DODGERS NOTEBOOK: GREEN JAMS THUMB.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer ANAHEIM - The Dodgers begin a three-game series against the defending World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the baseball team. For other uses, see Diamondback. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. on the road today and they might have to do it without All-Star outfielder Shawn Green Shawn David Green (born November 10, 1972, in Des Plaines, Illinois) is a 6' 4" left-handed Major League Baseball player. Green is the starting right fielder for the New York Mets.[1] Green was a 1st round draft pick, and has been a two-time major league All-Star. . Green was in the lineup Sunday against the Angels but was scratched after batting-cage practice. Green jammed his left thumb after an outfield collision with center fielder Dave Roberts For other uses, see Dave Roberts (disambiguation). David Ray Roberts (born May 31, 1972 in Okinawa, Japan), is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the San Francisco Giants. in the first inning Saturday but he stayed in the game. ``When I started swinging, I knew I wouldn't be able to be effective,'' said Green, who had his thumb wrapped in ice after the game. Said Dodgers manager Jim Tracy
Second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Mark Grudzielanek Mark James Grudzielanek (born June 30, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a second baseman in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Kansas City Royals. Previously, Grudzielanek played with the Montreal Expos (1995-1998), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2002), Chicago Cubs left Sunday's game after the seventh after he and Brian Jordan, playing right field for Green, collided on a ball in shallow outfield, which Jordan caught. Jordan's knee hit Grudzielanek in the head. Grudzielanek said he had a headache and he'll see how he feels today. --Budding rivalry? The Dodgers-Angels series is heating up. At least in ticket sales. The weekend series was a sellout and the Angels had just one before the Dodgers came to town. The 130,341 crowd total was a three-game series record at Edison Field. --Odds and ends: Dodgers starter Omar Daal (groin injury) had no problems with his bullpen session Sunday and is expected to make his start on Tuesday. ... Dodgers pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii, who played in six of 10 Japanese World Series, made just one All-Star team. That was in 1999, when he was the winning pitcher. |
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