Starting Five: Watch Out for That Tree!

by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Blue Jays, Cubs, Nationals, Rays, Red Sox, Reds, Starting FiveStarting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That talk about maple bats has died down since last year, but the problem is still there. For proof, look at what nearly happened to Red Sox shortstop Nick Green during Wednesday night's game. The Nationals' Elijah Dukes shattered his bat on a swing, with the pieces of the bat and the ball heading simultaneously toward Green.Green managed to avoid both. The ball got into the outfield for a hit, but the threat to Green was apparent when the shattered barrel of Dukes bat stuck in the ground like a stake near Green."It's scary to see a bat go flying that far," pitcher Jon Lester said. "I thought they did some research this offseason to try to figure that stuff out, but obviously we've still got a long ways to go. You've got to take cover. I...