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June 26, 2007

Under The Knife: Hurry Up, or Wait?

by Will Carroll

Miguel Tejada learns how the hurting half lives, while Chris Carpenter hovers back into view. All that plus updates across the leagues.

June 25, 2007

Under The Knife: The Testosterone Culture

by Will Carroll

All the latest on Miguel Tejada, Ryan Dempster, Chris Carpenter, Jon Lieber and Justin Morneau.

June 22, 2007

Under The Knife: Giambi

by Will Carroll

The latest development in the Giambi drama, as well as news on Rich Harden, Miguel Tejada, Jered Weaver, Felix Hernandez, and Erik Bedard.

June 21, 2007

Under The Knife: Path-Integral Fastballs

by Will Carroll

Jason Schmidt's season comes to an end, plus updates on John Lackey, Curt Schilling, Johnny Damon, Tom Gordon, J.J. Hardy, and Richard Feynman.

June 20, 2007

Under The Knife: Less Than Ideal

by Will Carroll

The latest on Chris Carpenter, Jason Schmidt, Curt Schilling, Brad Lidge, Jim Edmonds, and Randy Johnson.

June 18, 2007

Under The Knife: Pray for the Minimum

by Will Carroll

A reminder for those in the D.C. area, plus updates on Carlos Beltran, Kenny Rogers, James Loney, Russell Martin, Garret Anderson, and Eric Chavez.

June 15, 2007

Under The Knife: Walk a Mile

by Will Carroll

... in another man's shoes? Will talks about getting hurt, and what it tells us about the men who play hurt.

June 13, 2007

Under The Knife: Seeing Verlander in a Different Light

by Will Carroll

Some things we get right, and sometimes, guys do something that keeps us humble.

June 12, 2007

Under The Knife: Losing My Sunday Thing

by Will Carroll

Problems at the hot corners in Chicago seemed to belong to baseball history, but now they're back for both clubs at once. Plus a full roundup on the latest breakdowns and recoveries.

June 11, 2007

Under The Knife: Great Expectations

by Will Carroll

Let's not raise a hue and cry over what's going on in Bridgeport, okay? Plus updates on Jason Schmidt, Hunter Pence, Mark Teixeira, and more.

June 8, 2007

Under The Knife: Playing Catch

by Will Carroll

All the injury updates you've been waiting for, including news on Miguel Cabrera, Aramis Ramirez, Joe Crede, Huston Street, Brett Myers, and Chris Carpenter.

June 6, 2007

Under The Knife: Draft Questions

by Will Carroll

Will shares his thoughts on David Price's workload, and passes on updates on Jon Lester, Pedro Martinez, Jason Schmidt, Roy Halladay, and Chipper Jones.

June 4, 2007

Under The Knife: All Injuries Are Local

by Will Carroll

Updates on Andy Pettitte, Pedro Martinez, Mark Mulder, David Ortiz, and Joe Mauer.

June 1, 2007

Under The Knife: NextGen

by Will Carroll

Will talks about the evolution of BP Radio, plus he provides updates on Rickie Weeks, Carlos Beltran, Jason Giambi, and more.

May 31, 2007

Under The Knife: Expanding Knowledge

by Will Carroll

Updates on various injured stars, from Ryan Howard to Joe Mauer, and with an extra helping of bad news for Philip Hughes.

May 30, 2007

Under The Knife: Fast and Furious

by Will Carroll

The two stalwarts in Atlanta deal with lingering injuries, while the Twins take it slow with their shelved franchise player.

May 29, 2007

Under The Knife: Back Up to Speed

by Will Carroll

Will moves from the raceways to more familiar territory, addressing the latests bang-ups and breakdowns around the majors.

May 25, 2007

Under The Knife: Protective Caps

by Will Carroll

Will takes a few baseballs to the head in the interests of science, plus updates on Ryan Howard, Mike Gonzalez, Brett Myers, and more.

May 24, 2007

Under The Knife: Sprung a Leak

by Will Carroll

News on Joe Mauer, Ben Sheets, the Yankees' rotation, and the Padre bullpen.

May 22, 2007

Under The Knife: The Policy of Truth

by Will Carroll

Will takes a moment to compliment baseball's approach to the steroids issue, before updating the injury status of several major American League hurlers.