Coco Crisp won't play when the Red Sox come to Jacobs Field this month; he's been placed on the DL with a dislocated finger. He injured the finger sliding head-first into third base. Ian Kinsler, the Rangers' promising young second baseman, dislocated his thumb on a head-first slide last night. He'll miss at least 2-3 weeks. So kids, please don't slide head-first into a base; there's too many things that could go wrong.
Jhonny Peralta loved the warm weather yesterday, and it showed in the bow score:
"I don't like cold weather," the Indians shortstop admitted Tuesday after he singled, doubled and homered during a 9-5 victory over Seattle at Jacobs Field. "When it's cold, I feel heavy."
Perhaps the Indians should look into finding a cold-weather shortstop for those days when the temperature dips under 50 degrees. This is the next great platoon opportunity.
Fausto Carmona has been confirmed as the starter on the 15th; he pitched on three days' rest the other night to get set for his major-league debut on Saturday.
Also in the same article, CC Sabathia is throwing off a mound, and will possibly be back by the end of the month.