Waxing philosophical, Will Carroll ruminates on the mixed emotions a baseball August can bring.
Will Carroll takes a break from trying to watch every hour of Olympic coverage to provide updates on Jason Giambi, Torii Hunter, Roger Clemens. If there’s a Team Handball Prospectus next year, you’ll know why.
The saga of Andy Pettitte’s 2004 season comes to an end in today’s UTK. Will also has updates on Roger Clemens, Gary Sheffield and Scott Williamson.
Neither sniffles nor coughs nor achiness nor sneezes can keep our man from his appointed rounds. If Pat Burrell can try and play through it–see inside–so can Will Carroll.
Looking for information on an injured reliever? You’ll probably find it in today’s UTK, along with news about Brad Penny, Joe Mauer and Mike Mussina. Plus, Natalie Coughlin makes her first appearance ever at BP.com.
Ken Griffey Jr.’s season is over following a complete rupture of his right hamstring. Might this be the end of his Hall of Fame career? Will Carroll speculates, and provides updates on Albert Pujols, Mike Piazza and Chris Carpenter, in today’s UTK.
While some injuries are unavoidable, many more can be prevented or have their severity limited by talented medical staffs. Health is about more than getting lucky over the course of the season. Then again, no number of well-intentioned trainers can do anything about a player getting into an accident in a taxi. Will updates Tom Glavine’s situation, and many others, in today’s UTK.
There’s bad news in Philadelphia, as Pat Burrell and Kevin Millwood deal with the possibility that their seasons are over. Also inside: updates on Brad Penny, Kazuo Matsui and Mike Mussina.
Brad Penny left yesterday’s game with an apparent injury to his right bicep. Will Carroll has an update on the Dodgers’ starter, as well as a bunch of news on New York City catchers, in today’s UTK.
Sometimes, a minor injury can be an opportunity to get a player some rest. Will Carroll finds the silver lining in Steve Finley’s pants, and updates the conditions of Joe Mauer, Andy Pettitte and Pat Burrell.
The Yankees and Phillies are each dealing with the health concerns of about $20 million worth of ballplayer. How they’re coping, along with updates on Jerome Williams, Michael Young and Victor Martinez, inside.
It’s a key time in the baseball season, as teams make decisions on how to get the most out of tired, banged-up ballplayers now while keeping an eye on the standings and the calendar. Will Carroll updates the injury status of more than a dozen of them, and has a kind word for Brad Radke, in today’s UTK.
Does Nomar Garciaparra have a real Achilles’ problem, or was he just trying to force his way out of Boston? Will Carroll clears the air on that, and provides updates on Mark Bellhorn, Sammy Sosa and Joe Mauer, in today’s UTK.
Division leaders the Twins, A’s and Cardinals all have key players working their way back from or playing through injuries. Will Carroll provides updates on these guys, as well as UTK regulars Andy Pettitte, Ken Griffey Jr., and Austin Kearns.
Will covers the injury angles of yesterday’s big deals and checks in on UTK regulars Andy Pettitte, Jason Giambi and Mark Prior.
With pitchers, there’s always a fine line tread between health and effectiveness. Use someone too much and his effectiveness drops; don’t use him enough and the team loses value. As with Jason Schmidt last year, the Astros face a hard decision with Andy Pettitte. The injuries are extremely comparable. Schmidt elected to pitch through his last year, leading his team to the playoffs. Pettitte is asking the same of the Astros, but there’s some major differences to consider. First, Schmidt was (and still is) about the only pitcher the Giants had, while Pettitte is the third-best pitcher on his own team. Second, the Astros may be playing for the last time with this team, but they owe Pettitte a lot of money in the future. His backloaded contract simply has to be taken into consideration now and in the off-season when the team tries to replace what it’s sure to lose. Finally, the Giants were favorites to win the NL West and were coming off a World Series appearance; the Astros are losing sight of the wild card. It’s a decision I’m glad I don’t have to make.