Dealing Greinke (split from Offseason Transactions)

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: I imagine that virtually everybody in MLB plays a little basketball. (Except Jeter, I'm sure.) Cal Ripken played it non-stop in the offseason and didn't exactly quit when the season started. He swore by it. He probably wasn't even that good. He stayed more-or-less healthy.

I think it's a injury risk % thing. not that it's dangerous, but it's more dangerous than golf.

sounds like he was playing after reporting to camp, were there other Brewers playing too?

[G-Fafif]

Who was Greinke guarding -- Mike Vail?

[metsmarathon]

well, golf could fuck up your back, no?

not that i know if he ever played basketball, but heyman is probably a big fan of paul o'neill, right?

[Guest Edgy DC]

It may not be golf, but there's a meaningful degree of difference between asking young, competitive, randy men not to do wheelies in the street on motorbikes and asking them not to play basketball.

[Frayed Knot]

Gwreck wrote: Aren't activities with a high risk of injury (playing contact sports; riding motorcycles) prohibited in his contract? See Boone, Aaron; Kent, Jeff, etc etc.

Usually, and Milwaukee is probably within their rights to fine him for time missed.
Not sure they'll actually do that seeing as how it's most likely a short-term injury plus it's probably not the first impression they'd like to leave on their big-ticket acquisition who can pull up stakes and leave at the end of next season.

[Frayed Knot]

From a BP piece:
For what it's worth, Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin has come out and said that Greinke's injury was not a violation of Greinke's contract ... "The contract stipulates against playing �competitive� basketball,� said Melvin. �They don�t want you playing in men�s leagues or things like that..."

[TransMonk]

Season/Brewers debut for Greinke last night:

4 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER

Brewers commit 3 errors and allow 8 runs overall...meanwhile, Tim Hudson throws a complete game one-hitter.