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Helton sits and waits, but return isn't imminent - The Denver Post
Purple Row: Front Page Posts found this 7/22/2008 on www.denverpost.com [flag]
Todd Helton is in a strange place. He was a central figure in the Rockies' resurgence late last season, but as his club tries to escape the early-season mess it made and crawl back into the National League West race, all Helton can do is watch. Although his troublesome lower back feels much better and he has begun to play catch and run on the treadmill, he's not close to returning. "It's not ... [link]

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Tuesday Morning Rockpile:
Published 7/22/2008 by Russ at Purple Row: Front Page Posts
... Todd Helton says the Rockies don't want him hitting yet because they believe one swing could aggravate his injury again. ...

Baseball Today: Wednesday, July 23
Published 7/23/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... Jay Gibbons is back in the bigs -- or at least back with a big-league organization -- after signing a minor-league deal with the Brewers (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) . . . Juan Pierre could return to the Dodgers this week (Los Angeles Times) . . . Ditto Mike Hampton to the Braves (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) . . . MLB has fined the Cubs $500,000 for violations related to the June draft of first-year players (SI.com) . . . No word on when Todd Helton will rejoin the Rockies (Denver Post) . . . Chris Young is about ready to return to the ...

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