[ThePundit]

After the years of regular breakdowns and relentless defeat, Mike Sweeney says his heart remains in the game, and it's good to know there's still a willing body part in there somewhere.

Today it's his right knee, "some cartilage thing," he said, that the arthroscope probably will get to after the season.

If nothing else, the knee breaks up the monotony of the back and neck ailments, so there's something new to treat, to rehabilitate, to agonize over, and something else to think about while he watches the Kansas City Royals lose baseball games.

Sweeney is in the final months of a five-year, $55-million contract, during which he has never played close to a full season.

"You never know," he said on his way to the trainers' room. "The trading deadline is coming up and my knee's starting to feel better."

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I can't see him being more than a right handed pinch hitter for any team. Any teams out there who can use him? The Yankees definitely need some right handed pop.

[Lefty Noob]

"You never know," he said on his way to the trainers' room. "The trading deadline is coming up and my knee's starting to feel better."

Anyone else a little suspicious about those comments? Like maybe he's dogging it for the Royals and will suddenly feel better once traded?