Baseball Toaster: The Griddle : It happens every spring

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1	Chicago Cubs	97	64	.602	C1
2	Philadelphia	92	70	.568	E1
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	84	78	.519	W1
4	Milwaukee	90	72	.556	C2
5	New York Mets	89	73	.549	E2
6	Houston	86	75	.534	C3
7	St. Louis	86	76	.531	C4
8	Florida	84	77	.522	E3
9	Arizona	82	80	.506	W2
10T	Colorado	74	88	.457	W3
10T	Cincinnati	74	88	.457	C5
12T	Atlanta	72	90	.444	E4
12T	San Francisco	72	90	.444	W4
14	Pittsburgh	67	95	.414	C6
15	San Diego	63	99	.389	W5
16	Washington	59	102	.366	E5

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Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Los Angeles Angels	100	62	.617	W1
2	Tampa Bay	97	65	.599	E1
3	Chicago White Sox	89	74	.546	C1
4	Boston	95	67	.586	E2
5	New York Yankees	89	73	.549	E3
6	Minnesota	88	75	.540	C2
7	Toronto	86	76	.531	E4
8	Cleveland	81	81	.500	C3
9	Texas	79	83	.488	W2
10	Oakland	75	86	.466	W3
11	Kansas City	75	87	.463	C4
12	Detroit	74	88	.457	C5
13	Baltimore	68	93	.422	E5
14	Seattle	61	101	.377	W4

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It happens every spring

2006-02-26 09:47

by Bob Timmermann

Brian Lawrence of Washington becomse the first notable player to go down with an injury during spring training. Lawrence has a torn right labrum and is expected to be out until at least August, although he could miss the whole year.

I still wonder why teams think that their players participating in the WBC are more prone to injury there than they are in training camp. Are Buck Martinez, Luis Sojo, or Manny Acta going to destroy every pitcher's arm. I've read also that some teams are worried that an inexperienced pitcher may hit someone with a pitch.

But consider the case of Dodgers outfielder Jayson Werth who got hit by a pitch by ~~Josh Beckett~~ A.J. Burnett in the first game of spring training last year. Werth's wrist still hasn't healed correctly. What about Eric Gagne hurting his knee playing pepper?

Players are going to get hurt. There's no point in sticking them inside a plastic bubble. Some guys will still hurt themselves.

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Comments

2006-02-26 10:08:10

1. Icaros

I think it was actually another former Marlin, A.J. Burnett, who broke Werth's wrist.

2006-02-26 10:08:54

2. Icaros

If you see your cat today, say hello for me.

2006-02-26 10:38:36

3. Bob Timmermann

Thanks for the correction, I always got those guys confused.

Casey is still behind the stove.

2006-02-26 11:04:48

4. Icaros

Maybe you should change his name to Gretel.

2006-02-26 11:05:32

5. Icaros

Or Hansel. Which one was the boy?

2006-02-26 11:30:17

6. Bob Timmermann

Hansel was the boy.

2006-02-26 11:37:43

7. Andrew Shimmin

Have you tried bribery? My mom always insisted that the way to get a cat to adopt a new home was to smear butter on his front paws. She thought that once a cat groomed himself, he'd be comfortable. I have an alternate explanation for the phenomenon, which mostly has to do with cats liking butter. But, either way.

2006-02-26 11:58:56

8. Bob Timmermann

I would tend to the latter explanation there too.

I've read through a bunch of cat behavior web sites. This is not unusual behavior. I did take a picture of Casey hiding behind the stove. The flash made his eyes turn orange.

2006-02-26 12:31:58

9. Andrew Shimmin

The flash made his eyes turn orange.

He's a witch! Burn him!

2006-02-26 12:50:24

10. Bob Timmermann

But he's too close to the gas line for the stove to do that right now.

2006-02-27 07:43:47

11. Cliff Corcoran

Meanwhile, the concern over injury is that the players will be playing harder in the WBC than they would normally be in spring exhibition games, thus higher risk of injury. I think the end result is that the level of play in the WBC will be substandard because players are a afraid/have been told not to play all-out, but someone will get hurt anyway and there will be a big hubub about that. The whole thing is something of a can't win as far as I see it.

2006-02-27 10:24:27

12. Bob Timmermann

I think the risk of players getting injured because they're playing at 80% speed is not as great as it would be in a contact sport like football or hockey. If you try to let up in those sports, you will get hurt.

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