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Wednesday, September 19, 2007 |
UTK Quickies
From today's UTK, rare props for Ned Colletti for doing something smart with a veteran for once (all emphasis mine):
- The world might be ignoring the Rockies, but the Dodgers watched their playoff hopes get nearly swept away, losing both ends of yesterday's doubleheader and shortstop Rafael Furcal to a cascade back injury. Cascade? Yes, because Furcal's chronic ankle injury is a likely culprit here. Furcal has admitted that the ankle is still a significant problem and the changes in his gait—he's notably limped at times over the last month—is likely to be putting some additional strain on his back. While the back problem is muscular and not considered serious, it's another data point against Furcal, the odd speed player who appears to be aging quickly. If nothing else, Ned Colletti deserves some credit for the short-term, more-dollars contract that brought Furcal to the Dodgers, and which will have him out of L.A. before he's in full decline.
- The Red Sox are burning through their division lead to give themselves the luxury of reorienting their starting rotation. Daisuke Matsuzaka has apparently "hit a wall due to the change to working within a five-man rotation in the U.S."
- The Yanks are "following some kind of noblesse oblige to chase the division crown that they feel is their birthright. This could backfire as they both need to set their rotation for the likely first round matchup against the Angels or Indians and get several players—especially Jason Giambi—a bit of rest to get over some minor injuries."
- The Cards lost three of four to the Cubbies at home over the weekend, and yesterday set a National League record for most pitchers used in a single game with 11 (thank you, Tony LaRussa), as well as most players appearing in an extra-inning game (28). That marked a Philadelphia series win, crushing the Cards' playoff chances. As a result, the Cards are in shutdown mode despite their current third-place position. David Eckstein and Jim Edmonds are both iffy for the rest of the season; Eckstein "might have played his last game in a Cards uniform, with a sore lower back keeping him in the training room", while Edmonds has a groin strain. Even Albert Pujols is nursing a calf strain.
Labels: cardinals, dodgers, ex-angels, indians, injuries, red sox, yankees
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