With grinding schedule, more and more major leaguers consuming
energy drinks  WASHINGTON -- Over the course of a six-month
season, Tyler Clippard has to be ready nearly every game for the
bullpen phone to ring and the voice on the other end to call his
name. One night, the Washington Nationals reliever and his
teammates could be packing up their belongings at 11 o'clock in
Denver, and by 3 p.m. the next day they're walking into the
visiting clubhouse in Cleveland. So around the fourth inning of
most games, Clippard will reach for a Red Bull or 5-Hour Energy
shot.  "Just to kinda make sure I'm not falling asleep out there
in the bullpen," said Clippard, 28. "Just to make sure I'm up
and attentive."  Since Major League Baseball banned amphetamines
in 2005, baseball players have noticed an increase in the
consumption of energy drinks, which are also a fast-growing
portion of the beverage industry. It's like drinking coffee at
your cubicle to provide a boost on another long day at the
office, just far stronger, a