Juan Pierre could return to Dodgers this week - Los Angeles Times

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Baseball Today: Wednesday, July 23
Published 7/23/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... and the Brewers are after Orioles closer George Sherrill (Baltimore Sun) . . . The Dodgers may be showcasing Andy LaRoche (Los Angeles Times) . . . The Dodgers are also interested in A's closer Huston Street. (San Francisco Chronicle) HERE AND THERE: 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 ...

Pierre to Return This Weekend
Published 7/24/2008 by Megan Westenberg at Dem Bums - A Dodgers Blog
Juan Pierre made a rehab start in Las Vegas today and is scheduled to return with the Dodgers for this weekend’s homestand. Pierre’s return will again give Torre a surplus of outfielders, so he will be faced with the choice of who to bench. Andruw Jones’ horrible numbers should jump out at Torre and prompt him to keep Jones out of the lineup. He is batting just .156 since return from the DL earlier this month and is just 4 for 50 with RISP this season. Eric Stults was sent back down to Las Vegas after a rough outing on Monday. Also, Brad Penny threw 55 pitches in his bullpen ...

He’s BACK!!
Published 7/24/2008 by Vin Scully at Mike Scioscia's tragic illness
... No, not my partner in crime, but our ol’ friend and favorite whipping boy, Juan Pierre, also known in some circles as Slappy, or Herbert!  After expecting to be out 4-6 weeks, Dylan Hernandez provides us with the following passage: Manager Joe Torre said that Pierre, who was expected to be out for six weeks, could be activated during the Dodgers’ upcoming series at Dodger Stadium against Washington, perhaps as early as Saturday. Now keep in mind the following: despite the fact that he’s ...