Monday, March 27, 2006
MLB Rumors Ticker Tape
...Oakland SS Bobby Crosby shoulder tendonitis caused by weight lifting is responding to therapy...The Rangers outfield picture is getting thin with Laynce Nix, Gary Matthews Jr. and Brad Wilkerson battling injuries...Giants slugger Barry Bonds is scheduled to start Friday after a brief layoff because of elbow soreness...Yankees SP Chein-Ming Wang has been cleared to play after being struck in the leg by a comebacker to the mound...The agent for former Tigers 1B Carlos Pena is preparing for negotiation with one or more teams following Pena's release by Detroit...As Cubs SP Mark Prior continues to struggle with shoulder problems and missed a scheduled throwing session Monday.
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Doctor X -- the 'Baseball Medic' -- is an anonymous U.S. government trauma specialist with a Duke University sports medicine background and more than 20 years experience in emergency medicine. From time to time he considers MLB rumors, events and news reports as they pertain to baseball players' injuries, illnesses and various other disabilities, both on the field and off.
MLB Rumors editor Greg Fieg is a former sports news editor and award-winning writer whose bylines have appeared on the wires of the Associated Press and in numerous publications, including San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Light, Houston Chronicle and Philadelphia Bulletin. He formerly was posted in various positions on the U.S.-Mexican border with Freedom Newspapers, and was a regular, independent contributor to United Press International.