CAP'N DOWN AGAIN
CAP'N DOWN AGAIN
By GEORGE KING
June 9, 2006 -- Don't look for Derek Jeter tonight at Yankee Stadium when the A's visit to open a three-game series.
"We're looking toward Saturday right now," Joe Torre said of his shortstop's return from a bruised right thumb that has kept him idle since Sunday.
Jeter didn't take batting practice indoors and since the tarp was on the field before the game, he didn't throw, either. It was the second straight day Jeter didn't do anything physical other than receive treatment.
"He feels better," Joe Torre said of his captain. "As long as it's going in the right direction. As long as it gets better, he could get back in short order."
By the time Jeter arrived in the clubhouse yesterday, Torre's lineup was on the wall and had Melky Cabrera hitting second and Miguel Cairo at short for the third straight game.
Cairo was 3-for-11 as Jeter's replacement and played solidly in the field.
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Now that advance scouts have data on him and pitchers are armed with video, Melky Cabrera is in a funk. Cabrera, the feel-good-story of the season, went 0-for-3 in last night's 9-3 loss and is in a 5-for-28 (.179) slide. . . . Bubba Crosby will play for Single-A Tampa tonight. Crosby, who went 1-for-5 in an extended spring training game yesterday and played all three outfield positions, will start a rehab assignment in Tampa because Triple-A Columbus is playing on turf and Double-A Trenton is on the road. Crosby said the right hamstring problem that has had him on the DL since May 19 is 100 percent healed. GM Brian Cashman hasn't put a timetable on Crosby's return, which is more important with Gary Sheffield undergoing surgery Tuesday.
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The A's are pitching Kirk Saarloos tomorrow instead of the ailing Rich Harden. Should Harden be out for an extended period of time and the A's fall out of the AL West race, look for them to attempt to move Barry Zito. The Yankees don't appear to have what it would take to land Zito, and A's GM Billy Beane likely wouldn't want to trade him to an AL club. . . . Octavio Dotel's 30-day rehab clock starts the next time he pitches. Dotel, who had Tommy John surgery a year ago, pitched the second of back-to-back games yesterday in extended spring.
"We don't anticipate it being 30 days," Torre said of adding the hard-throwing right-hander to his pen.
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By GEORGE KING
June 9, 2006 -- Don't look for Derek Jeter tonight at Yankee Stadium when the A's visit to open a three-game series.
"We're looking toward Saturday right now," Joe Torre said of his shortstop's return from a bruised right thumb that has kept him idle since Sunday.
Jeter didn't take batting practice indoors and since the tarp was on the field before the game, he didn't throw, either. It was the second straight day Jeter didn't do anything physical other than receive treatment.
"He feels better," Joe Torre said of his captain. "As long as it's going in the right direction. As long as it gets better, he could get back in short order."
By the time Jeter arrived in the clubhouse yesterday, Torre's lineup was on the wall and had Melky Cabrera hitting second and Miguel Cairo at short for the third straight game.
Cairo was 3-for-11 as Jeter's replacement and played solidly in the field.
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Now that advance scouts have data on him and pitchers are armed with video, Melky Cabrera is in a funk. Cabrera, the feel-good-story of the season, went 0-for-3 in last night's 9-3 loss and is in a 5-for-28 (.179) slide. . . . Bubba Crosby will play for Single-A Tampa tonight. Crosby, who went 1-for-5 in an extended spring training game yesterday and played all three outfield positions, will start a rehab assignment in Tampa because Triple-A Columbus is playing on turf and Double-A Trenton is on the road. Crosby said the right hamstring problem that has had him on the DL since May 19 is 100 percent healed. GM Brian Cashman hasn't put a timetable on Crosby's return, which is more important with Gary Sheffield undergoing surgery Tuesday.
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The A's are pitching Kirk Saarloos tomorrow instead of the ailing Rich Harden. Should Harden be out for an extended period of time and the A's fall out of the AL West race, look for them to attempt to move Barry Zito. The Yankees don't appear to have what it would take to land Zito, and A's GM Billy Beane likely wouldn't want to trade him to an AL club. . . . Octavio Dotel's 30-day rehab clock starts the next time he pitches. Dotel, who had Tommy John surgery a year ago, pitched the second of back-to-back games yesterday in extended spring.
"We don't anticipate it being 30 days," Torre said of adding the hard-throwing right-hander to his pen.
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