Turn on ESPN anytime and the chances are good you’ll soon be reminded that one wrong move can change an athlete’s career in seconds. Especially this time of the year -- as NFL training camps wrap up, the college football season begins and Major League Baseball teams push toward the playoffs -- the phrase “season-ending injury” is all too common.
I was fortunate enough during my 21-year MLB career to avoid this headline. September 6 marked the 20th anniversary of the day I played my 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig’s MLB record for consecutive games played.