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Jan 8 2013, 01:13 PM
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NASHVILLE -- Alex Rodriguez will start the season in whats become a familiar place: the disabled list. Clinton McDonald Jersey . The New York Yankees said Monday the third baseman will have surgery on his left hip, an injury that could sideline him until the All-Star break and may explain his spectacularly poor performance during the playoffs. "Its a significant blow," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. "But weve dealt with significant blows and, hopefully, well be able to deal with this one, as well." A 14-time All-Star and baseballs priciest player at $275 million, Rodriguez has a torn labrum, bone impingement and a cyst. He will need four to six weeks of physical therapy to strengthen the hip before surgery, and the team anticipates he will be sidelined four to six months after the operation. This will be Rodriguezs sixth trip to the disabled list in six seasons. A-Rod had right hip surgery on March 9, 2009, and returned that May 8. "It is a more complicated surgery with a longer recovery time because there is a little bit more that needs to be done," Cashman said, citing the bone impingement. "I dont think its age related. Butt at the same time, the older you are, the slower youre going to recover regardless. But the bottom line and the message Ive been receiving is that this is a solvable issue." Rodriguez, who turns 38 in July, complained to manager Joe Girardi of a problem with his right hip the night Raul Ibanez pinch hit for him -- and hit a tying ninth-inning home run -- against Baltimore during Game 3 of the AL division series in October. He went to New York-Presbyterian Hospitals emergency room and was checked out then. "Up to this point, there was no complaints of any nature at all from his hip, or anything really," Cashman said. "At that point Joe went to Alex in the dugout and said, Im going to pinch hit for you and were going to pinch hit Ibanez, and Alex said to Joe at that moment, OK, he said, Ive got to talk to you about something. I think my right hip needs to be looked at. I just dont feel like Im firing on all cylinders." Cashman said the test on the right hip "was clean" and the left hip was not examined. "I can tell you if a patient shows up in the emergency room with a complaint, theyre going to focus on where the complaint is, not something else," he said. Rodriguez, owed $114 million by New York over the next five years, remained a shell of his former self on the field. He was benched in three of nine post-season games and pinch hit for in three others. He batted .120 (3 for 25) with no RBIs in the playoffs, including 0 for 18 with 12 strikeouts against right-handed pitchers. A-Rod broke his left hand when he was hit by a pitch from Seattles Felix Hernandez on July 24. He returned Sept. 3 and hit .195 with two homers and six RBIs over the final month of the regular season. Cashman said Rodriguezs left hip injury was detected last month when he had an annual physical in Colorado with Dr. Marc Philippon, who operated on the right hip 3 1-2 years ago. Rodriguez got a second opinion from Dr. Bryan Kelly of New Yorks Hospital for Special Surgery, who will operate on A-Rod next month, and the injury was made public Monday by the New York Post. Cashman said "theyre not your typical injuries" but wouldnt speculate whether they are related to steroids use. Rodriguez admitted in 2009 that he used steroids while with the Texas Rangers from 2001-03. "It doesnt matter what I wonder," Cashman said. With Derek Jeter, who turns 39 in June, coming off surgery to repair a broken ankle, the left side of the Yankees infield could be even more of a defensive problem. Jeter expects to be ready for opening day. Eric Chavez, who filled in for Rodriguez for parts of the last two seasons, is a free agent and Cashman said there are few options on the market. Rodriguez had a strained quadriceps in 2008, the hip surgery in 2009, a strained calf in 2010, knee surgery in 2011 and the broken hand this year. While he is fifth on the career list with 647 home runs, he had just 34 the last two seasons. "When hes healthy -- obviously at one point he was spectacular," Cashman said. "One player doesnt make a team, and so we have a full roster of guys plus our farm system behind that thats going to have to fill in. Weve done it before." NOTES: Toronto claimed C Eli Whiteside off waivers from the Yankees, who claimed him from San Francisco last month. Russell Okung Jersey . It was a good day for the Chicago White Sox. Pinch hitter Eduardo Escobar lined an RBI single in the 10th inning and the White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 Sunday. Blue Marshawn Lynch Jersey . -- New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has traded an undisclosed draft choice to Seattle for veteran linebacker Barrett Ruud. http://www.shopnflseahawksgear.com/marshawn-lynch-jersey/ . They just arent used to teams coming back against them late in the game. Pink Bruce Irvin Jersey . Urbani, a second-year fullback, refused to submit a sample collection to Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport personnel last March. Plourde, a first-year receiver, admitted to using the anabolic steroid Stanozolol. Earl Thomas Jersey . 1 Novak Djokovic and former champion and four-time runner-up Roger Federer were among Fridays third-round winners at the French Open.Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Boston Bruins star goaltender Tim Thomas confirmed on his Facebook page Sunday that he will be taking a year off from hockey. Thomas confirmed the hiatus with the following statement. "From the earliest age I can remember, Ive wanted to be a hockey player. Ive been blessed in my life to not only be able to live that dream, but to achieve more than I ever thought possible. "The singleminded focus that is necessary to accomplish a dream of this magnitude entails (by necessity) sacrifice in other areas and relationships in life. "At the age of 38, I believe it is time to put my time and energies into those areas and relationships that I have neglected. That is why at this time I feel the most important thing I can do in my life is to reconnect with the three Fs. "Friends, Family, and Faith. "This is what I plan on doing over the course of the next year." Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli confirmed reports on Friday that Thomas was seriously thinking about not playing in 2012-13. Thomas has onne year left on his current deal, which carries a $5 million cap hit for the 2012-13 season. Youth Earl Thomas Jersey. The no-movement clause that is a part of the deal expires July 1. The 38-year-old went 35-19-1 with a 2.36 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage this past season. In the playoffs, he had a 2.14 GAA and a .923 save percentage. Boston lost in seven games to Washington in the first round. Thomas won the 2009 and 2011 Vezina Trophy, and has a 196-121-45 record and 2.48 GAA in 378 career games with the Bruins. In 50 postseason games, he holds a 29-21 mark with a 2.07 GAA. Thomas won the 2011 Conn Smythe Trophy after leading Boston to its first Stanley Cup title since 1972. Bostons backup goalie Tuukka Rask becomes a restricted free agent on July 1, but the Bruins intend on re-signing him. Rask went 11-8-3 with a 2.05 GAA and .929 save percentage this season. Thomas future in the NHL seems to be up in the air. "What does this portend for the future? Well see...Gods will be done," Thomas said at the end of his statement. ' ' '
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