Yesterday I wrote about the disruption caused by injuries and in particular the fragile nature of a pitcher’s arm.

“Let’s hope the inevitable injuries are kept to a minimum this year and the pennants are decided by the players on the field, rather than the players left on the treatment table”, or so I said.

Well, I guess I could try and find a way out of this.  The Rays didn’t have much of a shot at winning a pennant in any case, after all.  Still, I can’t help feeling that I might have tempted fate.

Both ESPN.com and MLB.com are reporting that Scott Kazmir is to undergo a “precautionary MRI scan” on his left elbow after feeling some discomfort during a warm-up today, a sensation described as “scary” by the Rays’ ace.  The emphasis is currently on the word “precautionary” and all parties are talking optimistically that it won’t turn out to be a major problem.  Kazmir thinks that he may have just hyper-extended his elbow.  He took the sensible option of stopping right away and getting it checked out, with the hope that no damage has been done and that a bit of rest will see him back on the mound in no time at all.

But I’d like to get my excuses in just in case.  It really wasn’t my fault.  Honest!