"As I kind of went about the season and got to know a lot of guys here and the staff, it was a little easier to put that worry aside and focus on getting better," Bryant said. Every game he missed bothered him, let alone entire weeks and months. Through all the agony, the former MVP was still producing.īryant wanted to make his mark in his first year in Colorado, to earn the seven-year, $182 million contract he signed last March following a brief stint with the Giants and superstar run with the Cubs. "When it first happened, I had to crawl to the bathroom after one of the games. "For me, it was just a matter of getting to a point where I could feel comfortable waking up in the morning and going to the bathroom and progress from there," Bryant said. Any contact with hard surfaces hurt, and playing in cleats only made things worse. Bryant had never experienced plantar fasciitis or a bone bruise in his foot before. When his back pain finally subsided, left foot pain followed. He was not 100 percent when the season started." "It was frustrating for him because he couldn’t play, and I think his health was compromised. "I think for Kris it was hard because he signed the contract with us, and I think he wanted to come in and make a really strong statement about his desire to be a Rockie and being a leader on this team," manager Bud Black said.
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