Durango53
05-30-2006, 03:50 PM
The Rockies were sick and tired of San Francisco. Now in San Diego, they are tired of being sick. No fewer than eight members of the organization, including five players, came down with the flu since arriving Sunday night. Pitching coach Bob Apodaca and bullpen coach Rick Mathews were too ill to attend the game, leaving manager Clint Hurdle in charge of the pitchers and bullpen catcher Mark Strittmatter manning the relievers. The Cardinals experienced a similar problem after leaving San Francisco, reporting 18 illnesses and leaving both clubs investigating a common denominator such as contaminated food.