"Hoover" <Hoover@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> As they arrive in San Diego for "Grudge Bowl I" the Rockies will be
> missing twio pitchers they expected to have available this year. Here
> is the inside scoop:
>
> Hoover
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> Colorado Rockies Injuries
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> Player Date DLed Injury
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> (1) JASON HIRSH March 21 Right shoulder strain
> starting pitcher on 15-day DL
> Return: July 10
>
> Comments: Hirsh's health is in question after he underwent an MRI
> this week on his shoulder, MLB.com re****ted. He hasn't pitched
> since March 1, and it's unclear when he'll return.
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> (2) LUIS VIZCAINO April 4 Right shoulder strain
> reliever on 15-day DL
> Return: April 21
>
> Comments: The Rockies placed Vizcaino on the 15-day disabled list
> because of a right shoulder strain after their 7-2 loss to the Arizona
> Diamondbacks on Saturday night. The move is retroactive to April 4.
> Vizcaino has a 27.00 ERA in two games with three walks and one
> strikeout. This is his first time on the disabled list in his career.
Of those, I supsect that Vizcaino will be of more impact than Hirsh, who
is
a back-of-the-rotation guy whereas Vizcaino is a short relief/setup guy.
Sort of like our losing Meredith or Bell as opposed to, say, Hensley, who
would have a comparable position in the organization to Hirsh.
A much bigger factor in our potential for success in this series will be
how
well Wolf and Germano can take care of business against the "Killer H's"
(Helton, Holliday, and Hawpe) and Atkins. Peavy should be able to hold
down
his end of the deal.
Germano's actually handled Helton fairly well in his brief ML career... 1
for 7 with no extra-base hits, 1 K, and 3 walks for a line of
.143/.364/.143
in those 10 PA's. The other 3 guys are a bit more worrisome though...
Against Germano:
Atkins: .600/.600/.600, 2 RBI in 5 PA's
Hawpe: .286/.375/.429, 1 2B, in 8 PA's
Holliday: .545/.583/.1.182, 4 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB in 12 PA's
Against Wolf:
(No PA's vs either Atkins or Hawpe)
Helton: .294/.455/.647, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 BB in 20 PA's
Holliday: .333/.333/1.000, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI in 6 PA's
Keep those guys from running roughshod over Wolf and Germano, and we
should
be in fine shape.
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