If it seems like I've written a million stories about Cardinal pitchers rehabbing injuries this year, it's because the Cardinals have a lot of pitchers rehabbing from injuries. I thought that maybe stories about Mark Mulder were going to stop coming in because his last setback seemed to be of the career-ending variety. That's apparently not the case, as Mulder is again rehabbing and trying some ... alternative therapies. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Cardinals pitcher, continuing what has become two years of persistent rehab for an injured shoulder, hired a personal yoga instructor to enhance his flexibility. He has met with more doctors in the past month than he has had major-league starts since a 2006 surgery. He even shaved his armpit so that a therapist's massage tool could really dig in there and tenderize the joint.I have so many questions. Namely, I want to know whether he shaved one armpit and not the other. I do not know why I want to know this, but it is seemingly vital information to the rest of my life.
OK, so maybe it's not vital. But the point is that Mulder is putting himself through a lot to try and come back from an injury that's sidelined him for much of the past three seasons. While trying to come back this year, he suffered from recurring shoulder pain and trouble getting his arm into a slot he could throw from. It's inspiring to see he's not giving up yet, but it's not likely he'll ever be an effective pitcher again.
