jsonline.com - 3/1/2009
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Feb. 28, 2009 Phoenix Braden Looper has made only one appearance on the disabled list in his career, so it s obvious why he is frustrated after he couldn t make his first spring training start because of a tight left oblique suffered as he warmed up for the game Saturday. Looper was 2/3 of the ...
jsonline.com - 3/3/2009
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jsonline.com —
Mar. 3, 2009 11:45 a.m. Phoenix - Right-hander
Braden Looper, signed before the start of spring camp...
to provide depth in the pitching rotation, might open the season on the DL for the Brewers. Manager Ken Macha just told us that medical personnel have ...
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Looper might open on DL
jsonline.com - 3/4/2009
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jsonline.com —
Mar. 3, 2009 Phoenix - We just spoke
with right-hander Braden Looper and he remains hopeful that...
his oblique injury will heal in time for him to open the season in the Brewers' starting rotation."I'm feeling good," said Looper, who had just taken ...
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Looper remains optimistic
brewersbeat.mlblogs.com - 3/2/2009
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brewersbeat.mlblogs.com —
The Brewers expect to get an idea of
the severity of Braden Looper's ribcage injury on Monday,...
when the right-hander visits a doctor in Phoenix. Looper was scratched minutes before his scheduled Brewers debut on Saturday when he felt a...
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Looper to see doctor on Monday
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Looper scratched due to tight oblique
Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie's Crew —
Braden Looper was scratched just before the first pitch of today's game against the Los Angeles Angels. In his bullpen session before the game, the recently acquired Looper threw a split-fingered pitch and felt a twinge in his left oblique. He decided against throwing any more pitches, as it is too early in Spring Training to chance anything serious. The right-hander apparently felt something in his oblique a couple days earlier when he sneezed, but he had fully participated the last couple days in camp. Looper's injury is considered to be ...
Monday Mendozas
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
... tag. And boy, can the Royals use the strikeouts (as Joe Posnanski writes , last year they set a franchise record
and still were just seventh in the league). So yeah, Rany should be happy
but especially if the Royals are willing to trade Cruz in July if they're not doing anything.•I've never quite been able to figure out how the Royals spent $250 million on their ballpark without, you know, actually getting a new ballpark. Well, here's how . (H/T: Mom)•Sometimes they sneeze .•Before getting Brian Roberts ' name on a four-year contract, the Orioles ...
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jsonline.com 3/11/2009 — Mar. 11, 2009 12:52 p.m. Phoenix - Brewers manager Ken Macha told us this morning he expects right-hander Braden Looper to be ready to open the season in the starting rotation, barring setbacks. Looper, sidelined with an oblique strain, has not ...
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milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com 3/1/2009 — Looper was scratched minutes before his scheduled Brewers debut Saturday when he felt a tweak on the left side of his lower back during pregame warmups. He did participate in some plyometric throwing drills Sunday morning. > "He felt the same as ...
