What's w/ all the oblique strains?

[ThePenguin11]

I swear I've seen nearly ten of these injuries dating back to opening day with CC Sabathia. Others who've suffered this injury: Noah Lowry, Jose Guillen,

Edgar Renteria (strained rib cage), Mike Cameron and Joe Randa had a lower abdominal injury. That's just the ones I could come up with off the top of my head.

 

I don't ever recall hearing of that type of injury in baseball's past and all of the sudden, there's a laundary list of players with it. Am I overstating this? Has this injury been present over the years? I'm just wondering if the lack of greenies in the game is keeping players off the field with what would appear to be miniscule injuries. I realize that there's no painkiller element to greenies but there's something to be said for the added motivation you'd need when playing on other pain meds.

[ZMovieman]

I could be wrong, but I think Tim Hudson was battling that for some of the past two years. But I agree with you, it is strange that it seems to be happening more.

[ThePenguin11]

See also Julio Lugo.

[stitchface]

I think a couple things apply here - one is that these things are reported more precisely now. the second is that players spend too much time lifting and not enough stretching.

[Big Z 38]

Yeah. They need to do ab/oblique excersises.

[treebird]

I think a couple things apply here - one is that these things are reported more precisely now. the second is that players spend too much time lifting and not enough stretching.

 

i think this is the big thing.