Kerry Wood In The NY Times

by cubsbak on Jun 1, 2007 9:23 AM CDT

Fine article on Kerry Wood in the NYTimes Play Magazine. It's heartbreaking.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/sports/playmagazine/0603play-wood.html?_r=1&ref=sports&ore f=slogin

The author seems to conclude that pitching while fatigued is the cause of most pitching injuries. Yet he also seems to dispute the notion that minor league pitchers should be coddled and held to strict pitch counts. I suppose he's saying that stamina must be built over years at the minor league level before a pitcher reaches the major leagues. Interesting.

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Nice article

by CubFaninNY on Jun 1, 2007 9:35 AM CDT reply actions

What I like

is that it is published in the future. Is it June 3 already?

by NO100 on Jun 1, 2007 9:50 AM CDT reply actions

I wonder who won the Cubs-Atlanta series

It's going to be published in the Magazine on Sunday. They often publish Magazine articles online before the print edition comes out.

by John Q Freejazz on Jun 1, 2007 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions

RIP Kerry Wood

Good luck in the next phase of your life. Look forward to seeing you in the broadcast booth or on ESPN someday.

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room."

by BlueMike on Jun 1, 2007 9:59 AM CDT reply actions

Excellent article.

The guy doing the rehab with Wood says he might pitch in July. Given that this is a non-Cub source, I give him some credibility.

The bullpen could use a healthy Wood.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jun 1, 2007 10:19 AM CDT reply actions

For Kerry's

sake I would love to see that.

According to BlueMike if you don't agree with his opinion you're an idiot or a moron.

by sue369 on Jun 1, 2007 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions

According to idiots and morons

BlueMike is their poster boy.

If the law of averages are to be believed this is our year....or not.

by tharr on Jun 2, 2007 5:57 AM CDT up reply actions

Well written article

I hope that he can make it back. Kerry Wood truly is a good guy and it would be nice to see him out on the mound again.

AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on Jun 1, 2007 10:37 AM CDT reply actions

Wow.

Shakespeare himself could not have written a better tragedy. I don't know who to feel more sorry for--Kerry, or the nation of Cubs fans who will wondering "what if?" forever.

"Don't complain to me about the stormy weather, boys. Just bring the ship into port." --Steve Stone, September 2004

by ctcoff99 on Jun 1, 2007 11:13 AM CDT reply actions

Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but...

'because a pitcher often tries to find an arm slot in his delivery that doesn't hurt,' isn't that what Z has been doing this year? Pitching from a different arm slot?

by DTJchris on Jun 1, 2007 11:42 AM CDT reply actions

It's a shame

no one could get through to Kerry about throwing accross his body. He was going down the wrong path for a long time, and his issues were inevitable.

"Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year" - Sparky Anderson

by MPH73 on Jun 1, 2007 11:53 AM CDT reply actions

Wood has never been the brightest light bulb

He had profound problems with his mechanics from the very beginning. If succumbing to elbow surgery in 1999 didn't get it through his head that he needed to change things around, then nothing would have. And sure enough, that turned out to be true.

Kerry Wood is the biggest enigma I've ever seen in MLB in the 31 out of my 44 years on this planet that I have enthusiastically followed the game.

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room."

by BlueMike on Jun 1, 2007 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions

I think Prior is right there with him

just for different reasons.

"Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year" - Sparky Anderson

by MPH73 on Jun 1, 2007 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Nice

I wish Kerry Wood all the best, and his honest humility (which, imo, cannot be faked) gives him the best chance at achieving his goals of any seriously injured player that I can think of.

A healthy Wood makes me drool at the bullpen possibilities, but alas, I doubt it. But I can't think of anyone more deserving of a successful transition to whatever good may be in store for him.

"I lof to hit de home ron."

by Tekboy on Jun 1, 2007 12:48 PM CDT reply actions

wood

even with all the bad luck that fell on kerry wood,cub fan,s know he he had a lot of heart.im sure he,ll always be welcomed back to chicago in any capacity. unlike a certain pitcher who used the cubs for his retirement fund. couch,ahem. mark prior.

by NOMAR on Jun 2, 2007 7:11 AM CDT reply actions