Doug Davis has Thyroid Cancer

Babes Love Baseball found this 3/29/2008 on www.azsnakepit.com [flag]

Link Diamondbacks left-hander Doug Davis has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, team President Derrick Hall confirmed Friday afternoon. Hall said Davis is planning to make his scheduled start at Chase Field tonight but will address the media at some point today, either before or after. Davis is expected to make his next few starts, Hall said, before undergoing surgery sometime within the ... [link]

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Get Well Soon, Doug
Published 3/29/2008 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
... 32-year-old lefty struggled in his exhibition start against Colorado Friday night, surrendering back-to-back-to-back longballs in the second inning. Overall, he gave up eight runs on nine hits, striking out five. Weird! I don't know about you guys, but if I was just diagnosed with cancer, I'm not sure how well I'd pitch, either. Davis is expected to have surgery on April 10th, but the club has no idea when they'll see him pitch next. [AP] | [AZ Snakepit] | [Baseball Digest Daily]

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PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Doug Davis has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer....

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