Dodger Thoughts: Furcal to DL

Blue Heaven found this 5/13/2008 on dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com [flag]

Better that Rafael Furcal gets the rest and rehab if he needs it. And apparently he needs it. [link]

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Down Goes Furcal
Published 5/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (ernest) at Blue Heaven
... placed on the DL retroactive to May 6. That means the earliest he can come back is May 21 against Cincinnati. This is the same type of injury that laid him out late last season. As some of us know a lower back injury has the ability to sap all the life out of you. Doing simple task like getting out of bed, using the bathroom and just walking can be difficult. Hopefully Furcal can bounce back after having a chance to rest his weary back. As Jon of Dodger Thoughts points out, the last time we panicked over a middle infield injury we went ...

Blog Kiosk 5/18/08
Published 5/18/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (ernest) at Blue Heaven
I refuse to write anything about a recently indicted former Giant. A Must Read: Harball Times writer Alex Eisenberg does a full analysis on Clayton Kershaw. (Hat Tip: Dodger Thoughts) After running through Kershaw's mechanics, injury risk, overall stuff and numbers, we can now answer the question: Is Clayton Kershaw worth the hype? The answer is yes...for the most part. Kershaw has a couple of red flags, but pitchers who seem to have a good head on their shoulders, have an athletic build, possess two pitches that rate as plus to ...

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