Sunday, June 25, 2006
Derrick Lee on Verge of Return to Chicago Cubs
Cubs first baseman Derrick Lee hardly set the world on fire in his first rehabilitation game in DesMoines, but going 1-4 with an RBI absolutely thrilled more than 13,000 fans on hand to see him. After the game, Lee, coming back from a wrist injury sustained April 21, had just one question for himself as he regarded himself in the mirror in the minor league clubhouse: "Why are you screwing around in Iowa?" Lee felt so strong during the game that in all likelihood he will blow off his second scheduled start against Omaha and hop the next puddle jumper to Chicago. Watch for Lee to appear in the Cubs lineup immediately, and none too soon.
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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.