Quizás me pueden decir vieja escuela. Quizás me puedan acusar de no modernizarme con esto de la pelota, pero alguien me pudiera explicar qué es eso que ahora algunos beisbolistas les ha dado por "enfermarse" con lo que llaman el "Social Anxiety Disorder", que en español es Trastorno de Ansiedad Social.Empiezo primero por aclarar algo. No estoy hablando en contra de esta enfermedad, ni tampoco de las personas que la padecen. Pero me llama mucho la atención que la última moda de los jugadores que no están teniendo un buen año es decir que sufren de este padecimiento.
Los receptores Jason Varitek, de 36 años, e Iván Rodríguez, quien ya cumplió sus 37, no han sido firmados por una razón muy diferente a que se dude de sus condiciones.
La verdad es que varios equipos se han interesado, pero al encontrar que con cualquiera de los dos, perderían la primera escogencia en el draft de junio, dan más de un paso atrás.
Beisbol
President-elect Barack Obama (with baseball cap) greets well-wishers after his workout at the Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Base in Kailua, Hawaii, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
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President-elect Barack Obama (with baseball cap) greets well-wishers after his workout at the Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Base in Kailua, Hawaii, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mark Teixeira watches the ball on a solo home-run he hit against the Detroit Tigers during their MLB American League baseball game in Detroit, Michigan, in this September 3, 2008 file photo. Teixeira, the top offensive player on the free agent market, agreed to terms on an eight-year contract with the New York Yankees worth about $180 million, according to reports December 23, 2008 on ESPN (espn.com) and Sports Illustrated (si.com). REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/Files (UNITED STATES)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mark Teixeira singles off Cleveland Indians pitcher Cliff Lee in the third inning of their American League MLB baseball game in Cleveland, Ohio, in this August 15, 2008 file photo. Teixeira, the top offensive player on the free agent market, agreed to terms on an eight-year contract with the New York Yankees worth about $180 million, according to reports December 23, 2008 on ESPN (espn.com) and Sports Illustrated (si.com). REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk/Files (UNITED STATES)
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Chicago Blackhawks Chairman W. Rocky Wirtz, left, presents Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley with a NHL Winter Classic jersey at a press conference at Wrigley Field, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008 in Chicago. The Blackhawks will play host to the Detroit Red Wings in the New Year's Day's NHL Winter Classic in the historic baseball stadium. It will be the third NHL game to be played outdoors since 2003. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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(L-R) Former baseball player Hank Aaron, civil rights activist Andrew Young and actress Dawn Lewis attend the 25th anniversary UNCF Mayor's masked ball at the Marriott Marquis December 20, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia..25th Anniversary UNCF Mayor's Masked Ball.Atlanta Marriott Marquis.Atlanta, GA United States.December 20, 2008.Photo by Moses Robinson/WireImage.com..To license this image (56398274), contact WireImage.com
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Yankee Stadium has a Christmas Tree lit on the mound as evening falls in New York December 18, 2008. The Stadium will soon be demolished as it has been replaced by a new Yankee Stadium that will open for the 2009 MLB baseball season. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES)
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Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., left, listens as outfielder Raul Ibanez, right, answers a question during the news conference announcing that Ibanez has signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract with the baseball team Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
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Raul Ibanez answers a question during a news conference announcing that he has signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
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Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., left, and outfielder Raul Ibanez, right, during a news conference announcing that Ibanez had signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract with the baseball team Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
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Los análisis después del desastre, han llevado a los ejecutivos en las oficinas de Detroit a la conclusión de que para recuperarse de tal fracaso, necesitan relevistas, un receptor y un shortsop. Pero no quieren invertir nada grande.
En todo caso, con honorarios para los peloteros de 2008 por 137 millones 685 mil 196 dólares, de los más altos presupuestos de ambas Ligas, cada victoria les costó esta vez un millón 900 mil dólares. Hace solo cuatro años, en 2004, cada juego ganado les salió por 700 mil dólares.
Fotos de los Tigres de Detroit
Baseball Player Curtis Granderson, Detroit Tigers' center fielder poses after presenting the bid of the International Baseball federation to be included in the 2016 Olympics to the International Olympic Committee IOC at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday Nov. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Keystone, Dominic Favre)
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CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: A.J. Pierzynski #12 of the Chicago White Sox hits a RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field on September 29, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Alexei Ramirez #10 of the Chicago White Sox takes a curtain call for the fans after he hit a grand slam home run to give the White Sox a 6-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field on September 29, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Alexei Ramirez #10 and Jermaine Dye #23 of the Chicago White Sox celebrate at the top of the dugout with teammates after Ramirez hit a grand slam home run to give the White Sox a 6-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field on September 29, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Alexei Ramirez #10 of the Chicago White Sox celebrates with third base coach Jeff Cox #8 as he rounds third base on his grand slam home run to give the White Sox a 6-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field on September 29, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Alexei Ramirez #10 of the Chicago White Sox reacts as he hits a grand slam home run to give the White Sox a 6-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field on September 29, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Alexei Ramirez #10 of the Chicago White Sox reacts as he hits a grand slam home run to give the White Sox a 6-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field on September 29, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Alexei Ramirez #10 of the Chicago White Sox reacts as he hits a grand slam home run to give the White Sox a 6-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field on September 29, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Alexei Ramirez #10 of the Chicago White Sox reacts as he hits a grand slam home run to give the White Sox a 6-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field on September 29, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Alexei Ramirez #10 of the Chicago White Sox hits a grand slam home run to give the White Sox a 6-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field on September 29, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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