An MRI on Manny Ramirez's injured calf was postponed because the outfielder came down with a case of claustrophobia.
Just when you thought you'd heard it all, we have yet another case of Manny being Manny. In reality the postponement isn't really a big deal, as he continues to receive treatment and should get the MRI soon, but it does seem to speak of Manny's lack of eagerness to get back to the Dodgers lineup. There's currently no timetable for his return.

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Magnetic resonance imaging, a diagnostic tool that scans the body using powerful magnets, has revolutionized modern medicine in the 30 years since it was introduced. The scanners can find tumors and other medical problems before they become deadly.

As with many things, though, the solution sometimes creates problems of its own. In this case, it is MRI claustrophobia, in which patients having an MRI are seized by anxiety attacks so severe that they sometimes try to crawl out of the machine or require anti-anxiety drugs to get through the scans. Some patients are so afraid they refuse medically necessary scans.

“I was feeling anxious about getting in the car and even going there,” said Kim Blarimore, a 55-year-old from Columbus, Ga., of an MRI scan three years ago. “The thought of being stuck in that chamber made me sick.” As her breathing became shallow, the MRI technicians tried to talk her through it, to no avail. Only the anti-anxiety drug Xanax, prescribed by her doctor for this eventuality, was of any help.

MRI practitioners say they frequently see similar reactions. One 1998 study by the department of psychology at the University of British Columbia examined the level of fear induced in 80 adults undergoing their first MRIs; 25 percent experienced moderate to severe anxiety.
Technicians don’t have much time to head off such incidents. “Most panic attacks begin with the patient screaming, 'Get me out of here!' and then trying to crawl out of the unit,” said Dr. Steven Sommerville of NEWisconsin MRI Center in Green Bay, Wis. “Worried patients start to breathe erratically. As less oxygen goes to the brain, the patient’s heart rate goes up and they become hot and sweaty.”

Actually Claustrophobia is a very real concern with patients getting an MRI. It's very common, and why they ask you if you're claustrophobic before you get in the things.

A lot of people are claustrophobic and don't even realize it.

I have a friend that is a very big guy, bigger than me, and he had a slipped disc in his back. He also had a pretty severe case of claustrophobia. He had to get an MRI, and I actually had to sit at the end of the tunnel and take extra radiation hits so that I could hold his hand and talk him through it and keep him from freaking out.

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Dodgers just lost a 9-2 lead to the Phillies in the last 2 innings. Bullpen, including Broxton, just fell apart.

"I'm almost to the point — and maybe so are the Dodgers — where I'm thinking that this just isn't going to work," Stewart told Plaschke. "The Dodgers have gaps on this team, and maybe they could fill them by trading Matt. It could be good for the team, and good for the player."

Stewart has not formally demanded a trade, but says it’s “very, very difficult to play under the circumstances that Kemp is playing under." Frustrated with inconsistent play from their center fielder, the Dodgers have benched Kemp, most recently this week. That doesn’t mean they intend to make a deal, though.

Jeez, not happy? He won the division twice in a row and suddenly now that they aren't first he cries.... Let's hope he gets traded to Cleveland for 3-4 prospects.

Honestly, I think I'm a little more comfortable with our plan moving forward than whatever it is they're doing.