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August 12, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Cracking the Morse Code

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Mike Morse's elbow gets the worst of a collision with a fastball, Hanley hits the DL again,Zack Cozart gets Tommy John, Alex Cobb is out for the season, and Brennan Boesch is a thumb down.

August 10, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Backed into Corners

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Andres Blanco and Placido Polanco battle back issues, Scott Baker and Carlos Carrasco hope they don't have underlying elbow problems, and the San Francisco cavalry gets hurt as quickly as it arrived.

August 8, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Nicasio's Neck

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Juan Nicasio suffers a fractured neck, Jose Reyes' hamstring acts up again, Daniel Murphy has another knee issue, Ike Davis appears to be out for the season, Chase Headley fractures a finger, Alex Cobb has hand numbness, and Jair Jurrjens finally hits the DL.

August 5, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Shoulder Woes

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Johan Santana's comeback hits the skids, Scott Rolen and Dustin Moseley have shoulder surgery, David Freese gets a concussion, and Omar Infante fractures a middle finger.

August 3, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Dodger Damages

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Frank McCourt's team is hurt physically almost as much as financially as Rubby is rubbed out, Hanley and Kyle Davies hurt their shoulders, Cliff Pennington can't close his eye, and Buchholz fights to get back.

August 1, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Deadline Healing

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Kenley Jansen has cardiac arrhythmia, Nate McLouth gets his ouster in more ways than one, Nick Punto becomes the latest victim of an oblique strain, Clayton Richard is done for the year, and Nelson Cruz deals with another leg injury.

July 29, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Explaining Sprains

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Rickie Weeks goes down with an ankle injury and takes Milwaukee's playoff odds with him, Dustin Moseley tries to make his way back, Clay Buchholz's back gets mysterious, and Craig Gentry suffers his fourth concussion.

July 27, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Keeping Up with the Jones

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Chipper Jones talks his way into the lineup and lives to regret it, Josh Johnson's comeback grows iffier, Jason Giambi suffers an ill-timed strain, and Kevin Youkilis and Lance Berkman are day-to-day.

July 25, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Overextended

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Zack Cozart goes down as quickly as he came up, J.D. Drew gets back to being injury-prone, Adrian Beltre strains a hamstring, Kyle Lohse gives the Cardinals the middle finger, and Luke Scott is out for the season.

July 22, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Sticks and Stones

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Stephen Drew and Carlos Gomez break bones in the line of duty, while Grady Sizemore succumbs to another sports hernia, Carlos Gonzalez suffers more wrist problems, and Orlando Hudson passes out.

July 20, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Heat Wave

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Halladay gets hot, but not in a good way, a trio of Yankees succumbs to new injuries, and Miguel Tejada's lower abdomen feels the strain.

July 18, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: The Hidden Pain

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Punto feels more pain, Braun's calf is still a concern, Burrell is spurred into inaction, Grady Sizemore could have another knee problem, two Nats pitchers sprain their ankles, Vlad has a fracture, and Peavy is fatigued.

July 15, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Bye-Bye, Bautista?

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Jose Bautista exits a game early, Josh Johnson still isn't allowed to start throwing, Brett Anderson finally gets a new UCL, Carlos Gonzalez nurses a sore wrist, and another oblique strain is added to the list.

July 11, 2011

Collateral Damage: Knee-Death Experience

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

The knees of Chipper and A-Rod won't wait to go under the knife, Lonnie Chisenhall and Ramon Castro both get the worst of a HBP, and Placido Polanco and Andres Blanco have bum backs.

July 8, 2011

Collateral Damage: Adding Averages

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Enlisting the injury database to generate average days lost and TAv impacts for each injury, Corey and Ben tackle the feet of Evan Longoria and Charlie Blackmon, Wade Davis' forearm, and Scott Baker's elbow.

July 6, 2011

Collateral Damage: Albert Already?

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Genetics play a role in Pujols' quicker-than-expected comeback, Jon Lester, Ryan Braun, Carlos Gonzalez, Placido Polanco, and Fausto Carmona need some more time off, and Jose Reyes and J.J. Putz confront recurring injuries.

July 1, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Backing Down

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Big Z goes down with what could be a bulging disk, Erik Bedard and Chipper Jones (who else?) succumb to bum knees, and the Nationals may have to do without Jayson Werth and Jerry Hairston Jr.

June 29, 2011

Collateral Damage: Pinpointing Pitcher Injuries

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Breaking down a pitcher's delivery to identify the stages of maximum stress, then recapping the game's recent injuries.

June 27, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Twin Killing

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

The injury-plagued Twins face more bad news about Delmon Young and Justin Morneau, a pair of Red Sox players and two Phillies pitchers deal with lingering injury issues, and Elvis Andrus tries not to leave the building.

June 24, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: First Baseman, Heal Thyself

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Ike Davis' ankle isn't getting much better, Brandon Lyon's shoulder has more than one problem, Roy Oswalt's back and Shaun Marcum's hip act up again, and Jose Contreras and Josh Willingham suffer strains.

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