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Try to Contain Your Shock: Furcal Hurt Again
Published 7/2/2008 by Orel (noreply@blogger.com) at Sons of Steve Garvey
From Dodgers.com: Rafael Furcal is hurting again. One game into his injury rehabilitation at Triple-A Las Vegas, the shortstop was sent back to Los Angeles for a medical evaluation after experiencing discomfort in his lower back when he awoke on Tuesday. Furcal has a bulging disk in his lower back. Although he has been reluctant to discuss the possibility of surgery, that often is the course of action when conservative measures such as core strengthening do not resolve nerve pain.

Good News for Nomar, Jones, Penny; Bad for Furcal
Published 7/2/2008 by Megan Westenberg at Dem Bums - A Dodgers Blog
The injured plenty will see one making progress tonight as Hiroki Kuroda will make his first start in nearly three weeks. Brad Penny also threw a simulated game of 50 pitches, and if all goes well he will be activated and ready to start Saturday’s game at San Francisco. Andruw Jones and Nomar both made rehab starts for Las Vegas beginning on Monday. Jones homered in his first game at DH, and played center in Tuesday’s game. He should be ready to return after the All-Star Break. Nomar played third on Monday and short on Tuesday in his rehab starts. He will likely be placed at short when he returns with the team, as word of Furcal’s return grows more bleak. Nomar should rejoin the team this ...