The Hurdle Diaries: April 12, 2009

Ever wonder what’s really going through the mind of the Rockies manager?  Wonder no more. In Today’s Hurdle Diaries Damaging Aces Mother Nature Todd Greene On Brandon Webb and Cole Hamels “Injuries” Hurdle Writes: Why is it assumed that every pitcher we abuse is injured?  Maybe we’re just good at kicking *** and taking names. Home plate umpire Mike Everitt confided in me after the opener that Cole Haemls begged Charlie (Manual) to remove him on at least three different occasions.  None of those were related to injury.  Unless inflammation of the ERA is now officially listed on webmd.com. Brandon Webb still can’t decide if his shoulder is stiff, or maybe his neck is a little stiff from the whiplashing we gave him.  Now I understand he’s on the...