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Phililes pitcher Benson runs into minor detour on recovery road | Philadelphia Daily News | 03/18/2008
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Kris Benson's mannerisms were not those of a pitcher facing a health crisis. He was calm, collected, at peace with the fact that his season will likely begin in the minor leagues. First on his list of concerns was not the soreness in his arm that will prevent him from making his scheduled minor league start today. Instead, it was finding a way into the St. Pete Times Forum ...
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Philliesflow.com — ... Kris Benson will not pitch in a minor league game tomorrow as scheduled due to soreness in his right arm. Everyone seems to say it’s not a big deal. We’ll see. ...

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The Transaction Guy — ...  The Philadelphia Daily News also reports that pitcher Kris Benso, trying to come back from rotator cuff surgery in early 2007, has biceps tendinitis, which will back him up a week. The Phillies still think he’ll be ready to pitch in the MLB by May, though. ...

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