Saw that on the ESPN bottom line and cringed. We cannot go through another season where Sheets is sometimes healthy, sometimes not, on again off again. That said, I think we'll be in a better position than last year should any of our top of hte rotation guys go down, and even last year we did pretty well last year with our ace out half the year.

This one has me worried.

He threw a few curveballs early in spring training, didn't like the way it felt, and threw only fastballs and changeups in his first outing.

Yesterday, he threw a few curveballs which got tagged, gave up on it and just heaved fastballs down the middle until the staff came out to get him.

I hope it is just a mental issue, not trusting his shoulder, trying to be cautious, taking it slow, etc. But even that can be damaging, at some point before spring training ends he has to be throwing his full repetoire without caution, or he won't be in shape for the season.

This one has me worried. Especially Moeller's comments.

No one Brewer is more important to the 2006 season than Sheets at this point.

I'm overreacting, yes, but the ramifications here are disastrous for the '06 Brewers.

Then again, I hope he is hurt, because that's the only comforting explanation for a performance like that.

Also, it's the first time he threw curveballs to live hitters since tearing a muscle in his back.

My biggest fear is that the "back muscle" issue was really a shoulder issue. And the club has been hiding this since he got hurt.

Or that it was originally mis-diagnosed and he isn't any better than he was after he got hurt.

Or that he is fine but thinks he isn't and nothing will convince him otherwise.

Or that it's nothing but his body is different enough now that he just won't be the same pitcher.

Oh man, there are so many different ways this could be bad...

Quick someone convince me he'll be fine, the brewers will be fine.