DODGERS' PAIN IS EASED WITH WIN IZTURIS TO HAVE TOMMY JOHN SURGERY.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer The Dodgers 2005' injury troubles will spill over Verb 1. spill over - overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" bubble over, overflow seethe, boil - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger" 2. into 2006. All-Star shortstop Cesar Izturis learned Wednesday he needs reconstructive surgery reconstructive surgery n. Plastic surgery. reconstructive surgery, n surgery to rebuild a structure for functional or esthetic reasons. on his right elbow to alleviate an arthritic condition that's developed in the lateral compartment of the elbow. The operation, commonly referred to as Tommy John surgery Tommy John surgery, known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL), is a surgical procedure in which a ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body (often from the forearm, hamstring, knee, or foot of the , is scheduled for next Friday Next Friday is the 2000 sequel to Friday , which depicts the neighborhood of South Los Angeles in a comedic sense. The hero, Craig Jones (Ice Cube), leaves home and moves in with his lottery winning and sex-crazed Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry) in Rancho Cucamonga. and is expected to sideline Izturis for up to 10 months. The news about Izturis preceded the Dodgers' 9-8 victory over the San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era in front of 36,088 at Dodger Stadium • • [ . The Dodgers trailed 8-6 going to the ninth, but Oscar Robles Oscar M. Robles (b. April 9, 1976, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico) has spent much of this decade as a third baseman for the Mexico City Red Devils (Diablos Rojos del México), and briefly as an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers from May 2005 through 2006. hit a two-run home run off LaTroy Hawkins LaTroy Hawkins (born December 21 1972 in Gary, Indiana) is a current Major League relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. He spent the majority of his career with the Minnesota Twins (1995-2003), before going to the Chicago Cubs in 2004. to tie it, then Mike Edwards singled to right off Jeremy Accardo Jeremy Lee Accardo (born on December 8, 1981 in Mesa, Arizona) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League. He was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the San Francisco Giants of the National League in 2003 after attending Illinois State to score Jeff Kent with the winning run. It was the second comeback win in two days for the Dodgers, who beat the Giants on Tuesday with a two-run home run from Kent in the bottom of the 10th. Kent added his 27th home run Wednesday and Jose Cruz hit two home runs and drove in four runs. Cruz has three home runs in two days. Under ideal circumstances, Izturis can expect to begin throwing a baseball after seven months, according to team physician Dr. Frank Jobe, but his availability for the beginning of next season is in serious doubt. ``It's one more thing we have to deal with this year and one thing we have to bring into next season,'' Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said. Jobe said Izturis' troubles actually began when Izturis injured the elbow as a 13-year-old. Izturis managed to deal with the discomfort over the years, but as the pain has increased recently, his ability to throw the ball has been affected. ``He's not able to tolerate (the pain) or throw like he used to,'' Jobe said. Izturis has been on the disabled list since Aug. 23 with a sprained lower back. He was available to come off the DL on Wednesday, but that return was pushed back because of continued back pain and the discomfort he was experiencing in the elbow after some recent throwing and fielding workouts. An MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. on Tuesday revealed how serious that elbow pain really was. ``He was pretty sad, but I think he also thought it was inevitable because of the pain he was experiencing,'' Jobe said. Tracy was stunned by the news. ``That's not something you ever assume will be the case,'' Tracy said. ``But at the same time, when someone like (Izturis) starts telling you something's wrong, you pay attention to it.'' Unlike most pitchers who undergo Tommy John surgery, Izturis did not suffer a major ligament injury. However, the constant stretching of the elbow ligament over the years has put pressure on the area he originally injured as a teenager, resulting in the arthritic condition. Jobe is hopeful that a successful operation will tighten up the medial - or the inside - of Izturis' elbow, thus lessening the pressure on the outer part of the elbow. The Dodgers have now lost two starters for the rest of the season due to injury over the past two weeks - Izturis follows Milton Bradley, who underwent successful season-ending knee surgery Wednesday in Cincinnati. In addition, pitcher Eric Gagne is out for the season with an elbow injury and outfielder J.D. Drew has been on the disabled list since July 4 with a broken left wrist. Drew has started some bat-swinging sessions, but still reports pain and tightness in the wrist. Even if Drew does return this year, he isn't expected to be close to 100 percent, according to Tracy. Izturis is one of only three Dodgers regulars to appear in more than 100 games this year, joining Kent (130) and Jason Phillips, who has played in 110 games. Jason Repko, a reserve outfielder, has appeared in 108 games. The Dodgers have accumulated 983 DL games, and nine players are currently on the disabled list. --Note: Barry Bonds didn't get a chance to play in a simulated game at Dodger Stadium before the Giants played the Dodgers on Wednesday. The Dodgers made sure of it. The Dodgers' team photo shoot, which took place in the outfield, went longer than expected. As a result, the Giants had to scrap plans to monitor Bonds' baserunning during the simulated game. Bonds, who hasn't played this year because of a knee injury, is expected to join the Giants' lineup in the coming days. Vincent Bonsignore, (818) 713-3612 vincent.bonsignore(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, 3 boxes Photo: The Dodgers mob Mike Edwards after his game-tying RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in in the ninth. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Box: (1) GAME RECAP (2) HOW THE RUNS SCORED (3) DODGERS ALMANAC almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. |
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