ANGELS NOTEBOOK: SEASON-ENDING INJURY HURTS QUINLAN, TEAM.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Robb Quinlan Robb William Quinlan (born March 17, 1977 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a Major League Baseball player. He currently plays third base for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Quinlan graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1999, obtaining a degree in marketing and communications. , who in the past five weeks emerged as a key figure in the Angels' stretch drive, likely will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn left oblique muscle (Anat.) a muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles; - applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball. See also: Oblique during early batting practice Tuesday. The club activated Bengie Molina Benjamin José ("Bengie" or "Ben") Molina (born July 20 1974 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is the starting catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. After being initially regarded as a "good glove, no hit" catcher, Molina has developed into one of the better , who was available to pinch-hit but probably won't start at catcher until Friday in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of as he recovers from a broken right index finger. While the club has missed Molina's offense, Quinlan's absence will be felt on two fronts. Since the All-Star break, he'd hit .397 with five home runs, and a club rookie record 21-game hitting streak helped push his average to .344. He'd started the past 23 games and settled in as their No. 6 hitter and de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. starting third baseman. Now, utilityman Chone Figgins moves back to third, limiting the Angels' ability to play Figgins at second base, shortstop and all three outfield spots. ``It gave us depth everywhere,'' manager Mike Scioscia said. ``That versatility will be minimized by the fact (Figgins) has to play third base every day.'' Quinlan suffered the injury during the second swing of his second round of early batting practice. After an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. examination confirmed the tear, he was told that in a best-case scenario, he would be out a month. The news was devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. for Quinlan, 27, who finally stuck in the majors after getting sent to Triple-A three times this season. ``I'm really disappointed right now,'' Quinlan said. ``I felt I had an opportunity to play every day and help this team. I can't say I could have done anything to prevent it, but I felt like I let everybody down a bit.'' --Washburn update: Jarrod Washburn played long toss and threw briefly off a mound before Tuesday's game, his first mound session since going on the disabled list July 27 with a strained rib cage rib cage n. The enclosing structure formed by the ribs and the bones to which they are attached. ligament. While Scioscia said he was ``pleasantly surprised'' Washburn took a step forward, the left-hander still figures to miss at least three more turns through the rotation. --Giving thanks: Chone Figgins has returned several times to Tropicana Field, but never as an everyday player. That made procuring tickets even more important Tuesday; Figgins would not divulge the exact number, but a huge throng of red-clad family members sat behind home plate. Figgins said he was gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to know the ``10 or 11 uncles,'' as he put it, who helped him develop as a youth could see him play now that he's a .297-hitting cog on a contending team. --Charley notes: Shortstop David Eckstein said his sister Susan won't have power restored to her Altamont Springs, Fla. home until Thursday at the earliest. She's been without power since Hurricane Charley swept through the area Saturday. ... Before Tuesday's game, the Devil Rays collected donations and held a moment of silence for victims of the hurricane. Gabe Lacques, (626) 962-8811 gabe.lacques(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS at TAMPA BAY - Gabe Lacques |
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