NOTEBOOK: INJURED SHORTSTOP PEREZ QUESTIONABLE FOR PLAYOFFS.Byline: Gideon Rubin Special to the Daily News LANCASTER - Injured JetHawks shortstop Kenny Perez, who hasn't played since suffering a right ankle sprain ankle sprain Orthopedics A stretching of the ankle ligaments and/or muscles with swelling in an Aug. 25 game against Bakersfield, is questionable for the Sept. 7-9 divisional miniseries against High Desert. JetHawks manager Bill Plummer William Francis Plummer (born March 21, 1947 in Oakland, CA) was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and the Seattle Mariners. While never a regular player (he was Johnny Bench's backup catcher during the Big Red Machine years), he did play solid defense. learned his status was downgraded late Wednesday after trainer Adam Weyer told him that Perez hasn't regained the range of motion in his injured ankle that he'd hoped to see at this stage of his rehab. ``He's just not progressing as quickly as we'd hoped,'' Plummer said. Perez was batting .320 (31 for 97) since coming to Lancaster in early August. Plummer believes Perez's defense and leadership were integral factors in leading the JetHawks to a stretch in which they won 15 of 19 games that helped them secure a wild-card playoff berth. Plummer said it's ``highly doubtful'' Perez would play anytime before the playoffs begin, as he'd originally hoped. He nevertheless is holding out hope Perez might still be able to play in next week's miniseries, even it's just one or two games. ``It just depends on how well he progresses, but right now he can't rotate on that ankle,'' Plummer said. ``Straight away, he's OK, but then when he starts turning or tries to cut he's having problems. Shortstops have got too many angles they've got to take.'' Danny Richar Danny Adam Richar (born June 9, 1983 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball second baseman who plays for the Chicago White Sox. Richar originally signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 9, 2001. , a fourth-year JetHawks player who's been a shortstop most of his career, will fill in for Perez. Richar struggled defensively at shortstop the first two months of the season before moving to second base, a position he's excelled at and where he's clearly more comfortable. ``That's almost a week away, so we'll just have to re-evaluate his condition when we get to that point.'' ``I'd rather have that double-play combination with (Richar) at second and Kenny at short,'' Plummer said. ``But if that soreness doesn't go away then (Perez isn't) going to be his best anyway.'' --Playoff possibilities: Lancaster (35-31 in the second half, 72-64 overall) is within 2 1/2 games of first-place High Desert (38-29 74-63) in the second-half title race going into Friday's three-game series opener between the teams. The JetHawks conclude regular-season play on Monday, when they play host to Lake Elsinore at 7 p.m. High Desert concludes regular-season play against Lancaster on Sunday. Lancaster can win the title by winning its four remaining games. If the JetHawks sweep High Desert but lose to Lake Elsinore, High Desert would still win the title based on head-to-head results. High Desert would have home-field advantage in the best-of-three series, meaning it would host the second and if-necessary third games. --Hurricane relief: The JetHawks will give free tickets to Monday night's regular-season finale against Lake Elsinore to anyone who shows proof of a financial contribution in any amount to the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. Hurricane Disaster Relief Fund. Monday's game features a post-game fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to show. --Odds and ends: JetHawks reliever Micah Owings  should be added to this article, to conform with Wikipedia's Manual of Style.Please discuss this issue on the talk page. had a run-scoring single in his first professional at-bat in Thursday's game. The JetHawks lost their designated hitter designated hitter n. Baseball Abbr. DH A player designated at the start of a game to bat instead of the pitcher in the lineup. Noun 1. when Alex Frazier moved to left field in a multiple-position switch precipitated by Richar's ejection ejection /ejec·tion/ (e-jek´shun) 1. the act of casting out or the state of being cast out, as of excretions, secretions, or other bodily fluids. 2. something cast out. 3. in the seventh inning of Thursday's game. Owings was a .355 hitter at University of Tulane this year selected by the parent 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. in the third round of the June draft. ... Richar's grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. in the fifth inning of Thursday's game was his 19th homer and gives him 67 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 . ... Jay Garthwaite was 4 for 5 with two homers. Already the team's all-time leading run producer with 226 RBI, Garthwaite needs four RBI to become the team's eighth player in franchise history to drive in 100 runs. He needs three homers to tie Jason Regan's all-time franchise home run record (56). ... Playoff tickets for Game 1 of the divisional miniseries - whether it's played on Wednesday or Thursday - go on sale today at 10 a.m. at the JetHawks' ticket office. Tickets are also available online by logging onto the team's Web site at www.jethawks.com. Gideon Rubin, (818) 713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com |
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