ANGELS NOTEBOOK: FULLMER ON STEROIDS: SORRY, NO WAY JOSE.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Upon his recent retirement, Jose Canseco estimated that 85 percent of the players in the major leagues have used steroids, a figure at which the Angels' resident fitness expert scoffs. Angels designated hitter designated hitter n. Baseball Abbr. DH A player designated at the start of a game to bat instead of the pitcher in the lineup. Noun 1. Brad Fullmer Bradley Ryan Fullmer is a major league baseball player who bats left handed and throws right handed. He was born January 17, 1975 in Chatsworth, California. Fullmer last played at the Major League level during the 2004 season with the Texas Rangers. takes body-building seriously, so much so that he has appeared in Muscle & Fitness magazine. Although he wouldn't deny that there was steroid use in the major leagues, he said it was ridiculous that Canseco even guessed. ``I have no idea (what percentage of major-leaguers have used steroids),'' Fullmer said. ``I think it's inappropriate for him to speculate. There's certainly no evidence (of Canseco's claims). If he has a beef with teams and the league, I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. why he's taking it out on the players.'' Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. does not test for steroids, but Fullmer says he doesn't care who's using and who isn't. ``I just mind my own business,'' he said. ``I don't ask and I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. what other people do.'' --Just a sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. : Shortstop David Eckstein was not in the starting lineup Wednesday for the second consecutive game because of a sprained left knee. Eckstein had an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. exam Wednesday, which confirmed the sprain and showed no other damage. ``There was a lot of relief,'' Eckstein said of the MRI results. ``With a knee, you never know. Whenever there's an MRI, you think the worst.'' Eckstein hurt his knee Monday night sliding into first base feet first trying to avoid a tag. ``It bugs me that I went in feet-first,'' Eckstein said. Eckstein started the club's first 41 games before missing Tuesday's game. Jose Nieves started at shortstop for the second game in a row and second baseman Adam Kennedy took the leadoff spot. --Short hops: Utility infielder Benji Gil played seven innings at shortstop during a minor-league camp game in Mesa, Ariz., on Wednesday. Gil, out since April 5 with a sprained ankle, is expected to begin a rehab assignment for Triple-A Salt Lake City on Friday. ... The Angels are off today. They will begin a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins on Friday at Edison Field. |
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