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by Jon Shields ~ June 21st, 2009 at 1:01 am
That was an entertaining ballgame– lot’s going on. Chris Woodward’s Bugs Bunny single, Rob Johnson blowing through a stop sign to score right on Woodward’s heels, Wladimir Balentien’s game ending catch in the crowd, and everything in between. That was a fun one.
Geoff Baker has a couple notes on Adrian Beltre and Ken Griffey’s health:
You might have thought Adrian Beltre looked a little weak with some of those ugly swings taken earlier in tonight’s game. Well, that’s because he jammed his surgically-repaired left shoulder last night while diving back into second base while his team was hitting. Beltre’s shoulder was so stiff that he could barely lift it pre-game, yet he took batting practice, then begged into the lineup in an effort to help a shorthanded offense.
Why was it shorthanded? Well, I’m told Ken Griffey Jr. had 60 cc’s (cubic centimeters) of blood drained from one of his sore knees after Friday’s game. That’s a lot. It’s why he wasn’t in the lineup for a team already missing Jose Lopez. It’s why Russell Branyan stayed in the game after as fastball rang off his forearm with the score tied 2-2.
This team is winning through adversity. Let’s home they can keep it up!
