GaryMrMets
07-27-2004, 07:37 PM
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/9249753.htm
Posted on Tue, Jul. 27, 2004
Phillies Notes | Madson injures pitching hand, may go on the DL
By Todd Zolecki
Inquirer Staff Writer
MIAMI - The Phillies are looking for pitching help.
And we're not just talking Kris Benson and Eddie Guardado. Phillies pitchers Vicente Padilla and Billy Wagner are injured, and rookie righthander Ryan Madson is likely to be placed on the 15-day disabled list today after he injured his throwing hand shagging fly balls Sunday at Citizens Bank Park. If that happens, it's a major blow to the bullpen.
"What do we have now?" Phillies manager Larry Bowa said. "Three triple-A pitchers from Scranton? [Brian] Powell, [Geoff] Geary and [Josh] Hancock. So, we'll see what happens."
Hancock will join the team in Florida if Madson is put on the DL. Bowa's gut tells him that he will be. Madson jammed a ligament between his ring finger and pinkie when he crashed into the outfield wall, but he pitched Sunday.
"It didn't swell up until [Monday morning]," he said. "It hurt when I pitched. I couldn't throw a change-up. I feel like I let down the team, not that I'm carrying them or anything. But I just want to be out there for them, in case they need me."
Madson's 1.19 ERA in relief (he made one start) is the lowest among National League relievers, and the second-lowest in the majors.
Padilla threw a simulated game yesterday at Pro Player Stadium. Wagner played catch.
Padilla said he could be back in two weeks. Wagner, who hasn't pitched since Wednesday because of a left-shoulder strain, had a cortisone shot Friday.
Padilla is expected to make a rehab start for single-A Clearwater on Thursday, in which he will throw two innings and no more than 40 pitches.
"He felt great," Larry Bowa said. "He threw the ball good. But this has happened before."
Padilla tried to make a rehab start June 20 in triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but came out lame. So forgive Bowa if he's in a wait-and-see mode.
Wagner will play catch again today. He said he's not sure when he'll be back, although he's optimistic he won't need to be placed on the disabled list. That would be bad news to the bullpen if that happens.
"I felt better," said Wagner, who threw about 30 times. "We're on the right track."
Righthander Amaury Telemaco, who also is on the DL, pitched last night for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He needed just nine pitches to throw a perfect inning, striking out two.
What might have been. Centerfielder Doug Glanville hasn't seen the replay of the ball that dropped in front of him to end Eric Milton's bid for a no-hitter Sunday at Citizens Bank Park. "That helps," he said. Of course, Glanville was booed loudly afterward. "They wanted to be part of something special," he said about the fans. "And when that changed and the hope was gone, I think no matter who was in that situation, they would have been booed. I don't think it was personal."
Run, Ricky, run. South Florida's top story yesterday wasn't the Marlins. It was Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams, who unexpectedly announced his retirement from football.
The Phillies selected Williams in the eighth round of the 1995 draft. Bullpen coach Ramon Henderson coached Williams at single-A Martinsville, with shortstop Jimmy Rollins a teammate.
"When we got him, every scouting report said he was a raw talent," Henderson said. "But he could really run. The first time through the league, nobody really knew him. Within a few weeks, the word had spread about how fast he was."
So did Williams make the right call by choosing football over baseball? "He made the right decision," Henderson said with a laugh.
Posted on Tue, Jul. 27, 2004
Phillies Notes | Madson injures pitching hand, may go on the DL
By Todd Zolecki
Inquirer Staff Writer
MIAMI - The Phillies are looking for pitching help.
And we're not just talking Kris Benson and Eddie Guardado. Phillies pitchers Vicente Padilla and Billy Wagner are injured, and rookie righthander Ryan Madson is likely to be placed on the 15-day disabled list today after he injured his throwing hand shagging fly balls Sunday at Citizens Bank Park. If that happens, it's a major blow to the bullpen.
"What do we have now?" Phillies manager Larry Bowa said. "Three triple-A pitchers from Scranton? [Brian] Powell, [Geoff] Geary and [Josh] Hancock. So, we'll see what happens."
Hancock will join the team in Florida if Madson is put on the DL. Bowa's gut tells him that he will be. Madson jammed a ligament between his ring finger and pinkie when he crashed into the outfield wall, but he pitched Sunday.
"It didn't swell up until [Monday morning]," he said. "It hurt when I pitched. I couldn't throw a change-up. I feel like I let down the team, not that I'm carrying them or anything. But I just want to be out there for them, in case they need me."
Madson's 1.19 ERA in relief (he made one start) is the lowest among National League relievers, and the second-lowest in the majors.
Padilla threw a simulated game yesterday at Pro Player Stadium. Wagner played catch.
Padilla said he could be back in two weeks. Wagner, who hasn't pitched since Wednesday because of a left-shoulder strain, had a cortisone shot Friday.
Padilla is expected to make a rehab start for single-A Clearwater on Thursday, in which he will throw two innings and no more than 40 pitches.
"He felt great," Larry Bowa said. "He threw the ball good. But this has happened before."
Padilla tried to make a rehab start June 20 in triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but came out lame. So forgive Bowa if he's in a wait-and-see mode.
Wagner will play catch again today. He said he's not sure when he'll be back, although he's optimistic he won't need to be placed on the disabled list. That would be bad news to the bullpen if that happens.
"I felt better," said Wagner, who threw about 30 times. "We're on the right track."
Righthander Amaury Telemaco, who also is on the DL, pitched last night for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He needed just nine pitches to throw a perfect inning, striking out two.
What might have been. Centerfielder Doug Glanville hasn't seen the replay of the ball that dropped in front of him to end Eric Milton's bid for a no-hitter Sunday at Citizens Bank Park. "That helps," he said. Of course, Glanville was booed loudly afterward. "They wanted to be part of something special," he said about the fans. "And when that changed and the hope was gone, I think no matter who was in that situation, they would have been booed. I don't think it was personal."
Run, Ricky, run. South Florida's top story yesterday wasn't the Marlins. It was Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams, who unexpectedly announced his retirement from football.
The Phillies selected Williams in the eighth round of the 1995 draft. Bullpen coach Ramon Henderson coached Williams at single-A Martinsville, with shortstop Jimmy Rollins a teammate.
"When we got him, every scouting report said he was a raw talent," Henderson said. "But he could really run. The first time through the league, nobody really knew him. Within a few weeks, the word had spread about how fast he was."
So did Williams make the right call by choosing football over baseball? "He made the right decision," Henderson said with a laugh.