When it finally became official that Carlos Delgado would need hip surgery, one of the first examples given to estimate his prognosis was Alex Rodriguez. There were numerous statements made, that A-Rod returned to action in 8-10 weeks and that's what should be expected of Delgado.First of all, Delgado is five years older then A-Rod and seems to recover from injuries much slower, for example his wrist seemed to ail him for parts of two seasons. But I would bet if you asked most Yankees fans they would say A-Rod's truly not recovered from the hip injury. A lifetime .304 hitter with a .576 Slg. pct. is currently hitting .207 with a .443 Slg. Pct. The mgr. played him 8 days straight just to provide protection in the line-up and had to be told by ownership to give him a rest. After taking two days off, he came back with an 0-4 performance, now some are questioning his lateral movement in the field and it's believed the over use has resulted in regression in his condition. Cle...
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