DODGERS NOTEBOOK: IZTURIS' ALL-STAR BID FADES.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer Thursday wasn't a very relaxing off day for Dodger shortstop Cesar Izturis, who woke up with a sore hamstring that kept him out of the lineup Friday night, then watched his lead in the All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games fan balloting disappear. Izturis, who missed four games last month because of a strained right hamstring, had played in 11 consecutive games but only had five hits in 45 at-bats, part of a monthlong slide. An MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. revealed no structural damage to the hamstring, but Izturis had a cortisone cortisone (kôr`tĭsōn'), steroid hormone whose main physiological effect is on carbohydrate metabolism. It is synthesized from cholesterol in the outer layer, or cortex, of the adrenal gland under the stimulation of adrenocorticotropic shot and almost certainly will miss tonight's game. ``He thought it was just achiness and soreness,'' manager Jim Tracy
Final voting for the All-Star game won't be released until Sunday, but a late surge apparently pushed St. Louis shortstop David Eckstein past Izturis as voting concluded Thursday night. Numbers released by Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. hours before the end of voting showed Eckstein with a lead of 337,131 votes. If Eckstein wins the fans' vote, it will be up to Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, the National League manager, to select the reserves. Because each team must have one representative, La Russa very well could bypass Izturis and select either San Francisco's Omar Vizquel or Cincinnati's Felipe Lopez. --He's back: Odalis Perez removed any doubt about his readiness Thursday when he faced one batter over the minimum in five shutout innings in a rehabilitation start for Triple-A Las Vegas. Perez, out since May 15 with a sore shoulder, will return and start Tuesday against Colorado. --Injury report: Milton Bradley (finger) took 10 swings from the left side and reported mild improvement. Pitcher Wilson Alvarez (shoulder) had a successful bullpen session and could be on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of a rehab assignment. Ricky Ledee (hamstring) did some running but was described as being at only 60 percent. Glenn Hoffman (concussion) returned to the team but will serve as bench coach until his symptoms improve. |
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