Matt Shaw still waiting for pain-free hand, loving Cubs in meantime: ‘Wow, this is a really good team’
<p>WASHINGTON — <b>Matt Shaw</b>’s sprained hand is still bugging him.</p><p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a>’ utility man updated Tuesday that he’s “finally over that hump” and feeling better, but the team still has some markers for him to hit, some pain that still needs to go away before he can come back from an injured-list stay that’s lasted a month and a half.</p><p>“We’ve gotten to the point where I can swing almost full effort with no pain, or a little pain,” Shaw said. “If I can get to the point where I can swing and miss or take a funky swing, things like that, with no pain, if I can do that — or at least like a 1 or 2, low-level pain — that’s definitely the marker to be like, ‘OK, ready to go.’</p><p>“It’s been long.
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<p>WASHINGTON — <b>Matt Shaw</b>’s sprained hand is still bugging him.</p><p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a>’ utility man updated Tuesday that he’s “finally over that hump” and feeling better, but the team still has some markers for him to hit, some pain that still needs to go away before he can come back from an injured-list stay that’s lasted a month and a half.</p><p>“We’ve gotten to the point where I can swing almost full effort with no pain, or a little pain,” Shaw said. “If I can get to the point where I can swing and miss or take a funky swing, things like that, with no pain, if I can do that — or at least like a 1 or 2, low-level pain — that’s definitely the marker to be like, ‘OK, ready to go.’</p><p>“It’s been long. It’s felt like a really long time. I’m definitely getting antsy to be getting ready to play.
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- <p>WASHINGTON — <b>Matt Shaw</b>’s sprained hand is still bugging him.</p><p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a>’ utility man updated Tuesday that he’s “finally over that hump” and feeling better, but the team still has some markers for him to hit, some pain that still needs to go away before he can come back from an injured-list stay that’s lasted a month and a half.</p><p>“We’ve gotten to the point where I can swing almost full effort with no pain, or a little pain,” Shaw said. “If I can get to the point where I can swing and miss or take a funky swing, things like that, with no pain, if I can do that — or at least like a 1 or 2, low-level pain — that’s definitely the marker to be like, ‘OK, ready to go.’</p><p>“It’s been long.
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Matt Shaw still waiting for pain-free hand, loving Cubs in meantime: ‘Wow, this is a really good team’
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