DODGERS NOTEBOOK: INJURY HAS IZTURIS `IN SHOCK'.Byline: Tony Jackson
Anthony (Antonio) Jackson, best known as Tony Jackson Staff Writer Dodgers shortstop Cesar Izturis spoke publicly Saturday for the first time since learning he would need season-ending 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 on his right elbow, a procedure that is expected to sideline him until sometime around next year's All-Star break. ``I was in shock when I found out,'' said Izturis, an NL Gold Glove winner in 2004. ``It's bad, but I have to do it. I have to get it fixed and get better. I didn't expect anything like this at all. But the MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. and two doctors agreed.'' Izturis will have the surgery Friday. ``They said it will take a shorter time (to return) than pitchers take,'' Izturis said. ``I guess we'll see where I am next spring.'' Izturis' absence probably means that, barring an offseason trade or free-agent signing, the Dodgers will begin the 2006 season with 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. as their regular shortstop. Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
``Right now, I'm just trying to finish the season strong,'' he said. --Next year: The Dodgers released a preliminary 2006 schedule Saturday, although it didn't include times, and the dates are subject to change. The Dodgers will open the season at home April 3 against Atlanta, the start of a three-game homestand, then make a seven-game trip to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh beginning April 7. The Dodgers' home schedule will conclude Sept. 24 against Arizona, followed by a six-game trip to Colorado and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden to finish the regular season. Home-and-home three-game series with the Angels (May 19-21 at Dodger Stadium • • [ , June 30-July 2 at Angel Stadium) highlight the interleague portion. The Dodgers also will play host to Seattle (June 20-22) and visit Oakland (June 16-18) and Minnesota (June 26-28). --First start: Infielder Willy Aybar, a September call-up who had gone hitless in his first three at-bats, made his first major-league start Saturday against San Diego, batting leadoff and playing third base. He walked, singled and doubled in four plate appearances. |
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