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Notebook: Mulder backs off rehab
By Joe Strauss
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Tuesday, May. 20 2008
SAN DIEGO — Lefthander Mark Mulder has at least temporarily backed off his
rehabilitation from rotator cuff surgery because of capsular irritation, the
Cardinals confirmed Monday through a medical report.
Mulder, taken off a minor-league rehab assignment after experiencing weakness
in the shoulder following his start May 5 at Memphis, is having "lack of range
of motion in his left shoulder" because of the irritation, according to the
report.
The club said Mulder probably will resume his rehab in 10 to 14 days. Even so,
the setback imperils Mulder's return before July.
Mulder made five minor-league starts before being sidelined. He suffered a
13.03 ERA in two Class AAA starts and an overall 6.66 ERA in 25 2/3 innings.
Mulder said last week that he was almost certain he could complete a second
rehab assignment and be activated before the All-Star break July 14-16.
BLOWN AWAY
Several Cardinals were bystanders to a national story Monday afternoon as an
explosion rocked a Hilton Hotel under construction across the street from Petco
Park.
The blast occurred around 2 p.m. and injured at least 13 people, five
critically, and blew debris to the fringes of the Petco complex.
"It was an explosion, definitely an explosion," said third baseman Troy Glaus,
who was signing autographs next to left fielder Chris Duncan when the incident
occurred. "I mean, it didn't knock you off your feet or anything, but you
definitely felt the concussion."
"I felt it against my chest," said Duncan, miming the sensation of being blown
backward. "We were standing right there when it happened."
Shock waves shook Petco, which briefly evacuated many employees but no players.
"I was in here and it sounded like something heavy fell above me. I looked up
half-expecting to see something coming through the ceiling," said reliever Russ
Springer.
Manager Tony La Russa acknowledged feeling the tremor inside his office.
Reliever Randy Flores suggested, "It sounded like somebody dropped a keg. You
had to hear it."
Notebook: Mulder backs off rehab
By Joe Strauss
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Tuesday, May. 20 2008
SAN DIEGO — Lefthander Mark Mulder has at least temporarily backed off his
rehabilitation from rotator cuff surgery because of capsular irritation, the
Cardinals confirmed Monday through a medical report.
Mulder, taken off a minor-league rehab assignment after experiencing weakness
in the shoulder following his start May 5 at Memphis, is having "lack of range
of motion in his left shoulder" because of the irritation, according to the
report.
The club said Mulder probably will resume his rehab in 10 to 14 days. Even so,
the setback imperils Mulder's return before July.
Mulder made five minor-league starts before being sidelined. He suffered a
13.03 ERA in two Class AAA starts and an overall 6.66 ERA in 25 2/3 innings.
Mulder said last week that he was almost certain he could complete a second
rehab assignment and be activated before the All-Star break July 14-16.
BLOWN AWAY
Several Cardinals were bystanders to a national story Monday afternoon as an
explosion rocked a Hilton Hotel under construction across the street from Petco
Park.
The blast occurred around 2 p.m. and injured at least 13 people, five
critically, and blew debris to the fringes of the Petco complex.
"It was an explosion, definitely an explosion," said third baseman Troy Glaus,
who was signing autographs next to left fielder Chris Duncan when the incident
occurred. "I mean, it didn't knock you off your feet or anything, but you
definitely felt the concussion."
"I felt it against my chest," said Duncan, miming the sensation of being blown
backward. "We were standing right there when it happened."
Shock waves shook Petco, which briefly evacuated many employees but no players.
"I was in here and it sounded like something heavy fell above me. I looked up
half-expecting to see something coming through the ceiling," said reliever Russ
Springer.
Manager Tony La Russa acknowledged feeling the tremor inside his office.
Reliever Randy Flores suggested, "It sounded like somebody dropped a keg. You
had to hear it."
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