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GOOD AND BAD NEWS FOR ANGELS GUERRERO MRI POSITIVE, BUT OFFENSE IS HURTING CHICAGO 2, ANGELS 1.


Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer

ANAHEIM - In theory, Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic), and known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish for Micah), is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  and the Angels received good news Tuesday. An MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface.
 performed on his left shoulder confirmed he has a partial dislocation, which means surgery probably won't be necessary and his absence, manager Mike Scioscia
    Michael Lorri "Mike" Scioscia (born November 27 1958 in Morton, Pennsylvania) is a former catcher and current Major League Baseball manager. His last name is pronounced SO-shuh. He is often referred to by the nickname Sosh.
     noted, ``doesn't look like a one- or two-month ordeal.''

    But the reality remains that Guerrero is battling back from a very tender injury, has several obstacles to climb in his rehabilitation and, until he returns, the Angels' lineup figures to remain a rather anemic bunch.

    Minus the AL Most Valuable Player, the Angels and their American League-worst .300 on-base percentage were quieted by Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the White Sox have played in U.S.  left-hander Mark Buehrle Mark Alan Buehrle (pronounced BUR-lee) (born March 23, 1979 in St. Charles, Missouri) is a left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the Chicago White Sox since 2000. Buehrle is a command pitcher, relying on finesse and accuracy. , who held them to four hits in nine innings and worked out of a tight ninth-inning jam to set the stage for Chicago's 2-1, 11-inning victory.

    Tadahito Iguchi's 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
     double off Esteban Yan drove in the winning run and undid un·did  
    v.
    Past tense of undo.

    undid undo
     10 innings of stellar pitching by Bartolo Colon, Brendan Donnelly and Scot Shields. A Guerrero-less offense made the downfall inevitable.

    Tuesday's lineup featured .236-hitting shortstop Orlando Cabrera in Guerrero's No. 3 spot, and Buehrle, the Sox's incredibly steady lefty, coasted through it. He gave up Garret Anderson's RBI double in the fourth inning but was rarely challenged, throwing 104 pitches in eight innings, and just six to retire the side in the eighth.

    The Angels, of course, could have used Guerrero, but for now their right fielder will be restricted to throwing and conditioning work.

    The MRI revealed a slight nick in Guerrero's labrum labrum /la·brum/ (la´brum) pl. la´bra   [L.] an edge, rim, or lip.

    la·brum
    n. pl. la·bra
    A lip-shaped anatomical edge, rim, or structure.



    labrum

    pl.
    , possibly because of normal wear and tear. His shoulder is tender enough that when he plays catch, someone must catch the ball and flip it to him before he throws, like a backup quarterback warming up on the sidelines On the sidelines

    An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty.


    on the sidelines

    Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds.
    .

    The concern for reinjury is such that it will be a week to 10 days before Guerrero can run full-speed, so as not to risk a spill.

    Although Guerrero expressed confidence he'll be ready to go when eligible for activation June 5, he acknowledged he won't know how limited he'll be until he begins baseball- related activities.

    ``We're confident it will happen in a reasonable amount of time, but it is impossible to know until he gets into this,'' Scioscia said. ``We won't know until he starts to swing, responds to running, reaches up to catch a flyball. There's a lot of things he has to work through.''

    And whether he hits the ground 100 percent is unknown, too.

    ``I'm not playing right now, so I can't answer that,'' Guerrero said through an interpreter. ``Once I get to play, I'll be able to answer that question.''

    Until then, the heavy lifting by the Angels' pitchers could go unrewarded. On Tuesday, Colon produced the latest in a long line of gems, throwing seven innings of three-hit ball, walking none, striking out six and giving up just a full-count, solo homer to Carl Everett in the second.

    For the 18th time in 25 games, an Angels starter worked into the seventh inning. And for his efforts, Colon left the game in a 1-1 tie.

    After Brendan Donnelly pitched a scoreless eighth inning, the reliable Scot Shields nearly threw it away in the top of the ninth, issuing a leadoff walk to Scott Podsednik and committing a throwing error that got Podsednik to third with one out. But Aaron Rowand grounded to Cabrera at short and Podsednik was cut down at third.

    Gabe Lacques, (626) 962-8811

    gabe.lacques(at)sgvn.com

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    Chicago's Carl Everett celebrates his home run off Angels pitcher Bartolo Colon in the first inning Tuesday night.

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    Box:

    (1) ANGELS vs. CHI. WHITE SOX

    - Gabe Lacques

    (2) GAME RECAP

    (3) HOW THE RUNS SCORED

    (4) 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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    Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
    Date:May 25, 2005
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