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Questions Concerning The Injury Plague

I'm having a hard time understanding how so many injuries can occur in such a short period of time.  First Delgado is out, than Reyes, than Beltran has to DH in the first game in Boston, and than tonight it is J.J. warming up for the 9th instead of K-Rod because he apparently was carried off on a stretcher due to back spasms.  I don't think injuries are contagious like the flu, so there must be an underlining factor that goes deeper than "bad luck".  I consistently read fanposts criticizing Jerry's in game decision making or line up cards, but I am starting to question his spring training.  This was his first year in Florida running the show and I'm starting to wonder if players are in good enough shape, or if the were worked too hard.  I give you the example of the Texas Rangers.  For years, Texas fans have been screaming "If we could only pitch!".  The Rangers are always a top hitting team, but starting pitching has always been their achilles heal.  However this year, Nolan Ryan took over and implemented a tough spring training work out program for pitchers.  So far, the starting pitching has been better than it has been for years, and that is with the same pitchers as the last few seasons.  The difference is, their in shape.  It's no secret that baseball players can be some of the most out of shape professional athletes (David Wells, C.C. Sabathia, I can go on for a while), and I'm staring to wonder if Jerry did not do a good enough job getting some of the veteran players ready for the season physically, or did he work them too hard.  We all heard of his 'swings drill', but did that really get players in shape?  It sounded like a drill I did in high school.  Were guys like Delgado, Reyes, J.J., and K-Rod, physically ready for a long MLB season?  A common denominator in this problem is that most of the Met players hurt played in the World Baseball Classic before the season, and I'm beginning to wonder if Jerry made one of two mistakes.  Did he work veteran players too hard after playing in the WBC, or did he not work them hard enough leaving their bodies in poor shape and not able to withstand injuries.  I don't know the answer to the injury plague, but it must be more than bad luck. 

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