Re: Fat and Tired=Disabled
I don't know about going on the DL for being fat but I imagine the 25th man on most rosters will be changing quite about as players who rely on amphetamines will no longer have "mothers little helper" to get them through the dog days of summer.
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Didn't Hancock get waived for this? I think KC should do the same to Mr. Hernandez.
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Of course, the unedited version of what Buddy Bell had to say, obtained by our hidden microphone:
"The bleeping fat bleep bleep bleep showed up 300 gazillion pounds overweight, so you bet your bleep bleeping bleep bleep that he's on the DL for being a bleep. "
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Ahh, Royals baseball. The more things change...
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We should have tried this on Graves last year.
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Baseball is suffering from multiple personalities disorder. On the one hand, they are getting all self-righteous about the steroids issue after-the-fact, then they are suddenly dinging guys for showing up fat. Now, don't get me wrong, I can see how it is justified and supported the Hancock dealings, simply because he's a fringe player fighting for a job and deserved it for stupidity, and as a potential 5th starter on the Royals, I don't see this case being a whole lot different.
But since when were MLB teams so freaking concerned about whether a guy was fat or not? And are they sending a terribly mixed message, as in "hey guys, no quick fixes, no steroids, no supplements (oh, unless they meet the approved list) but don't show up to camp overweight or we might just boot your butt"?
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Kansas City Royals pitcher Runelvys Hernandez will begin the year on the 15-day disabled list because of concerns about his weight and stamina.
Maybe I'm missing the point, but is being overweight and lacking in stamina a valid reason for placing someone on the DL? I thought the DL was reserved for injured players.
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Originally Posted by TeamBoone
Maybe I'm missing the point, but is being overweight and lacking in stamina a valid reason for placing someone on the DL? I thought the DL was reserved for injured players.
That was the point I was trying to make TB
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correct me if i'm wrong, but aren't certain kinds of obesity considered a disability? if so, then i'm guessing that's how the Royals are able to justify this.
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Troy O' Leary was DL'ed by the Red Sox a few years ago for a divorce.
Without recalling the exact language of the basic agreements or the CBA, it doesn't have to be either an injury or disability.
On the other hand, I recall Pat Meares successfully contesting his being put on the DL. I'm not sure if that's because he wasn't injured AT ALL or because his injury was so minor.
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Also remember that Wohlers (with Atlanta) was put on the DL for some reason like "Inability to pitch"...
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Originally Posted by REDREAD
Also remember that Wohlers (with Atlanta) was put on the DL for some reason like "Inability to pitch"...
Mental problems, wasn't it? I'm fairly certain you can put players on the DL for that.
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Well, if the DL rules are so lax, I'm truly surprised that more players aren't hidden there for such ridiculous reasons.
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Players actually have to sign a form when put on the DL.