221 with a bone chip?Attempting to reverse tracks from when he, among others, called out Beanie's toughness two weeks ago, the Dispatch's Ken Gordon reveals that an anonymous source told him that Wells actually has a bone chip in his left ankle that will require surgery.
Beanie has been toughing it out and is putting surgery off until after the Michigan game so he'll be ready for the bowl game.
Now, Gordon is singing a different tune:
My beef with OSU is Wells was getting questioned about his toughness all season, and the Buckeyes could have ended that by saying what exactly was wrong with him, but they didn't. They hide behind medical-privacy issues, which is a complete joke. Once somebody reports on an injury, Jim Tressel freely discusses that player's status, his rehab, his chance of playing, etc. So don't give me that.
He's got a point. Why has so much been made of Beanie "becoming a warrior" and things of that nature this season when he's been playing through this type of injury?
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I mean, I'm no doctor, but... Is this safe for Beanie?
Dave, the doctors wouldn't let him play if it's not (or so I believe/hope). It might not exactly be good for him, but if he's playing, it's because he's not going to make things worse by doing it.
"They hide behind medical-privacy issues, which is a complete joke"
Um, no, Ken, it's the law. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Tressel, anyone associated with the school, or the doctors can legally talk about players' medical issues without permission. It's the same reason you can't call up Ken Gordon's doctor or the Dispatch HR department and get the results of his latest physical. I'm guessing Tressel doesn't ask for permission to talk about injuries from players partly out of respect for their privacy, and partly to keep information from opponents. Both seem like the sort of thing Tressel would do.
I don't know about you guys, but I heard Gordon can squat 900.
I heard he squats over his laptop and the result is what we get the pleasure of reading.
I heard that same exact thing Evan.
Gordon is now saying that Beanie may not need surgery
http://blog.dispatch.com/bucke...
See my comments on Gordon's reporting. The Columbus Disgrace is living up to its name.
(I don't mean to plug my blog here or anything but... http://www.thebuckeyeblog.com/...)
Living out of state, I don't read the Disgrace often but what a hack job Gordon did on that one.
Jim
This Gordon situation is a little weird, but we don't want to scare them off.
The digital media pros that are the Dispatch will shut down the blogs, launch an even more busted design for the web and throw the paywall back up quicker than you can say LOOK AT ME!!!
Having had a bone chip in my foot once, it is perfectly safe to keep playing/working out on it. However, it can cause significant short bursts of pain, that in a few minutes will subside. Hence when the coaches said he needs to "get tough" or "be a warrior", they are being accurate. his injury is not likely career threatening or even particularly debilitating. It is a pain management issue. If you can deal with the pain, you can play. long term, yes the bone chip needs to be dealt with. but it should and usually does not impeded one's ability to play.
Oh crap. What is that link Jason posted? And I left a nasty comment on Gordon's Dispatch blog last night.
At one time, I worked for the Dispatch companies. I knew the power of the Wolf family first hand and the control of all things media in Columbus.
What was I thinking!?
If www.thebuckeyeblog.com is suddenly replaced with information on an international flower show or a campaign for a Columbus republican, you will know what happened.
Until then, I may be laying low.