Lance Berkman, who missed the Thursday’s Grapefruit League opener due to a bruised left knee, made his exhibition debut against the Tigers on Friday night. Functioning as the club’s designated hitter, Berkman was 1-for-2 with a double and a strikeout:
“You can only do so much in the cage,” Berkman said. “You need to go out there and get your feet wet, and it was a good start. I felt OK running. [The knee] isn’t perfect, but it’s definitely playable. I think we’ll be able to manage.”
Berkman is penciled in to play first base against the Braves on Saturday. While this is all well and good, I’m more interested in the controversy of whether Berkman’s knee was injected with shark cartilage or chicken comb. Turns out it was chicken comb.
