final countdown (1:48)

pretend you're barry bonds. in addition to the lingering destructive effects of all the 'roids you may or may not have been taking, when you press your hands against a wall to do a basic calf stretch, you notice that your left shoulder blade is sticking out unusually far. you notice it because it's stretching out the under armour heatgear workout shirt you're wearing, and you also feel moderate pain in your left shoulder. as a result, you have to do extra rehab for your injured shoulder, and in doing so you erase any chance of albert's fantasy baseball team making a late summer comeback.

this is injury is known as a winged scapula. it's typically the result of damage to the long thoracic nerve, which ennervates the serratus anterior muscle, which attaches to the scapula (shoulder blade). the resulting paralysis limits the motion of the scapula, causing it to bulge out the back.

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tomorrow, it's go time.