Tweaks

I'm going to talk about Tweaks, not tweets, tweaks. I don't do that tweeting/twitter stuff. Not exactly sure what it is or what its purpose is but it doesn't interest me.
I'm here to talk to you about tweaks. As in injuries.
Andy Cornell, my long time radio cohort, played high school and college football as well as running track and field. He coaches football and track at Englewood High and told me the other day, "I watched some baseball practice yesterday. A lot of standing around watching grass grow."
He thinks baseball players are soft and at times I'm forced to agree with him and here's why.
When you talk about a football or hockey player tweaking something, it usually means a play or two off or a shift off. If a football player or hockey player tweaks a hamstring or something else, it will usually get taped up and the guy is out there again quickly. A more serious tweak and he might miss a few minutes. Maybe get a shot or something. A tweak is not that big a deal in most sports.
But baseball, a tweak is not a good thing. A player tweaks an elbow or an ankle, we're talking disabled list. What is just a "tweak" in another sport is a serious calamity in baseball. An announcer might say, "It looks like Smith tweaked his back on that last swing." That means, he could be out for the year.
So remember, tweaks in football, hockey, basketball or some other sport, not a big deal. A tweak in baseball? It could be career ending. Coach Cornell finds that funny. I don't.