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Cubs Upgrade Medical Facilities
Written by wrigleyville   
Thursday, 25 January 2007
A Wrigleyville23 Exclusive!

CHICAGO – Hours after the signing of Cliff Floyd on Wednesday, contractors arrived at Wrigley Field to begin expanding the old ballpark’s treatment room to better prepare the Chicago Cubs for the 2007 season.

Cubs officials declined to comment publicly on the Wrigley renovations, but a source said that the indoor batting cages were being removed to make room for a state-of-the-art treatment facility.

“We have to be ready,” the source said. “With Mark (Prior), Kerry (Wood), Derrek (Lee), Wade (Miller), Michael (Barrett), and Cliff coming off of injuries to their arms, legs, sides, shoulders and nuts, it only makes sense to dedicate our resources to the areas that will get the most use.”

The source said new manager Lou Piniella had signed off on removing the batting cages “because it will be more important to get these guys healthy than it will to let Henry Blanco take batting practice inside. No amount of practice is going to help Henry.”

The changes will allow the Cubs to significantly increase efficiencies in the way the team diagnoses, treats and rehabilitates injured players. For example, there will be state-of-the-art operating tables and ultrasound machines in the new facilities, in addition to x-ray machines.

“It’s going to be like a small hospital in there,” the source said. “If Mark feels something pop in a game in April, we won’t waste any time shipping him off to see Dr. Jobe or get second opinions. We’ll send him down the tunnel and cut him open right there, and the surgery should be done by the time the game ends.”

Prior and Wood were unavailable for comment, but staff ace Carlos Zambrano was excited about the changes.

“This will make everything easier,” said Zambrano, who was wearing his uniform even though Opening Day is more than two months away. “I used to have to go all the way to the hospital to visit those guys after surgery. Now, I can just go down the hall. I hope they add a flower shop, too, so I can bring them something nice.”

Cost estimates were not available on the project.

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