There's nothing like a little physical pain to keep your mind off your emotional problems.

It never occurred to them that God may have provided the world with a vast array of very brainy medical types for the very reason of solving problems such as theirs. However, there is one thing that the medical profession cannot do and that is save people from being idiots.

As Snoopy, that great contemporary philosopher, once said, “There’s nothing like a little physical pain to keep your mind off your emotional problems.” Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, is clearly a perceptive man.

The way doctors are doling out pain medicine, I would tell any mother or father that when it comes to pain medicine, it's not as innocent as it sounds.

[Amid the pain, there was a bit of good news. Doctors assure him he won't suffer permanent consequences by playing. It's just a matter of how much pain he can withstand.] He's a very tough guy, ... He's a warrior.

The doctors have cleared me. I'll be ready to play by spring training. Everybody will see. I'm pain-free and in better shape than ever now after rehabbing so long.