM EDT reply actions  

I hope the picture looks very different 5 years from now

and I think you’re right about Schwartz’s role, but our injury problems tend to be that once we identify a problem we fail to test it thoroughly and treat it properly, not that we suffer more injuries overall than most clubs, except when we do stupid things like overusing an obviously struggling pitcher or contract injury-prone players. We’ve even read stories recently about how low an opinion our own minor leaguers have of the organization’s handling of medical issues. These problems extend far beyond Nick’s reach. Hopefully the Royals are learning from mistakes and the condition will improve because of changed organizational behavior.

Baseball's that swingy stick game, right?

by royalsroyalsroyals on Sep 27, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

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