ANGELS NOTEBOOK: JOSE MOLINA MATURES.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer TEMPE, Ariz. - Angels manager Mike Scioscia The club has been particularly cautious with Molina, who has a history of hamstring problems and has experienced tightness in his legs since playing in the first spring game March 5. Although Molina's health issues remain a concern, younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
He worked with a nutritionist nu·tri·tion·ist n. One who is trained or is an expert in the field of nutrition. nutritionist Dietitian, see there , ``eating salads and things I've never even heard of before,'' said Jose, who also worked on all facets of his game playing in the Puerto Rican winter league. ``Last year was a hard year for me, in every aspect - hitting, catching and my weight,'' said Jose, who hit .184 in 53 games. ``Last year I was thinking, 'I'm in the big leagues, that's it, I don't have to work hard.' But now I know when you get to the big leagues, you have to work even harder to stay. It was a learning experience. It was all my fault, I take the blame. It's why I did what I did in the offseason.'' --Action soon for Anderson: Anderson (Kennedy High of Granada Hills) could begin swinging a bat as soon as today and should get into his first Cactus League game by the weekend. Anderson has been out of action all spring because of biceps tendinitis in his right (non-throwing) arm. --Injury update: Pitcher Brendan Donnelly, who suffered a broken nose Tuesday, had his splint splint, rigid or semiflexible device for the immobilization of displaced or fractured parts of the body. Most commonly employed for fractures of bones, a splint may be a first-aid measure that allows the patient to be moved without displacing the injured part, or it removed Sunday and is expected to get into a game toward the end of the week. Outfielder Jose Guillen was scratched from Sunday's game because of a strained muscle in his right rib cage rib cage n. The enclosing structure formed by the ribs and the bones to which they are attached. . Joe Haakenson, (626) 962-8811 joe.haakenson(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): box Box: BEYOND THE BOX SCORE |
|
||||||||||||||

Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion