He is still wanting to receiving treatment for the hamstring but it is on hold The results of the MRI are not back yet but there is speculation that players are aggravating their hamstrings as a result of the treatment. Seems like with Sue Falcone as the new trainer the players when getting rubbed down are straining to hard to force a happy ending. DBB has told Kemp and the other players no more massages until questions get answered.
as this article suggests, may be a good idea to sit him down for a couple weeks... Dodgers NowSteve Dilbeck and The Times' Dodgers reporters give you all the news on the boys in blueThis time, play it smart: Dodgers need to place Matt Kemp on DLDodgers center fielder Matt Kemp slaps his bat after striking out against the Giants on Wednesday night. By Steve DilbeckMay 14, 2012, 7:05 a.m.It's time to save Matt Kemp from himself. I'm convinced that somebody has to, for his and the team's sake.He needs to go on the disabled list and get that hamstring completely healthy. Sacrifice a couple weeks to avoid the possibility of losing him for a couple months."I'm definitely not going on the DL; that's not going to happen," Kemp said. "The team needs me. I don't think this is a 15-day thing. It's maybe one, two, three days. It's not something that I need to go on the DL for."Kemp wants to play, and that's great. He actually wants to play every day, and that's great too. He's appeared in a major-league high 399 consecutive games, which is swell but ultimately unimportant.What's important is winning a division. And for that, the Dodgers need a healthy Kemp. Not one playing at half speed with everyone scared at any moment he might blow out his hamstring. Not one aggravating it again Sunday.So as I suggested the first time, put him on the DL. Call up a versatile player from triple-A Albuquerque such as Elian Herrera, who can play shortstop and center field. Or simply call up a center fielder such as Matt Angle or Trent Oeltjen (though both are struggling).The Dodgers tried pushing this when it first happened in Chicago on May 5, and it really hasn't worked. Kemp has hit .174 since, with one extra-base hit and two RBIs. If they had just placed him on the DL then, the hamstring might be healthy now and they'd only have a week left without him."I kinda haven't been able to play the way I want to play," Kemp said. "I've been a little bit scary because I didn't know how my hamstring would hold up. I think I just need to let it heal for a little bit. I don't know how much time that's going to take, but we'll see."He’s scheduled to have an MRI exam on Monday. You almost hope there’s just enough there to justify shutting him down."I'm not afraid to do it," said Manager Don Mattingly. "If that's what we have to do, then I think it's the right thing. In that area, I'm going to let the medical people tell us what they think."You can survive. You can get by without guys temporarily, you just can't do it long-term, over the course of a whole season. ... That's why I'm more on the cautious side. Let's make sure we get this guy healthy. And not just Matt, anybody. It's Jerry Hairston, it's Juan Rivera, any pitcher or whatever. You have to look at the length of a long season and be willing to say, 'OK, we have to fight through 15 days or 10 days or with whoever it is.' Bite the bullet there, so you don't end up missing two months or something."After the game, General Manager Ned Colletti, farm director De Jon Watson and director of player personnel Vance Lovelace met with Mattingly in his office. No doubt they were discussing Herrera (.358), and even Angle (.256) and Oeltjen (.217). They already have Tony Gwynn Jr., who can start most games in center.If Kemp talks like he's convinced he won't need two weeks to heal, he did not say he would attempt to talk them out of a DL stint if that's what they suggest."It just depends," Kemp said. "I don't think it's going to be that long. I know how my body is. I'm a pretty fast healer. We'll see."Of course, he thought he knew his body back on May 5 and now they've essentially lost a week. The Dodgers have a six-game lead with nearly four-fifths of the season to go. Be smart, think long-term and save Kemp from his own competitive nature.
i love kemp obviously, but it's going to be kinda cool seeing TGJ playing CF everyday. that play he made yesterday was amazing just a silver lining. take your time kemp
This is either going to make our team really strong with the other players and "role" players stepping up or it is going to show how poor of an offense we have minus Kemp. Kemp needs to make sure he is absolutely 100% before playing again.
Fuck that. The Dodgers are coming to AZ next week and I have tickets to all 3 games. He better be playing. Lol.
this x infinity I'd rather him sit down now for a couple weeks than in Aug/Sept/Oct for who knows how long We saw what happened when Rivera rushed back to soon fag
Well, geena martin told his managers when he wasn't going to sit down or be taken out, and totally was in control. Even with the Easter Island monolith, JoTo; impending HoF selection and all. I guess we'll find out how this kind of shit will work with DBB...if Kemp's back in there too early, and DBB is OK with it--just imagine. He needs a pair of balls here...if he relents, he's as gay as John Travolta.
Kemp being healthy for the rest of the season is more important than what games you go to, damn it! Plus, wouldn't it be great to laugh at your friends when we beat the piss out of AZ sans Kemp?
What a joke of a column that was No you hope it's a day to day injury that just needs rest. Yeah we need Kemp healthy, but we're not doctors nor have we seen the medical reports, so if the doctors say it's a day to day thing, they have more authority than Steve fucking Dilbeck to decide when he can come back and play.
