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Weeks out for season, needs surgery
Weeks out for season, needs surgery
All members of the Milwaukee Brewers' traveling party were discouraged Monday by the loss of second baseman Rickie Weeks for the remainder of the season, but they weren't feeling sorry for themselves. They were feeling sorry for Weeks.
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Melvin not looking for a 2B
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jsonline.com — May. 19, 2009 Houston - I just spoke with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin and he said... he has no plans to pursue any of the free agent second baseman still looking for jobs. Rickie Weeks is out for the season with a wrist injury that will require ... (more) Melvin not looking for a 2B
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Olney On Trade Scenarios
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Olney's Brewers source says the team is not looking outside for Rickie Weeks' replacement at this point.  Manager Ken Macha doesn't view Craig Counsell as a regular, but he can platoon with Casey McGehee.  And Alcides Escobar will start to work at second base in Triple A. ...

Let's revisit this Gamel/Hall/Counsell pileup
Roto Arcade — ... to be an everyday player," manager Ken Macha said. "He's a little older, and as we saw in Spring Training, he can have some knee issues." The Brewers have called-up 24-year-old second baseman Hernan Iribarren(notes) from Nashville, where he was hitting .308/.354/.450 with one homer and six steals. He'll get a look eventually, but don't expect a starting role. He's not a player you need to jump on in any fantasy format. Interesting note here at the Journal Sentinel on Triple-A shortstop Alcides ...

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mlb.mlb.com 5/21/2009 — By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com 05/20/09 8:10 PM ET HOUSTON -- Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks underwent successful surgery Wednesday to anchor a tendon in his left wrist and will have the joint immobilized for the next two months. > "Weeks surgery went ...
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jsonline.com 5/17/2009 — May. 17, 2009 5:02 p.m. St. Louis - Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks is off to see a wrist specialist, which is not a good sign. Weeks, probably the most improved player on the club this season, injured his left wrist on a swing in which he struck ...
Weeks undergoes surgery on left wrist | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 5/22/2009 — By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com 05/20/09 8:10 PM ET HOUSTON -- Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks underwent successful surgery Wednesday to anchor a tendon in his left wrist and will have the joint immobilized for the next two months. > "Weeks surgery went ...
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A few hours before game time, the Milwaukee Brewers were jolted by the news that Rickie Weeks would be lost for the season with a wrist injury.
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With one swing of the bat, Rickie Weeks' season ended. Just as the Brewers' leadoff hitter was st...
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