"Its scarry to see someone his age with these problems already..." Actually it isn't that rare. I just had to have 3 disks removed from my back (several months ago) and I was only 19. Active young adults actually have a decent number of back problems. It isn't like breaking a hip or anything. That being said, anyone that has ever had serious back problems can feel Ben's pain. The back is so vital to every movement, that medium levels of pain can seriously hamper daily activities. I have thought about this a lot since Ben first started complaining of back trouble his rookie year... If at any given moment Ben's back is sore, the chances are really good that he would have to make at least minor adjustments in his delivery. At the very least it would be a huge distraction on the mound. Maybe the can give him the Brett Favre treatment before every game, and he can turn into the ace we all want him to behttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Hey, it worked for Favre, some of his best seasons were his drug years!http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif