To those who view the Dodgers as "one of those other teams," the news that Hong-Chih Kuo was placed on the disabled list because of an anxiety disorder is just another setback for a team suffering from many problems this season. I find it a bit more interesting than that. Primarily, I think it's interesting that the Dodgers used the term "anxiety disorder." I have a very close, meaningful, life-altering association with the phrase "anxiety disorder." Although I've never had an anxiety disorder, I have dealt with it in a most intimate, heart-crushing way. "Anxiety disorder" is real, and it is agony. It sends your world spinning off its axis. I don't associate an anxiety disorder with the inability to throw a baseball. Yet, that is what has been termed as Kuo's problem. He has a case of the "yips," which I've only known as a golf term. He has trouble throwing to bases. He has trouble locating his pitches. It...
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