Archive for October, 2006

Oct 15

baseball, such a scary sport

“Decades have passed since rotator cuff injuries and the surgery to repair them have put pitchers’ careers in jeopardy. But, of course, most of Martinez’s problems since 2001 have been “south of the border” as he said in August. And that was before he added a torn muscle in his left calf to the maladies that have beset him since late summer last year — inflamed toe on his right foot, inflamed right hip and torn muscle in his right calf.”

–from mlb.com; Concerning Pedro Martinez, New York Mets #45

Torn muscles and ligaments; dislocation or inflammation at every possible joint; even broken teeth together with chopped up lips and gum…

Baseball…. such a scary sport…
Why am I still playing it

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