Pineiro Does the Cramp Dance

Joel Pineiro had the cramps last night, so I'm devoting an entire post to it.

That was probably the scariest leg cramp I have ever seen last night from Pineiro. The worst ones I have ever experienced have been in the dead of night, when you're lying in your bed helplessly writhing in pain as you wait for the clamp on your leg to loosen. The pain of a leg cramp can leave you literally feeling like you will never be able to use your leg again. Luckily, I've never had a debilitating cramp in the middle of an athletic event, but, last night, Joel wasn't so blessed.

Whenever I think of leg cramps, two things come to mind. First, the Spongebob Cramp Dance, which was one of the funniest things on cartoon television. Watch this, and tell me you can't imagine Tony La Russa and Yadier Molina joining Joel in the cramp dance as he waddles from side to side on the ground.

The second thing that comes to my head is that part of the movie Osmosis Jones when Bill Murray's character gets a leg cramp because someone knocked down a control tower or something. I looked for a clip and couldn't find one, so I guess you'll just have to take my word for it. For cheesy cartoon-live action kids movies, that part was actually kind of funny.

Leg cramps aren't all fun and games though, so I thought I'd add some real advice for how to avoid cramping when participating in athletic events. Sure, the focus of the video is running, but it's applicable to all situations.



Cards in KC tonight. Keep giving Tyler Greene starts, and stop putting Jason Motte in tight situations until he shows he can handle the squeeze. OK, enough of the cramp jokes. For now.