As spring training injuries go, there's always plenty of cases of dead arm and strained muscles and sprained ankles and the like as out-of-shape athletes try to round their way into playing condition for the start of the games in April. There are an unlucky few, however, that have to deal with things far worse than your typical spring fare. Felix Pie certainly comes to mind in this category, and now he's got an unfortunate companion. I came across the following passage describing Kaz Matsui's spring struggles in the Houston Chronicle: Second baseman Kaz Matsui will visit a specialist in Houston today to discuss a course of treatment for an ongoing problem with hemorrhoids.Not just hemorrhoids ... an ongoing problem with hemorrhoids.
I want to laugh, but I feel pretty bad for Kaz. On top of the discomfort that he must be in, I'm sure his teammates are going to be giving him a hard time it when he gets back from the specialist. I mean, how often does a baseball player go out with a hemorrhoid problem? This seems as weird to me as the time Ozzie Smith missed a bunch of games with chicken pox.




