First, the news for Shelby Miller, a right-hander for the Arizona Diamondbacks, was certainly not good. Now, the real agonizing decision.
For five days, Miller hoped for the best and knew the worst represented the true diagnosis. Last Sunday, Miller left a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning on what was described as tightness in his forearm. During the next four days, the Diamondbacks’ staff and medical department refused to commit to an exact diagnosis, and held all listeners at arm’s length with a universal claim of “we’re waiting for more information.