ANGELS NOTEBOOK: STIFF SHOULDER SHELVES LACKEY.Byline: Doug Padilla Douglas ("Doug") Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985. Staff Writer TEMPE, Ariz. - John Lackey John Derran Lackey (born October 23, 1978, in Abilene, Texas) is a major league baseball starting pitcher from Abilene, Texas. He has played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim his entire career. was pulled from his one-inning assignment in Tuesday's intrasquad game because of a stiff shoulder and insisted there was nothing to worry about it. Lackey has been experiencing a sore shoulder ever since throwing live batting practice on Saturday. He still expected to pitch Tuesday but experienced tightness while playing long toss. Part of the reason Lackey is not worried is that he didn't experience any discomfort throwing his batting-practice session. ``It was more of a next-day thing,'' he said. ``I was pretty sore the next day and I got a pretty good rub, trying to rub it out, and it just hasn't quite gotten much better so hopefully we'll stay on it and a couple of days it will be fine.'' Lackey said Angels trainers performed resistance tests on his arm and his strength was more than adequate. He still is scheduled to make his first Cactus League start on Sunday or Monday. --Infield relief: The Angels relieved some of their middle-infield logjam log·jam n. 1. An immovable mass of floating logs crowded together. 2. A deadlock, as in negotiations; an impasse. Noun 1. by trading top prospect Alberto Callaspo Alberto José Callaspo [ky-AS-po] (born April 19, 1983 in Maracay, Venezuela) is an infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was originally signed by the Los Angeles Angels organization, but only played in their minor league system, and did not play with the big league club. to the Arizona Diamondbacks for right-hander Jason Bulger. Bulger, 27, was a first-round selection in 2001 (22nd overall). He was 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA in nine relief appearances with the Diamondbacks last season after making his major-league debut on Aug. 26. --Salmon impresses: News from the intrasquad game wasn't all bad as Tim Salmon had three hits. It was his first game situation in 1 1/2 years and first game since knee and shoulder surgeries. --Guerrero to return: Vladimir Guerrero, who lost three cousins in a car crash in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, missed his second consecutive day of camp but is expected to return today. --Colon to start for Dominican Republic: Because Pedro Martinez is nursing a toe injury, Bartolo Colon has learned he will start in the Dominican Republic's first WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. game, March 7 against Venezuela instead of the March 9 game against Italy. It will be a matchup of the last two American League Cy Young winners as Colon will face off against Johan Santana. --McPherson back in camp: Dallas McPherson returned to camp after missing two days with dermatitis dermatitis (dûr'mətī`tĭs), nonspecific irritation of the skin. The causative agent may be a bacterium, fungus, or parasite; it can also be a foreign substance, known as an allergen. , an itchy itch·y adj. Having or causing an itching sensation. skin condition. McPherson said he was told he probably contracted the problem from a virus and not an allergic reaction allergic reaction n. A local or generalized reaction of an organism to internal or external contact with a specific allergen to which the organism has been previously sensitized. . Doug Padilla, (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2758 doug.padilla(at)sgvn.com |
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