JP Fitness Forums - View Single Post

Phaedrus49er · 09-04-2008, 11:43 AM

I've been casually keeping an eye on the pitching problems with the Chicago Cubs, and the number and recurrence of specific injuries is a little suspicious: elbows and shoulders that are tired/sore/inflamed or worse. Think of all the promising Cubs pitchers who spend time on the DL or even burnout altogether: Mark Prior, Kerry Wood, Carlos Zambrano (latest casualty), Joe Borowski, Ryan Dempster, Henry Blanco, and most conspicuously, Greg Maddux, who dealt with arm issues during both stints in Chicago but had no apparent problems in Atlanta.

I can't seem to dig up training staff information beyond their pitching coach who's been there since 2000 (after Maddux left the first time), and the front-office staff listing only shows names and positions, not tenure. Fan loyalty and curses and such aside, WTH is going on in the Northside?

09-04-2008, 11:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Phaedrus49er Farglesnot purveyor, YFS2 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CLT Posts: 8,780	Chicago Cubs pitching I've been casually keeping an eye on the pitching problems with the Chicago Cubs, and the number and recurrence of specific injuries is a little suspicious: elbows and shoulders that are tired/sore/inflamed or worse. Think of all the promising Cubs pitchers who spend time on the DL or even burnout altogether: Mark Prior, Kerry Wood, Carlos Zambrano (latest casualty), Joe Borowski, Ryan Dempster, Henry Blanco, and most conspicuously, Greg Maddux, who dealt with arm issues during both stints in Chicago but had no apparent problems in Atlanta. I can't seem to dig up training staff information beyond their pitching coach who's been there since 2000 (after Maddux left the first time), and the front-office staff listing only shows names and positions, not tenure. Fan loyalty and curses and such aside, WTH is going on in the Northside? __________________ No Magic Pill (the log) My Movember page (yes, I'm slacking on pictures)