Jake Peavy becomes the latest poster child for why players should not play through pain.

Peavy struggled to reach 90 miles per hour with his fastball and indicated that the injury feels similar to when he had broken ribs in 2005. Hayes reports that Peavy felt discomfort over the weekend and visited a doctor Monday before deciding to pitch through the injury with terrible results.

Pain is the body’s way of telling us to take it easy.