ANGELS NOTEBOOK: DISARCINA TRIES TO COPE.Byline: Joe Haakenson Angels shortstop Gary DiSarcina He is struggling with being away from the team while he recovers from a broken bone in his left forearm. The injury occurred Feb. 21 when he stepped out of the batting cage Noun 1. batting cage - a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice cage baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball and was hit by coach George Hendrick's bat. DiSarcina is wearing a hard cast from his hand to his biceps and will be examined today by Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the baseball team. For other uses, see Diamondback. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. physician Dr. David Zeman. Doctors have told him it'll take four to six weeks for the bone to heal, but DiSarcina is planning to be ready by Opening Day, April 6 vs. the Indians at Edison Field. ``It's pretty hard right now, just being removed from the guys,'' he said. ``I firmly believe spring training is the start of the season, the camaraderie, the championship feeling. I'm lucky in a way because I already know a lot of the guys well, but when you bring into the clubhouse guys like Mo (Vaughn) and Tim Belcher Pumped up: Center fielder Jim Edmonds James Patrick "Jim" Edmonds (born June 27, 1970 in Fullerton, California) is a left-handed batter who plays for the St. Louis Cardinals. Edmonds is affectionately known as Jimmy Baseball [1], "Lassie" and as "Hollywood"[2] among Cardinals fans. hit two home runs in Tuesday's intrasquad game - one off Shigetoshi Hasegawa Shigetoshi Hasegawa (Japanese: 長谷川 滋利) (born August 1, 1968 in Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Seattle Mariners from 2002 through 2005. and one off Troy Percival. He also hit one in Monday's intrasquad game. He said he took two days off after the end of last season and went straight to the weight room. ``Usually I take a whole month off, but it drains your energy,'' he said. ``So I thought I'd try something different.'' Around the horn: Belcher started and went two innings in the intrasquad game. He gave up two runs and three hits, including a two-run home run by Troy Glaus. ``By no means was the ball jumping out of my hand,'' Belcher said. . . . Vaughn struck out three times in the game. . . . Chuck Finley, bothered by a muscle strain in his back, played catch for about 10 minutes and is listed as day-to-day. Manager Terry Collins said he hopes Finley will begin throwing off the mound by the weekend. |
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