I know I shouldn't take board comments to heart, but just want to point out that I was criticized by several for reading too much into Victorino's self-reported generalized soreness (he attributed to his run from 1st to third 2 weeks ago) when I suggested "that I don't believe for a second that this is just generalized "soreness" as described. I would guess that he felt some significant tightness and maybe a slight hamstring pull."
And yesterday from Browne's article:
"He's going to hit from the right side exclusively," said Farrell. "I think with all the work he's been doing in the cage swinging left-handed, some of the tightness that he has, [he] felt it was as a result of the left-handed swing. That gets alleviated [swinging right-handed] and I think that has a chance to free up his mind, as well. That's the plan going forward with him -- he's going to hit right-handed."
Athletes who are in shape, usually do not have generalized soreness from a 1st to third run. However, it would not be uncommon for a player who has experienced a half a dozen episodes of hamstring pulls over 2-3 years to feel tightness or a minor pull when trying to run at 100% for even fairly short distances. This is the reason I was concerned when Victorino reported his soreness and felt that it was more likely to be tightness. I am a physician (however not an orthopedist) and listen to specific descriptions of symptoms for any complaint. The description of normal muscle soreness in an athlete would not typically be of concern, however, tightness is of concern in a player with Victorino's history.