Nomar Gets Injured Because He's A Genetic Failure

No, seriously, he's literally a genetic failure. Tot Holmes of Scout has more details. "Dodgers infielder Nomar Garciaparra said a genetic predisposition, one he didn't know he had until it was identified by a Boston physical therapist with whom he voluntarily consulted last week, is the reason his left-calf strain has been so long in healing. Garciaparra said the condition causes him to develop more scar tissue at the injury site than the average person, with that tissue limiting his flexibility and increasing the likelihood that he will aggravate the injury by playing on it." Wait, is this really a genetic problem? Doesn't it sound more like he's just being a useless old man? I mean, most of the symptoms cited seem to indicate that he's just an old bastard. Longer healing time? Check. Limited flexibility? Check. Higher incidence of...