When Drugs Are Good for Baseball Players

St. Louis Cardinals' reliever Bill Pulsipher, the one-time New York Mets phenom who was out of the big leagues from 2001-2004, talks to Alan Schwartz of Baseball America about how medications have helped him overcome clilnical depression and bring him back to the big leagues. Maybe it's me, but Pulsipher's comments remind me a little bit of what Billy Beane said in Moneyball, particularly when talking about his own playing days (I know Beane wasn't depressed, but like Pulsipher, he too was an extraordinarily successful young person who didn't respond well to failure, only to see his problems snowball out-of-control).

Still only 31 years old, let's hope Pulsipher can continue his inspiring comeback. (Schwarz, "For Pulsipher, Down Doesn't Mean Out," Baseball America, 4/12/2005).

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