ANGELS NOTEBOOK: SALMON AGGRAVATES KNEE INJURY.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer ANAHEIM - When Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic), and known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish for Micah), is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. needed three games at 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. last week to relieve pressure on a bothersome left knee, the Angels called on Tim Salmon It worked out great for Guerrero, who's back running at full strength. But now it is Salmon who has aggravated a left-knee injury and, for now, the 35-year-old isn't even available to serve as DH. Salmon sat out his second consecutive game Wednesday because of inflammation in his left knee and will miss today's series finale
A series finale is the very last installment of a television series, usually a sitcom or drama. as well. He's taking anti-inflammatory medication in hopes of returning Friday at Oakland, but it appears the Angels might have two right fielders prone to bouts of knee pain this season. After the 2002 season, Salmon had arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. on the knee after playing through discomfort for most of the second half that year. ``I hate to say it, but it was probably playing three days in the field,'' Salmon said of how the knee was inflamed. ``It's something that every once in awhile might pop up. That's why we thought DH made a lot of sense, and it does.'' --Jenks to be shut down: Tests Wednesday on Triple-A pitcher Bobby Jenks' elbow revealed a stress reaction similar to the ailment ail·ment n. A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness. he suffered last year, and the hard-throwing right-hander will be shut down for an indefinite period of time, eliminating any chance he had of contributing to the parent club this season. Jenks missed two months with the injury last year, but after smoothing out a mechanical flaw at the Angels' minor-league complex in Mesa, Ariz., he returned to Double-A Arkansas and went 7-2 with a 2.17 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 83 innings. But almost a year to the day he went down in 2003, he was shut down indefinitely again, though there was some relief there was not a fracture or ligament damage. However, general manager Bill Stoneman --Also: Another effect of Salmon's move to DH: For the first time in his 12-year career, he's not listed on the All-Star ballot. With the game being played at Houston's Minute Maid Minute Maid is a product line of beverages, usually associated with orange juice, but now extends to soft drinks of many kinds, including Hi-C. Minute Maid was the first company to market orange juice concentrate, allowing it to be distributed nationwide and served Field, there's no DH, so Salmon is the only Angels regular for whom fans cannot vote. ... Bengie Molina, limited to every-other-day duty at catcher last week, started his fourth consecutive game Wednesday. Brother Jose will catch today's game. ... Backup catcher Josh Paul wore a large neck brace Wednesday after saying he slept wrong on his neck. Gabe Lacques, (626) 962-8811 gabe.lacques(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS vs. TEXAS |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion