Going on the 15 day DL

I'm definitely going to be out for a couple of weeks. I was just a simple dive for a grounder, I wouldn't expect this as the result. I hit the ground pretty hard, and apparently a little awkward too. When I got up, my shoulder felt a little stiff right away but it wasn't until after the game that a small amount of pain started to set in. And when I woke up this morning I couldn't move my left shoulder in any direction without extreme pain. So I called in to work and went to the doctor this morning.

The doctor said that I likely rip this lining that is in the shoulder joint. The lining helps the joint rotate with ease (kind of like grease on a ball bearing), and with is ripped there is now this grinding occurring. I'll give you a moment to image two bones grinding together. That's the pain I'm going through. The doc said this kind of thing heals on its own about 50% of the time. If I'm not feeling better in a couple of weeks I may need to go see a specialist and have to consider surgery. And of course, it would be season ending surgery... so that sucks even more.