PORT CHARLOTTE — Alex Cobb was feeling on top of the mornin' when he pulled up to Clearwater's Bright House Field last St. Patrick's Day.
He'd already been named the Rays' opening day starter. His agents were in talks with the team about a long-term contract that would set him up for life, and then some. The approaching regular season would give him the chance to show he was indeed a No. 1 starter.
"A lot of good things were happening," Cobb said.
Except for the discomfort in his right elbow he had felt a few days earlier becoming enough of an issue to force him from that day's game after three perfect innings.