Comments on: Scott Podsednik to wear cast on left foot for at least 10 days http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/15/scott-podsednik-to-wear-cast-on-left-foot-for-at-least-10-days/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sat, 25 May 2013 12:57:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: purdueman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/15/scott-podsednik-to-wear-cast-on-left-foot-for-at-least-10-days/comment-page-1/#comment-118806 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:44:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=45243#comment-118806 I have had PF and all that I can tell you is that it hurts like hell and it’s hard to even walk, much less run with it. The problem usually occurs due to having naturally high arches and a lack of support for same. The most common treatment is a cortisone shot deep into your heel to calm the tendon down, followed by custom orthodic inserts for your shoes in order to compensate for your “imbalance” that triggers and/or aggravates the condition.

As for Pods opting out with the Dodgers? Hindsight is always 20/20; given the fact that Pods has now had to go begging for a job twice now since the White Sox let him initially go as a free agent after their 2005 Championship run, Pods surely had to know that his market was pretty limited. It may all have come down to Pods feeling that he likely wouldn’t get much playing time with the Dodgers and preferring to seek a team that would guarantee him more playing time.

]]> By: cur68 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/15/scott-podsednik-to-wear-cast-on-left-foot-for-at-least-10-days/comment-page-1/#comment-118799 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:31:29 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=45243#comment-118799 This is an injury I’d like to hear more about. PF isn’t always PF; sometimes (or maybe always; depending on who you talk to) it’s actually an inflammation/swelling in the fat part of the big muscle that runs along the sole of the foot (flexor digitorum brevis). If you think Utley’s knee troubles were fascinating then you should pay some attention to PF. I think there’s a nice living/medical breakthough to be had coming up with a good fix for this.

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