Will comes with praise for the sports journalists at HBO, and criticism of the weak penalties for drug use in the NBA’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
While Will asks the smart guys to help him with research, he drops in with updates on the Cubs’ Big Two, the Giants’ Big One, and the Royals’ Big…well, two Royals players.
The Giants and Dodgers are the two teams paying the highest price for injured players so far this season.
A light day gives Will an opportunity to acknowledge an important man.
Eric Gagne’s elbow is going to keep him off the mound for at least six to eight weeks, and possibly longer. The news is better on Curt Schilling, Rich Harden and J.T. Snow.
Will is unhappy with Victor Conte’s actions in the face of the controversy surrounding him.
While pondering the pitch counts of amateurs across America, Will checks in with updates on most of the Cubs’ rotation.
As two supposedly cursed teams get ready to square off, Will checks in with updates on Octavio Dotel’s elbow, Chipper Jones’s foot, and Clint Barmes’…venison?
Updates on Kerry Wood, Rich Harden and Magglio Ordonez keep Will busy.
Chipper Jones’ foot injury has the Braves’ doctor stumped and the third baseman off to see a specialist.
As 1,500-odd candidates for future UTKs get drafted into pro baseball over the next two days, Will provides his call on the top ten picks. Also, updates on Clint Barmes, Milton Bradley and Johnny Estrada.
A recent spike in injuries suffered in mid-June leads Will to an interesting question…and an even more interesting answer. He also has updates on Chipper Jones, Kerry Wood and Willy Taveras.
The A’s lose Octavio Dotel for a year or more, and injuries start piling up in the AL Central.
Will worked the phones on his way back from Chicago and got updates on Brian Roberts, Curt Schilling and Kerry Wood.
As more players hire their own medical help, conficts arise between the player’s staff and the team’s own physicians.