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Shane Varga Out Indefinitely
With Injuries
With Injuries
No Timetable Set for Return of Reigning Batting Champion
South Bend, IN-
"I just feel like I'm hurting the team trying to play through injuries."
That was the thought from outfielder Shane Varga, who has struggled
to start the 2008 season due to several nagging injuries and turned into
more when he was the victim of a car accident two weeks ago. The
defending batting champion, who set five Street Kids franchise
records last season including most triples in a year (22), was struck by
a motorist and left both cars totaled. The accident was enough to
cause more pain to his neck, back and now legs, thus sidelining the
hitter indefinitely.
"I want to be out there
just as much as anyone,
because we have the
type of team that can
do something amazing,"
said the veteran
outfielder. "But I know
that I am not performing
to the best of my ability
and taking the time to
find out whats wrong
with my body is the
right thing to do."
Street Kids manager
TJ Jorgensen spoke
with Varga on Friday
to confirm how he was feeling.
"I just feel like I'm hurting the team trying to play through injuries."
That was the thought from outfielder Shane Varga, who has struggled
to start the 2008 season due to several nagging injuries and turned into
more when he was the victim of a car accident two weeks ago. The
defending batting champion, who set five Street Kids franchise
records last season including most triples in a year (22), was struck by
a motorist and left both cars totaled. The accident was enough to
cause more pain to his neck, back and now legs, thus sidelining the
hitter indefinitely.
"I want to be out there
just as much as anyone,
because we have the
type of team that can
do something amazing,"
said the veteran
outfielder. "But I know
that I am not performing
to the best of my ability
and taking the time to
find out whats wrong
with my body is the
right thing to do."
Street Kids manager
TJ Jorgensen spoke
with Varga on Friday
to confirm how he was feeling.
"When you look at his numbers, and see that he is almost 200 points below where he expects himself to be,
you start to wonder if something is wrong," said Jorgensen. "After speaking with him, we decided it was the
best move right now so he can find out whats wrong and take care of it."
The most important thing right now is that Varga gets the medical help he needs and hopefully will return to
the team still in 2008. The next move for Jorgensen is finding a replacement.
"How do you replace a batting champion and an outfielder of his caliber?" Jorgensen pondered. "For the
immediate future we will use our deep bench, but we will probably start looking for someone that can bring
the kind of offensive numbers that we are used to from Varga."
The Kids, who enter the holiday weekend with a record of 50-10, have outfielders Joe Richard and Les
Marcum, both talented and experienced outfielders.
"We'll see over the next few days what we need to do to make this team stronger," Jorgensen added.
you start to wonder if something is wrong," said Jorgensen. "After speaking with him, we decided it was the
best move right now so he can find out whats wrong and take care of it."
The most important thing right now is that Varga gets the medical help he needs and hopefully will return to
the team still in 2008. The next move for Jorgensen is finding a replacement.
"How do you replace a batting champion and an outfielder of his caliber?" Jorgensen pondered. "For the
immediate future we will use our deep bench, but we will probably start looking for someone that can bring
the kind of offensive numbers that we are used to from Varga."
The Kids, who enter the holiday weekend with a record of 50-10, have outfielders Joe Richard and Les
Marcum, both talented and experienced outfielders.
"We'll see over the next few days what we need to do to make this team stronger," Jorgensen added.
