Colon needs to drop a few
New acquisition Bartolo Colon came out and long-tossed with pitching coach John Farrell, who was impressed that Colon was able to throw the ball 120 feet on a line --" He's never lacked for arm strength".
Farrell was less impressed that Colon showed up at camp looking like he was auditioning for the Biggest Loser. Colon has always pitched big, and didn't look that bad in his polo jersey, but the Sox warmup hid nothing. Farrell acknowledged that getting into shape will be Colon's biggest challenge, and that the former Cy Young Award winner (2005) is prepared to remain back in camp when the club leaves here for the start of the regular season.
Farrell wouldn't put a number on how much weight Colon needs to lose, but a conservative guess is a good 20 pounds. He hasn't thrown since the Caribbean Series at the start of the month, which made his long toss session that much more impressive.
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Did anyone get pictures of him doing the long toss?
I was wondering how many of these updates on Colon were going to be posted before there was an unintentional pun in the title.
El Guapo II
Am getting nervous RS Nation. After Beckett, who can we trust start in/start out for the course of an entire season? Dice K? He has to prove he is more than a five inning wonder. Wake? Would be nice but the back is a big issue. Buchholz/Lester? Neither has pitched for an entire season at mlb level. Colon? Taverez?
COLON will be okay. Happiest in the dugout and bullpen will motivate SNACK SHACK. ORTIZ, MANNY, TAVAREZ will help out their country man.
I hate sports, love the headline!
he needs to lose 20lbs of fat and never ever rock the oily jerry curls again
begs the question....is Sydney Ponson still available, too?
It don't get much bigger than this!
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