Don't see athletic trainers in the headlines very much.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/white-sox-tra...-142008464.html

Didn't someone else just write a similar article about the Sox lack of injuries?

A nice piece.

Didn't someone else just write a similar article about the Sox lack of injuries?

 

 

i think it was fangraphs, attempting to use "extraordinary" health as one of the outliers causing consistent pre-season underestimations of the White Sox eventual record

Good article. He carries the banner for our profession.

 

The was an error in the article. When he chipped out Walker's teeth he was having a seizure not a stroke.

i think it was fangraphs, attempting to use "extraordinary" health as one of the outliers causing consistent pre-season underestimations of the White Sox eventual record

 

Good call, that's what it was. Cool to see a trainer get such personal credit.

Herm has lost some weight the last few years. Wonder how much?

Herm has lost some weight the last few years. Wonder how much?

He had a surgery to help lose weight. I'm not sure of the exact amount but he looks much better and is much healthier at 60 than he was in his 40's.

He had a surgery to help lose weight. I'm not sure of the exact amount but he looks much better and is much healthier at 60 than he was in his 40's.

His BIF (Butt in front) has dissappeared. My buddy used to do an impression of Herm running on to the field, it cracked me up every time.

 

 

I used to love watching Herm and Ozzie race back to the dugout

He had a surgery to help lose weight. I'm not sure of the exact amount but he looks much better and is much healthier at 60 than he was in his 40's.

 

Was it the "lap band" or gastric bypass?

Was it the "lap band" or gastric bypass?

I'm not sure. I didn't ask details. I know he had the surgery lost a bunch of weight, gained some back and is now down again. He has really battled it and come out strong.