I was actually planning on writing something today on how injuries have been the only news coming out of Brewers Spring Training in Maryvale when I was in my car and heard Zack Greinke would miss 2-4 more weeks with a fractured rib.
That news, first broke by the Journal-Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt, adds a bit of insult to injury, literally. I know it's still early and the odds all five starters would make it through the entire season without a minor DL stint from any of them would not happen, but to start the season with all this drama, puts the team behind the eight ball so to speak.
Maybe it's the fact Greinke was hurt playing in a pickup basketball game and it has me a bit miffed about the whole ordeal. There's nothing wrong with a guy playing other sports and basketball is a good one to work on endurance. But how he described his games and someone telling him he was going to get hurt, is not a good sign.
As Jaymes Langrehr wrote over on his The Brewers Bar blog, this isn't something to get too worked up over. I see what he's saying. He's not missing the season or an extended period of time. That could be true if this doesn't linger around. The team and the training staff knew of the injury and let him play with it. His control in his two spring starts were far from Greinke's norm. We at least have that in hindsight. But he cannot rush back and has to heed the advice from the doctors at all turns to tread lightly. For the first time in his career he is playing on a team with extremely high expectations. He has made it clear he is a firey competitor and wants to be a part of things. But those expectations are nothing without him. At least, they're not as high without him. He is the Ace of Spades so to speak and will lead the staff when he gets healthy.
As I said, I was planning on writing an injury post today before this news came out and the biggest news after Greinke is Corey Hart. He can't even turn when fielding balls in the outfield, so it's time to keep him shut down for a while. I'm not worried about him so much as Greinke. Yes, he needs at bats, but he doesn't need extended time to build himself up to get his timing down at the plate. He can get 10 at-bats in a day on the Minor League side of the Spring Training complex in Maryvale and be fine. He is still on track to start Opening Day in Cincy.
With Mark Rogers, one of the likely candidates to make fill-in appearances in Greinke's absence at the start of the season also shut down with an injury, the pieces are already falling out of place for the Brewers. At this point they are nothing too serious and can be overcome before the season starts, it's just hard to build back up and get ready once the season starts. Games are every day and this team will be in a race throughout the season, unable to afford throwing a few games by the wayside while multiple stars are healing. That's how seasons get lost.
Am I worried yet? No. I am concerned. News other than that of injuries is welcome. There is some I'm seeing, but the biggest has been the injuries. Hopefully things will start to work themselves out over the next three and a half weeks.
Going to shift some gears here. Remember a couple weeks back when The Rock made his return to a WWE ring? Well, it was Stone Cold's turn this week. The Rattlesnake makes his entrance around 8:30 if you don't want to watch this whole thing.
Now onto our Nussie Hunter portion of tonight's broadcast. Aubrey O'Day premiered her new reality show on the WE Network Monday night. She wasn't the main attraction, however. That honor went to the Krupa sisters. I'm sure you've heard of Joanna. She was a Juggy dancer on the Man Show back in the day and has made a couple appearances in Playboy. Her sister is equally as exquisite. As you can see below, they stole the show. There's more where that came from, here.
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