6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog: UTK Quick Hits

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

UTK Quick Hits

From today's UTK:

This is the worst-case scenario. Jeff Kent is scheduled to see an ophthalmologist due to blurred vision. Anyone old enough to remember Kirby Puckett just cringed. I might be clouded — since I’ve spent the last week working on a research piece for Pro Football Prospectus 2006 dealing with concussions — but there’s simply no positive here. All the helmet research, all the concussion detection systems, all the state-of-the-art health care won’t take away from the fact that a small, hard ball filled with energy occasionally smashes into the head of a player. When that happens, it’s simply lucky when a concussion is the only end result. We’ll know more after the examinations, but it will likely be a matter of weeks before we can truly assess how this injury will affect Jeff Kent. The DL seems likely at this stage, though the situation is very fluid.
Update: Inside The Dodgers says Kent will appear in the lineup in tonight's game.
The Dodgers continue trying to figure out why Jayson Werth is in pain. The wrist problem that has plagued him over the last two seasons is still causing an undue amount of pain on swings — and even in daily activities — so the team’s doctors are doing what is called an “exhaustive round” of tests. Werth has had both fractures and ligament problems in the wrist, so there’s not much value in guessing what’s wrong in there. After missing nearly all of the last two seasons, there’s little clue on how Werth will be able to come back.
Will says Giants starter Noah Lowry is about three weeks away from coming back.
Jake Peavy is putting Icy Hot in his jock before starts, reportedly because Roger Clemens told him that’s what he does. Anyone else have a feeling the Rocket is on the floor, laughing his ass off about now?