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Back issues can flare up at any time but hopefully Miggy has a relatively healthy year.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- After feeling discomfort last year each time he eased out of bed or bent to tie his shoes, Miguel Cabrera is reveling in the positive signals his body is transmitting to his brain this spring. He's so frisky, it's a challenge for him to stop running.
Cabrera's endless well of credibility is a byproduct of 11 All-Star Games and a clock-punching ethic. From 2004 through 2014, he led the majors with 1,732 games played -- one more than the legendarily fit and durable Ichiro Suzuki. Cabrera has played through maladies ranging from a broken bone in his foot to a fractured orbital bone in his face from a bad-hop grounder. "He has a high tolerance for pain," Avila said. "He has a high threshold, and that's good and bad. There are players who won't go out there unless they're 100 percent. And then there are players like Miggy who'll go out there no matter what. You have to cart them off in an ambulance. Sometimes that works against them. But I think right now he understands where he is and what he has to do to be able to stay on the field."
Manager Ron Gardenhire plans to give Cabrera regular off-days this season, regardless of whether he protests.
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22747944/why-miguel-cabrera-smiling-spring
LAKELAND, Fla. -- After feeling discomfort last year each time he eased out of bed or bent to tie his shoes, Miguel Cabrera is reveling in the positive signals his body is transmitting to his brain this spring. He's so frisky, it's a challenge for him to stop running.
Cabrera's endless well of credibility is a byproduct of 11 All-Star Games and a clock-punching ethic. From 2004 through 2014, he led the majors with 1,732 games played -- one more than the legendarily fit and durable Ichiro Suzuki. Cabrera has played through maladies ranging from a broken bone in his foot to a fractured orbital bone in his face from a bad-hop grounder. "He has a high tolerance for pain," Avila said. "He has a high threshold, and that's good and bad. There are players who won't go out there unless they're 100 percent. And then there are players like Miggy who'll go out there no matter what. You have to cart them off in an ambulance. Sometimes that works against them. But I think right now he understands where he is and what he has to do to be able to stay on the field."
Manager Ron Gardenhire plans to give Cabrera regular off-days this season, regardless of whether he protests.
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22747944/why-miguel-cabrera-smiling-spring
