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

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Thursday, April 20, 2006

UTK Quick Hits

From today's UTK:

On Derrek Lee's injury in yesterday's Cubs/Dodgers game: "It's not clear at this point whether something was seen that needs MRI confirmation or whether this is a soft-tissue injury."
As bad as things looked for Jeff Kent a few days ago, seeing him in a game is both worrisome and wonderful. A couple Tylenols took care of the headache he's still experiencing, while his blurred vision self-corrected. He'll be watched closely by the medical staff. That headache says the effects of the beaning are still there. One thing I haven't been able to figure out from the replays is whether Kent was wearing one of the new, ventilated helmets, or one of the old-style lids. I'm not sure there's much difference in how they work, but information is information. The Dodgers are also looking forward to the return of Nomar Garciaparra. While James Loney has filled in nicely, Garciaparra should take the position back this weekend after a short Vegas vacation--err, rehab stint. (Hey, Nomar: could you see if you could score me some tickets to the new Cirque show at the Mirage?)
Chalk one up for the THRs. We pegged Bartolo Colon as someone to watch back in that cycle, even though he looked pretty good in the World Baseball Classic. Colon had the same type of injury to his shoulder that Ben Sheets dealt with, but took a different direction in dealing with it. Colon wasn't the same pitcher he was last year, unless you count those ugly playoff starts as part of his Cy Young campaign. An MRI showed inflammation and some fraying inside the shoulder, though the fraying should be discounted; almost any active pitcher is going to have some degree of damage inside their shoulder. He'll get rest, treatment, anti-inflammatories, and strengthening while on the DL. Comments from Bill Stoneman indicate that Colon has a scarring problem in his muscle, echoing Ben Sheets' spring problems. Expect him back early in May, though we don't pretend to know what to expect when he returns at this stage.
Francisco Rodriguez always looks as if he's one pitch away from a major injury. After Wednesday's outing, I'm not sure he hasn't already made that pitch ...

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