Zumaya Doubtful For Opening Day

[love_that_reefer]

Tigers manager Jim Leyland admitted Sunday that he has "serious doubts" about whether Joel Zumaya will be ready for Opening Day.
Zumaya hasn't pitched in a game since he felt soreness in his shoulder earlier this month. The Tigers have several different options to fill his late-inning vacancy, including Juan Rincon and Casey Fien. Leyland had a few nice things to say about the 24-year-old Fien on Sunday: "He looked good. The track record says he's a strike thrower."

I sure wish this guy could get back to his 2006 self because it was just fun to watch him pop 101 and 102 mph on the radar gun. Those days are behind him and it looks now that he could be just a one year wonder because of injuries. The Tigers have a lot of pitching woes which will prevent them to being this beast we all thought they would be last year. Bonderman, Willis, Robertson, Zumaya, Miner and even Verlander are big question marks for this Tigers team. I expect another last place finish despite improving the defense up the middle.

[missionhockey21]

Shoulder soreness? I guess this year he got Rock Band 2 and was a little over zealous on drums.

[Doppelgänger]

Shoulder soreness? I guess this year he got Rock Band 2 and was a little over zealous on drums.

Ha, you beat me to it. Zumaya has terrible luck with injuries.

[cjkalt]

Some injuries you can prevent and him continuing to play guitar is a problem and helps cause these injuries

[Doppelgänger]

I don't think anyone expects not to be able to pitch from playing guitar hero though, or to have boxes fall on top of you at your parents house.

[Lets Go Rays]

Bad news, he is going to the 15 day DL.