Today was a bad day for the Dodgers. As many of you already know,
Furcal is out, for the time being, with a moderate ankle sprain. The play looked much worse than that. I was chatting with a friend just as the event developed. I turned to see the pop fly and saw
Repko charging hard with
Furcal running back. The next thing I know,
Furcal leaps, catches the ball and lands on the ground like a fish caught out of water.
Repko had dived and appeared to upend
Furcal.
Raffy was on the ground in obvious pain. All I could say was, "Oh No!"
I had a sudden sense of fear that we may lose
Raffy for a long period of time. He laid on the ground for several minutes holding his head. I thought he may have also banged his head or neck. Again, all I could do was say, "Oh No!" The entire training staff came out and helped
Furcal onto a cart while carefully holding his leg. I was in such a state of shock I plain forgot to take any pictures.
At the end of the day, though, this appears to be a situation where you can't believe your lying eyes.
Furcal is optimistic about his return and everything may be just fine- given some rest, of course. The only positive out of this is whole ordeal is that
Raffy, even in his pain, still caught the ball for an out.
Repko must be cursed. He was chasing a deep fly to right
centerfield when he fell in a heap. It looked like he dove for the ball, but reports indicate that he lost traction and fell. The dirt out there has gravel that caused
Repko to slip as he came running at full speed. Jason got up and looked fine. He even wanted to play on. Fortunately,
Ethier came over and started calling for the trainers. Again, I neglected to take any pictures. BTW, this was
Repko's first start since his last injury.
Below are just a handful of pics from today. Russell Martin is walking up with his equipment bag.
Today was elementary school day. There were hundred of little tykes in bright colored t-shirts taking the day off from school. Below,
Nomar is signing for the kids.
The kids were also loud. You could hear chants of "Let's Go Dodgers" throughout the game. It was a nice departure from the typical quiet crowd at Holman Stadium.
PhotoAlbum:
This is a used ticket stub from a 1950's Tour of Japan Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Japanese All-Stars. The graphics on the face are beautifully done with both the American and Japanese flags on the top border. I only wish it was more affordable as it sold at a hammer price of $46.00.
