The Official Site of The Milwaukee Brewers: News: Riske injures elbow during loss

Right Field Bleachers found this 5/15/2008 on milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com [flag]

MILWAUKEE -- Brewers reliever David Riske hyper-extended his right elbow throwing a pitch in the eighth inning Wednesday and will be examined by the team's physician on Thursday. > Riske, who signed a three-year free-agent deal with the Brewers in December, has a 4.71 ERA in 18 appearances this season. He entered Wednesday's game with two outs and two men on base in the seventh inning, just ... [link]

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Published 5/15/2008 by Tyler (noreply@blogger.com) at Right Field Bleachers
... : It appears to be a day to day type injury, but when it's a pitcher's throwing elbow it's always scary. With all the other troubles in the pen, let's it's nothing serious. More HERE. ...

THIS is a problem...
Published 5/15/2008 by woziszeus (noreply@blogger.com) at Chuckie Hacks
While we're all happy around here about the Ryan Braun signing, THIS I find to be disturbing...if the injury is serious. I was at the game last night, 10 rows behind the Brewer dugout. Riske threw a pitch, and immediately called for Yost and the trainer. They walked to the mound, and he walked right off the field. It didn't look good. Attanasio snuck up to the dugout to ask what was up. Yost gave him a quick answer, and he snuck back to his seat. Riske is just a great guy out in that bullpen. He can go multiple innings or close. He is scary competitive (watch him scream into his glove after each inning). Plus, he savors the flavor with that rocking piece of facial hair. We hope it's nothing. ...

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