"When he stepped inside the clubhouse Sunday morning and discovered how many of his players had their thighs, arms and knees wrapped in elastic bandages, manager Jack McKeon declared his outfit a MASH unit.

"We're going to run out of wraps," McKeon quipped.

Ahh, but then there was Javier Vazquez, at 35 the team's oldest pitcher.

Vazquez not only has never spent a day on the disabled list during his 14 major-league seasons, but also he's a nutrition fanatic who hits Whole Foods in every major-league city he visits, stocking up on vegetables and other healthy edibles.

No wonder the guy, year in and year out, puts up steady numbers. And in what is very likely his final season, Vazquez has done it again."