SURPRISE, Ariz. -- A few mornings ago, the entire Rangers roster pulled on red T-shirts with a "Gut It Out" logo and surrounded Jake Diekman for a team photo.
It was a lovely photo opp.
In today's world of social media, commitment to causes are dedicated by T-shirts or bracelets and documented with selfies. The photo, though, hardly begins to tell the story of the Rangers' commitment to their teammate dealing with the removal of his entire colon due to ulcerative colitis. The full story is the kind of thing that renders all the motivational speakers who come through camps and team meetings about unity and brotherhood seem like unnecessary eyewash.