Is Randy Johnson Getting Enough Loving at Home?

That's what I'm wondering now that I've heard the report that the Big Unit will miss a start with a forearm injury. Forearm injury. Don't say you're not thinking what I'm thinking. OK, putting tomfoolery aside, this actually does not sound good for Randy. Current reports suggest he's only going to miss one start after receiving a cortisone injection in his wrist on Tuesday. But I know this much -- receiving a cortisone injection is no joke.

"Just had some inflammation in there," Johnson said. "I don't know how I got it. I've never had it in my career in this area. It was swollen after my Pittsburgh start and the next day it was swollen again. I just had [hand specialist] Don Sheridan see my wrist and he evaluated it and said it was nothing to be alarmed about -- he'd seen it before. But he thought it would be in my best interest to let it rest for at least one start. It's already better today. It's not as sore, so I'm shooting for next Wednesday."

Come on Randy, you're not sure how you got it? What have you been doing in your off-days? But back to the injury, it seems like the exact sort of issue that could linger for quite some time. They say he's only going to miss one start, but I wouldn't be surprised if he misses more. And I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up hitting the DL at some point in the near future. In the meantime, Edgar Gonzalez will most likely take his spot in the rotation.