S. Gray battling Flu-like illness

[Goldfan]

Out for the year……with the flu

[JDW]

I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

[icon]

I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

[Goldfan]

I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

[imetsatchelpaige]

Smells like covid.

[JDW]

I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

Wow, didn't know that and hope it's figured out soon. What a dynamic player Betts has been, one of my MLB favs.

[JDW]

I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

175 to 150 is a big % loss for anybody, and especially for a pro athlete like you said. Surely they find a reason soon. Scary.
As for Lynn, lol, but do hope he can lose some weight when he quits playing, like some NFL players do, which helps extend their lives much more often than not.

[rockondlouie]

Smells like covid.

Or even long covid hangover?

[jcgmoi]

Whatever Mookie has got, he looks closer to taking to bed than playing a full season.

When a player misses a single game for 'flu-like symptoms, I always think hangover.

[Clubmaker2]

I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

Norovirus was sweeping across the country a month or two ago. Thats the same hand washing bug etc that makes entire cruise ships sick way back before covid.

[scoutyjones2]

I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

It's not the best medical care on the planet

[imetsatchelpaige]

I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

It's not the best medical care on the planet

The United States has the most expensive healthcare system in the world, but it ranks last in terms of performance when compared to other countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. The US is last or near last in terms of access, efficiency, and equity. And #1 in cost.

[renostl]

I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

It's not the best medical care on the planet

Do you think Mookie would be dealing with anything that
brings down the scores of the USA system?

[Goldfan]

I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

It's not the best medical care on the planet

The United States has the most expensive healthcare system in the world, but it ranks last in terms of performance when compared to other countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. The US is last or near last in terms of access, efficiency, and equity. And #1 in cost.

You don’t think that Mookie Betts of the LA Dodgers has access to the best medical care on the planet??

[renostl]

I guess because it's a Cardinal, it must be bird flu.

Ha, good one.
Hope not, as that flu can be pretty severe when people contract it, but more likely a flu similar to what went thru the Illini BB team a month or so ago. Must be a pretty severe strain, as it drains them pretty bad for about a week it seems. Guess I shouldn't try to use that as an excuse for the Illini's exit from the madness last week.
Speaking of the bird flu, thousands of dead sandhill cranes (aka rib-eyes of the sky) in Indiana recently from the bird flu. Let's hope the bird flu doesn't mutate into something more transmissible between humans.
As far as skinnier people being more susceptible to the flu OR, I'm 5'11' and 175 lbs, similar to Betts size w/o the talent, lol.
Guess I've had the flu before, but I'd be talking decades ago, and my wife was a school nurse who saw lots of sick kids every school day.

Nobody knows what Betts has, but it doesn't seem to be respiratory. He says he has great difficulty keeping food down. Undiagnosed illness that started 2 weeks ago.

175 to 150 is a huge loss of weight for a pro athlete……this isn’t like Lance Lynn going from 325 to 300
Bigger worry is, how do they not know wha it is? Best medical care on the planet and clueless?

It's not the best medical care on the planet

The United States has the most expensive healthcare system in the world, but it ranks last in terms of performance when compared to other countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. The US is last or near last in terms of access, efficiency, and equity. And #1 in cost.

Efficiency, equity, cost, and access rankings are terrible things.

Mookie isn't in the group that those things effect.