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[QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 3047100, member: 2350"]
Well, I've never advocated sliding into first. How many times has Gardner put himself on the IL(?) by sliding like an abject Little League rookie? Anyway, I don't think that's an apt comparison, not only because 1.) Stanton got hurt sliding into third, and 2.) Gardner's game is to get on base and scrap for runs and he's been doing it for a decade or more. Stanton's game on the bases is the HR trot. Face it, Gardy has a much better idea what he's doing out there. And, FWIW, Gardner is not only an better base runner, but he's also a better outfielder than Stanton. I have no argument with you, really, but no matter how you slice it, Gardner is playing and contributing while Stanton is not. [ATTACH type="full" alt="167355"]167355[/ATTACH]

Sometimes I wonder whether these injuries come from the fact players don't regularly work out and are vulnerable that way. Or maybe they're so finely trained and tuned that even the smallest of contusions or strains can take them out. Baseball [I]is[/I] a funny game that way. You can stand in the outfield for three innings and do nothing more strenuous than jog in and out, and then you have to explode from a dead standstill to an outright sprint chasing a hit down, and sometimes turn and throw the ball as hard as you can. And throwing a ball like baseball players do is not a natural motion. Only baseball players can do it. Maybe it's just the nature of the game that way and there's only so much you can do? Anyway, the routine susceptibility to injuries is a big reason I no longer play fantasy baseball. It's too frustrating.
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