A healthy Vlad Guerrero could be scary for AL
Article By smcneal.tsn on 1st March, 2010
Three things I learned at Rangers camp:
Don't underestimate the pride of a warrior At 35, Vlad Guerrero is looking to prove detractors wrong. Vlad Guerrero says he is healthy. He looks leaner in his upper body. He is actually running, not limping. In other words, watch out for Vlad Guerrero.
"Our doctor who did his physical said, based on what he saw as a fan last year, thought it was going to be worse. He said the physical was pretty clean," said Rangers GM Jon Daniels, adding that means clean for a 35-year-old who has undergone surgery on both knees.
Guerrero was limited to 100 games last season because of a torn pectoral muscle and a torn hamstring behind his left knee. That followed off-season cleanup surgeries on both knees.
"With the injuries that he had, your bat would slow down, too," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "He's healthy right now and I don't see anything wrong with his bat speed. He says he feels good and that's good enough for me."
And Guerrero definitely has something to prove, to the Angels and all the other teams that did not offer him more than a one-year, $5.5 million deal that he settled for with the Rangers.
Don't discount the loss of late-night dining If Matt Harrison doesn't make the Rangers' rotation, it won't be because he's out of shape. After checking in at about 265 pounds before last season, he has lost 30 pounds and says he feels "100 times better." No more shin splints, no more back pain. "I have more endurance. I can run 15-20 sprints and I'm still good to go," he said. "No more huffing and puffing."
And get this, would-be dieters: Harrison dropped the pounds without changing what he eats. The secret: He eliminated post-game dinners.
"Oh man, it was hard," he said. "I went to bed starving. It took about a month to get used to it. Then I lost a little wei...
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Don't underestimate the pride of a warrior At 35, Vlad Guerrero is looking to prove detractors wrong. Vlad Guerrero says he is healthy. He looks leaner in his upper body. He is actually running, not limping. In other words, watch out for Vlad Guerrero.
"Our doctor who did his physical said, based on what he saw as a fan last year, thought it was going to be worse. He said the physical was pretty clean," said Rangers GM Jon Daniels, adding that means clean for a 35-year-old who has undergone surgery on both knees.
Guerrero was limited to 100 games last season because of a torn pectoral muscle and a torn hamstring behind his left knee. That followed off-season cleanup surgeries on both knees.
"With the injuries that he had, your bat would slow down, too," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "He's healthy right now and I don't see anything wrong with his bat speed. He says he feels good and that's good enough for me."
And Guerrero definitely has something to prove, to the Angels and all the other teams that did not offer him more than a one-year, $5.5 million deal that he settled for with the Rangers.
Don't discount the loss of late-night dining If Matt Harrison doesn't make the Rangers' rotation, it won't be because he's out of shape. After checking in at about 265 pounds before last season, he has lost 30 pounds and says he feels "100 times better." No more shin splints, no more back pain. "I have more endurance. I can run 15-20 sprints and I'm still good to go," he said. "No more huffing and puffing."
And get this, would-be dieters: Harrison dropped the pounds without changing what he eats. The secret: He eliminated post-game dinners.
"Oh man, it was hard," he said. "I went to bed starving. It took about a month to get used to it. Then I lost a little wei...
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