1.   Allison said the injury came on a freak play.

2.   And then came their injuries.

3.   A pair of unrelated foot injuries came much closer to ending his career than most people realize.

4.   Although Clooney hates being cold and wet, and was drenched repeatedly, the only injury he sustained came when he twisted his neck playing basketball with the locals.

5.   But then came the injury.

6.   But then came the injuries.

7.   But the Verbeek injury came on a clean, hard check.

8.   First came the injuries.

9.   Five months later, sitting at his locker during spring training, Blauser said he might have told Cox he could play had the injury come in midseason.

10.   For now, the Yankees can say the injuries have come early enough that they can be treated without affecting the games that matter.