GaryMrMets
03-01-2003, 10:17 PM
Dodgers' Brown Set to Make Spring Training Appearance
.c The Associated Press
VERO BEACH, Fla. (March 1) -- Kevin Brown threw 75 pitches Friday in a tuneup for his weekend appearance in an exhibition game for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
When Brown takes the mound against Houston in Vero Beach on Sunday, it'll be the first time since August that he's pitched in a game because of elbow and back injuries.
"Hopefully it will feel like home and not be some strange place,'' he said.
Brown, who was 3-4 with a 4.81 ERA last year, hasn't felt any discomfort during any of his five bullpen sessions this spring.
Brown said he didn't expect to be distracted by his recent history of injuries. He underwent elbow surgery in September 2001 and had a protruding disk in his back that was repaired last June.
"I'm sure once you're up on the mound, it's back to business,'' he said. "I won't be thinking about the past two years when I get out there. I'll be thinking about trying to get somebody out. Everything else will fade into the background.''
Brown, who turns 38 on March 14, won't be the only Dodger making a comeback Sunday. Left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii will be facing live hitters for the first time since he took a line drive to the head last September.
03/01/03 11:30 EST
Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.
.c The Associated Press
VERO BEACH, Fla. (March 1) -- Kevin Brown threw 75 pitches Friday in a tuneup for his weekend appearance in an exhibition game for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
When Brown takes the mound against Houston in Vero Beach on Sunday, it'll be the first time since August that he's pitched in a game because of elbow and back injuries.
"Hopefully it will feel like home and not be some strange place,'' he said.
Brown, who was 3-4 with a 4.81 ERA last year, hasn't felt any discomfort during any of his five bullpen sessions this spring.
Brown said he didn't expect to be distracted by his recent history of injuries. He underwent elbow surgery in September 2001 and had a protruding disk in his back that was repaired last June.
"I'm sure once you're up on the mound, it's back to business,'' he said. "I won't be thinking about the past two years when I get out there. I'll be thinking about trying to get somebody out. Everything else will fade into the background.''
Brown, who turns 38 on March 14, won't be the only Dodger making a comeback Sunday. Left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii will be facing live hitters for the first time since he took a line drive to the head last September.
03/01/03 11:30 EST
Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.