Nathan Out of the WBC
Joe Nathan has pulled himself out of the WBC because he has “a sore acromioclavicular joint, better known as the AC joint.” (Sounds like something in the shoulder area, but I am not a doctor.)
Nathan has a sore shoulder?! Time to panic! The sky is falling! The Twins are doomed! We needed to sign Cruz! Contract the team! Waaaah!
Oh wait. No. That’s not this blog, that’s crazy talk. Frankly, I think this is great news. I’ve been lobbying to get Nathan out of the WBC for months now. And here’s what I think happened: Nathan looked at his bad outing the other day, figured “I need to stay with the team and work on this, let’s talk about a sore shoulder so people don’t think I’m an anti-American terrorist.”
Unless this news takes a sudden and debilitating turn for the worse, I’m leaving it in the pile with a smiley face on it.
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Can’t sign Cruz he was inked by the Royals yesterday http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/02/royals-sign-cru.html
If Joe Nathan doesn’t pitch in the WBC, the terrorists win! Just kidding- I think your sunny optimism is the right way to go.
Too bad Juan Cruz signed with KC. Anyone else have the sneaking suspicion that the Royals won’t be an easy target this year?
(Yes I know Cruz signed with KC, that’s why it was “needed to sign” him.)
I think the Royals will be better this year, and the Cruz signing might just push their pitching staff up to #1 in the Central (they’d been just behind us, according to BP).
They might not be “easy pickings” any more, but they’re still not as good as the Twins, Indians, or White Sox.
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