For anyone on the NYY/KC game today. I don't buy this excuse from CC. H.Ramirez will most likely get beaten up by the Yankee bats, and I'm thinking Sabathia will probably not be at his best today.
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Sabathia says heating pad was for warmth, not injury
High-priced New York Yankees' pitcher C.C. Sabathia said the heating pad television cameras caught being put around his waist on opening day was being used to keep his hands and mid-section warm and not treat an injury, the New York Daily News reported.
According to the Daily News, the heating pad is used regularly by Sabathia when he pitches in cold weather.
Sabathia first started using the pad in 2005 after he strained his abdominal muscle while warming up for his first spring training start. After spending the first two weeks of the season on the disabled list, Sabathia continued using the pad until the weather got warmer. He strained the oblique again on Opening Day in 2006, but he hasn't had any problems since, according to the report.
"He's had some issues in years past, so it's just preventative," Joe Girardi said. "He didn't use it in spring training because it was 80 degrees, but it's not going to be that way in April."
Source: New York Daily News
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Sabathia says heating pad was for warmth, not injury
High-priced New York Yankees' pitcher C.C. Sabathia said the heating pad television cameras caught being put around his waist on opening day was being used to keep his hands and mid-section warm and not treat an injury, the New York Daily News reported.
According to the Daily News, the heating pad is used regularly by Sabathia when he pitches in cold weather.
Sabathia first started using the pad in 2005 after he strained his abdominal muscle while warming up for his first spring training start. After spending the first two weeks of the season on the disabled list, Sabathia continued using the pad until the weather got warmer. He strained the oblique again on Opening Day in 2006, but he hasn't had any problems since, according to the report.
"He's had some issues in years past, so it's just preventative," Joe Girardi said. "He didn't use it in spring training because it was 80 degrees, but it's not going to be that way in April."
Source: New York Daily News
