Two seasons ago, he missed the first 18 games of the exhibition season after tearing cartilage in his right knee during the winter.

Two seasons ago, he tore cartilage in his right knee and missed the final 12 games of the season.

The injury this time was torn cartilage, and he had arthroscopic surgery on March 2, 2008.

When there is torn cartilage, it means that the meniscus has been injured.

The main reason, he said, was torn cartilage in the right shoulder.

Hill tore cartilage in his knee which forced him to sit out the rest of the season after playing only four games.

Bream tore cartilage in his right knee when he stopped and turned to start back for first base.

On Aug. 1 he tore cartilage in his left knee.

As it turned out, he tore cartilage in his left knee while warming up.

Even after he tore cartilage in his right shoulder last July and played hurt the rest of the season, people were unforgiving.