Our Florida Marlins blog, FishStripes, is in a state of dismay over this photo of Dan Uggla stretching out for an infield single.
Baseball Players, Stop Doing Things Lest You Get Hurt
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↵↵That has groin injury or jamming the ankle written all over it. During the season, fine. But in the early parts of spring training, uh no. It has been way too cold in Florida for that maneuver.
↵↵lt might sound silly, but any true baseball fan is terrified of the prospect of players suffering injuries in meaningless situations. Baseball is an awkward, jerky, stop-and-start game. As such, baseball players tend to hurt themselves in the dumbest ways possible. If it were up to me, players would live year-round in pressurized tanks, like the one in which Luke Skywalker was kept in The Empire Strikes Back, and robots would play in their stead.
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