Cards Lose Wano

[Phil Lilley]

I was watching the game the other evening when Wano's ankle gave...

Just when you think it's clear sailing...

It's not just losing your veteran ace, it's battling the sense of loss in the clubhouse.

Hopefully they can regroup. They still have huge potential for the season.

Cool to see the Cubs winning.

[moguy1973]

Hopefully they can manage like they did without him back in 2012 when they won the WS.

[Quillback]

Not much of a Cards fan, but you hate to see this. If there is any silver lining it is that it is not an arm injury, and he should be back in fine form next year.

[Norm M]

I watched that replay multiple times and the only thing I can figure is that it was frayed and finally went. no reason to fail in the swing or stride that I could see.

most definitely happy to see my Cubs winning and the way they are winning. other night scored all the runs with two outs. clutch hitting like that was noticeably absent for longer than I care to think about.

[Al Agnew]

I watched that replay multiple times and the only thing I can figure is that it was frayed and finally went. no reason to fail in the swing or stride that I could see.most definitely happy to see my Cubs winning and the way they are winning. other night scored all the runs with two outs. clutch hitting like that was noticeably absent for longer than I care to think about.

Yeah, I just found out that Achilles tendon injuries are a funny thing. I was playing basketball last Sunday evening. I wasn't going all out because my back was still a little sore from two solid hours of full court basketball the previous Sunday, when I had played really hard because I was feeling so well.

Nothing on my legs or feet had bothered me in the least the previous Sunday, or throughout the week. But as soon as I started playing, I noticed a dull pain in my lower calf. Of course, I kept on playing. I was shooting lights out and didn't have to work real hard on defense with who I was guarding, so I figured I could just tough it out and it would loosen up.

I was just loping down the court when I felt something give in my lower calf. Immediate pain. I stopped, walked around a bit, it didn't get any better. I sat out a game, walking gingerly around, trying to loosen it up, but I knew I was done.

It's right at the top of the Achilles. I can't push off on that foot. As long as I don't put pressure on it pushing off, or let my foot bend too far upwards, it's more or less painless, but on Monday I did a float trip, and had to get out of the canoe in loose, sloping gravel, and wow, did that hurt. Then it got progressively better, and I even went on a hike of about 1.5 miles on Wednesday. Then Friday I was bending over and put pressure on it in a certain way and wow, did that hurt. I looked up how to treat it on the internet, and basically it's just a matter of time and not putting any presssure on it, along with using a heel insert in my shoes that raises the heel a bit for a week or so.

Today it felt pretty good, but now my other foot is hurting from the strange way I've had to walk in order to keep from putting pressure on it.

At least I'm now in Montana and the river is already rising and muddy so I can't fish, and I have a lot of painting to get done. And I discovered that riding a bike doesn't put pressure on it, so I can do some riding to try to stay in some kind of shape until the thing gets well enough that I can hike.

But it was really weird the way it just popped without having a whole lot of pressure put on it. Of course, being 62 years old might have a little to do with it.