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January 9, 2012

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: Sports Hernia/Athletic Pubalgia

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Our series continues with a look at the serious athletic injury most likely to make you giggle.

January 6, 2012

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: SLAP Tears

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

The skinny on an elusive injury that increasingly plagues pitchers.

January 2, 2012

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: Tommy John Surgery

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

UCL injuries are less disastrous than they used to be but remain an injury to be reckoned with.

December 30, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: Ankle Sprains

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Ankle sprains can heal fairly quickly, but when surgery is required, the injured player's season is at stake.

December 23, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: Thumb Injuries

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Thumb injuries can be just as unfortunate for baseball players as they are for hitchhikers, Roger Ebert, and the Fonz.

December 20, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: Fractures

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Fractures are never fun, but more of them will be prevented on the field in coming years.

December 16, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: Rotator Cuff Tears

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

A rotator cuff tears isn't a death sentence for a pitcher's career, but it's far from a positive prognosis.

December 13, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: Cartilage Injuries

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

We give you the lowdown on an ailment which is becoming increasingly common and the procedures that have been developed to combat it.

December 9, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: The Torn ACL

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

ACL treatments have improved dramatically since Mickey Mantle's day, but they still have the power to end a player's season.

December 5, 2011

Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: Impingement

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Kicking off a series on the most most frequently suffered baseball injuries with a look at a common shoulder complaint for pitchers.

December 2, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Offseason Surgery Updates

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Catching up with players who are recuperating from their time on the operating table this winter.

November 28, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: AL East

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

The AL East standings show that while money can't buy good health, good health can buy a playoff berth.

November 21, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: AL Central

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Most AL Central teams enjoyed good health in 2011, but one caught the big leagues' worst injury bug.

November 18, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: AL West

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Having completed our recap of the senior circuit's health problems, we turn to the American League.

November 14, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: NL East

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

The NL East was in bad shape in 2011, and the team that brought up the rear was exactly the one you'd think.

November 11, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: NL Central

by Corey Dawkins

The Astros find something they're finally the best at, and the Cards manage to win the World Series despite huge losses to injury

November 7, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: NL West

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

The Diamondbacks owed much of their surprising success to staying healthy, but

October 10, 2011

Collateral Damage: Division Series Injury Updates

by Corey Dawkins

Following the conclusion of the four division series, Ryan Howard suffers a major injury and several other players minor ones

October 3, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Playoff Injury Updates

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Catching up on the injuries affecting playoff teams and offering a quick season-in-review.

September 30, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Playoff Preview Edition

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Which playoff teams had the worst health this season, and which injuries will affect teams in October?

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