31.   Every Sunday night, I get out of the car, change clothes ... and my shoulders are raw because of the shoulder harness.

32.   For Martinez, that was validation that his right shoulder was strong enough to weather the load.

33.   For the record, Modano says the shoulder is fine.

34.   From surgery, his right shoulder is sore and could delay his comeback.

35.   He got in a fight off the field, and his shoulder may never be the same.

36.   He has been told that now, more than a year removed from his surgery, his shoulder may be stronger.

37.   He lasted only three and a third innings and admitted the next day that his shoulder was in trouble.

38.   He discovered the shoulder was still hurting when he resumed throwing last week.

39.   He expects shoulder to be fine today.

40.   He kept throwing hard and ignored the fact his right shoulder was on fire.