John Delcos over at LoHud reports that Alou has taken two steps back, and is pretty much starting his treatments over from the beginning. According to Omar, at best we're looking All Star break, but don't rule out NEVER. 

Yeah. Thats exactly what we wanted to here. That Alou might not be back this year. It sounds like…well like they have no idea whats going on. Alou's injury is a mystery wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in a conundrum, wrapped in a soft tortilla shell. Mm….delicious.

I have a feeling this whole Alou Injury well end up with Randolph pulling Gomez and Smith aside, sitting them down, and telling them their good Uncle Moises won't be playing anymore because he went to go live upstate with a nice farm family.  He misses them, but he's having a good time there playing baseball in the big open fields and wrestling bears with Ricky Henderson.