Injuries to many key players during this first week of the MLB season has many GM's and Fantasy Fans (do these people have a life) scratching their heads.
Have you wondered why so many stars have gone down in such a short time?
Duh!
Perhaps by chance it's the weather.
Baseball players are coddled throughout February and March.
They play in the warmer climates of Florida and Arizona.
They are babied even farther by being pulled from games after a few innings of participation.
Fast forward to March 31.
Games are no longer played in the low 80's in tropical climes.
It's the low 30's and 40's and a player is asked to go the distance.
Muscles twist, strain and SNAP!
What a surprise.
My solution.
What happened to the idea of roofs covering stadiums?
It would be ideal for players and especially the fan.
Was it really good baseball and business to send home 50,000 people on Monday who came to the final Yankeee Stadium opener only to be washed away and sent home via boat.
OK, this Yankee Stadium, built in the early 20's and remodeled in the 70's didn't come equppped with a convertible top.
But what about the new Stadium across the street which will open in 2009?
The Yankees decided to pass on the roof.
For what, a savings of 100 million dollars?
That is merely a third of Alex Rodriguez's contract.
Chump change.
The day of a rain out in MLB should no longer be a discussion.
Baseball has opened too many new stadiums in recent years for players and fans to have to deal with brutal conditions.
Why bother training in the tropics when the season opens in the Artic Circle?
Let's move Spring Training to Alaska.
Give the players a real chance to get into chillzled shape.
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