Comments on: Too many Twins are in the best shape of their lives!

By: kinggw

kinggw — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:12:31 +0000

What are you talking about? Schmidt played until he was almost 40 years old. He more than likely tore his rotator cuff because his body could no longer hold up after almost 20 years playing the game.It most certainly wasnt because of nautilus equipment. I dont think training is to blame for the perceived increase in injuries. In fact, training may have extended careers. If it wasnt for advanced training methods players like Jim Thome would have been done several years ago.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:44:59 +0000

“See-Mauer, Joe”

As a Twins fan I wish we could sometime soon

By: Tim's Neighbor

Tim's Neighbor — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:33:17 +0000

Perhaps replacement players are also better at stepping in for starters?

By: heynerdlinger

heynerdlinger — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:03:29 +0000

I’d add to this that the game today probably requires a much higher level of fitness and any blip from that will induce players to miss time to recover. Yes, I know guys like David Ortiz don’t look like Olympic athletes, but the truth is that the skill level required to maintain a place on a 25-man roster is pretty high.

By: std6514

std6514 — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:36:36 +0000

Here’s a thought. I watch most of the twins games on TV. It looks to me that Gardy has lost the team and that none of the players (besides alexi and tolbert) really want to play for him anymore. All these guys on the DL, just look at their “injuries”. It’s the player’s way of sending a message that they are fed up with the manager.

By: rebarratige

rebarratige — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:33:37 +0000

The roundest shape of their lives?

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:28:30 +0000

That would be dugout snackage. Beer trumps Gatorade and PowerAde. Power bars? Sunflower seeds? HELL NO!!!!! Baby Ruth bars and cake.

By: sknut

sknut — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:27:34 +0000

I think players are in shape but not necessarily baseball shape. See-Mauer, Joe

If they focused more on baseball activities maybe that would help and not sucking once in a while would be good too.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:16:17 +0000

How about a Babe Ruth regimen?

By: mjaugelli

mjaugelli — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:06:42 +0000

I think the injuries were always there. The difference here is that the modern ballplayer is much more in-tune with his body and knows when something is a bit off. Rather than ignoring it and playing on like players may have in decades past, modern players let the trainer and manager know about the issue. It may be related to how much each ballplayer’s body is worth (some worth hundreds of millions of dollars versus hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past).

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:57:21 +0000

If so many Twinkies are in the best shape of their lives, and that translates into the worst record in the majors, the solution is obvious, isn’t it? Get them a couple trays of cheesesteaks stat!!!!!!! With Twinkies as a chaser, of course.

By: halladaysbicepts

halladaysbicepts — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:48:38 +0000

I think the reason so many players are getting hurt in recent years is due to not only modern training methods (over-stretching muscles), but the modern training equipment that they are using. Back in the day, guys really only ran and occasionally lifted some free-weights. That’s it.

I’ll give you an example. Here in Philly, Many people believe that Mike Schmidt’s career was cut short by a trainer the Phillies had by the name of Gus Hoefling. Right after Hoefling introduced Schmidt to nautilus training at the later stages of his career, Schmidt tore his rotator cuff, was never the same player and retired.

Why does it seem that there are more injuries? Common sense dictates that it has to be training methods.

By: The Common Man/www.platoonadvantage.com

The Common Man/www.platoonadvantage.com — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:41:21 +0000

Jack Morris is undeniably an idiot and to listen to him do commentary on Twins broadcasts is to yearn for a pair of pins to rupture your eardrums. Screw that guy.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:40:41 +0000

I wish Delmon Young would overtrain his defense