Exhausting decency

If Kevin Hench is any indication, then Fox Sports is just as douchebaggery as Fox News!

Why? Here's why.

Baldelli will be sidelined indefinitely, but said Wednesday that he is not retiring. He said there hasn't been an exact diagnosis but that doctors have told him he has "some type of metabolic and/or mitochondrial abnormalities."

"Basically somewhere along the line ... either my body isn't making or storing ATP the right way, therefore not allowing my muscles to work as they should, and especially recover like they're supposed to on a day-to-day basis," Baldelli said.

Last year, he played in 35 games before hurting his hamstring running out a grounder on May 15. He aggravated the injury after just two games of a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Durham in June, and the Rays shut him down for the season in August, when lingering soreness ruined his comeback bid after two games with Class A Vero Beach.

The Rays had asked Baldelli to pace himself during spring training, hoping to keep him healthy and fresh for the start of the season. He said he felt fine when he reported to camp, but soon began regressing.

"My body is literally spent after a very short amount of time out on the field, which makes it extremely frustrating and difficult," he said, at times appearing on the verge of tears. "But it's something that's kind of a reality right now, something we're dealing with the best that we can."

Kevin Hench, writing for Fox Sports, finds this worthy of derisive "humor." Bravo, Kevin Hench.