Phoenix— How many people do you know who forked over a lot of money for a health club membership, only to stop going after a few sessions?
That was not an option for Jonathan Lucroy over the winter, though he did admit it was an incentive to pay in advance to have longtime friend and fitness guru Eugene Kwarteng put him through rigorous daily workouts.
"You're paying for it, so you've got to go," said the Milwaukee Brewers catcher. "If you don't, you're wasting money."
With that in mind, Lucroy awakened every morning at 5 a.