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September 28, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Buzzer Beaters

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

The latest on last-minute injuries to wild card contenders (Saltalamacchia, Holliday, and Furcal), plus Mark Trumbo's foot fracture and Ryan Zimmerman's hamstring strain.

September 26, 2011

Collateral Damage: Crunch Time

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Peter Moylan can't catch a break, Denard Span gets into a car crash and emerges with a headache, Daric Barton and Miguel Cairo undergo shoulder surgery, Tim Hudson gets dehydrated, and Scott Atchison strains his groin.

September 23, 2011

Collateral Damage: Playoff Pitch

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

The Rangers risk losing two pitchers for the playoffs, Scott Sizemore feels the pain of playing a new position, Brett Lawrie fractures a finger, and Phil Hughes tries to hurry back.

September 21, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: A Pence for the Phillies' Thoughts

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Hunter Pence attempts to stay in play for the playoffs, Pablo Sandoval continues to battle a strained shoulder, Cody Ross hits the comeback trail, Asdrubal Cabrera fends off the end of his season, and Kerry Wood gives up the ghost.

September 19, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Weakened Swings and Injured Twins

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Adrian Gonzalez suffers a power outage, Justin Morneau continues to suffer concussion symptoms, Joe Mauer has pneumonia, Dan Cortes breaks his hand under mysterious circumstances, Cody Ross strains a hamstring, and more.

September 16, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Aches and Strains

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Shin-Soo Choo and Johnny Cueto call it a season, and Matt Holliday gives his medical staff the middle finger.

September 14, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Lots on Clots

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Bobby Jenks deals with a life-threatening clotting condition, Corey Brown suffers a Staph infection, a torn ACL ends Chris Valaika's season, and another knee issue afflicts Logan Morrison.

September 12, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: And Down the Stretch They Come

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Kevin Youkilis hopes to avoid surgery, Erik Bedard seeks to recover from a left lat strain, Ryan Spilborghs calls it a season, Jeremy Affeldt stabs himself, and Francisco Cervelli gets concussed.

September 9, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Dodger Damage

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Andre Ethier is done for the year, Chase Utley might be concussed, Jason Isringhausen keeps degenerating, and more.

September 7, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Ailing Ace

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Boston hopes Josh Beckett's ankle issues won't hamper his availability in October, Jose Tabata's wrist won't cooperate, and the rest of the aches and pains from around the league.

September 6, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: The Season-Ending Injury Edition

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Hanley Ramirez moves closer to surgery, Brennan Boesch won't be around for October, Franklin Gutierrez's lost season gets worse, Mike Stanton strains a hamstring, and Conor Jackson kicks off his Boston career by running into a wall.

September 2, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Marlin Maladies

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

We finally learn what's really ailing HanRam, Josh Johnson is done for the year, J.D. Drew is up to his old injury tricks, and Jair Jurrjens' season is in jeopardy.

August 31, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: See You in September?

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Nelson Cruz's old injury enemy strikes again, Darren O'Day tries to return for the stretch run, Brennan Boesch attempts to avoid surgery, Justin Morneau misses times amidst conflicting reports, Hanley Ramirez's shoulder woes could be more serious than initially believed, and the odds are against Pedro Feliciano.

August 29, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: The Irene Edition

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

An injured wrist ends Michael Brantley's season, Tommy Hanson discovers what ails him, Carlos Lee sprains an ankle, and the rest of the injuries around the league.

August 26, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Something Strasburg This Way Comes

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Stephen Strasburg nears a return to the majors, Ryan Ludwick has back spasms, Ronny Paulino bruises a big toe, Francisco Liriano's shoulder feels the strain, and Colby Rasmus adds another injury to his collection.

August 24, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: The Wall Wins Again

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

B.J. Upton strains his shoulder after colliding with a wall, Matt Holliday becomes Mothman, Nick Blackburn gets good news, Travis Hafner hits the DL, Steven Pearce has a finger fracture, Kevin Correia strains an oblique, and something finally stops Jose Constanza.

August 22, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: One Wrong Move

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Carlos Quentin sprains a shoulder doing something he's done many times before, Brian Wilson suffers a cascade injury, Jimmy Rollins strains a groin, Jason Berken fears the worst for his elbow, Pablo Sandoval and Paul Maholm nurse their shoulders, and Freddy Garcia and Rafael Furcal deal with faulty fingers.

August 19, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Pain in the Neck

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

We explain how an epidural injection works (at Michael Cuddyer's expense), Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz try to come back from nagging injuries, Jason Kipnis hopes to avoid a DL stint for a hamstring strain, and another line drive hits a pitcher's head.

August 17, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Giant Problems

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

San Francisco faces an injury stack as Carlos Beltran is disabled, Chipper has more soreness, Chris Davis' season is over, A.J. Pierzynski pops his DL cherry, Garrett Richards goes down, Jon Rauch loses his appendix, and more.

August 15, 2011

Premium Article Collateral Damage: Beware of Batted Balls

by Corey Dawkins and Ben Lindbergh

Al Alburquerque, Justin Smoak, and Jason Marquis come out on the losing end of confrontations with batted balls, while Mike Pelfrey and Brandon McCarthy get off easy, Xavier Nady and Derrek Lee suffer fractures from pitched balls, and Tommy Hanson hits the DL again.

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