Brett back
on the Disabled List - Monday 25th June 2007
A note from
Brett on Sunday 24th June 2007 I know things haven't been
going really well lately - and I am afraid it just got a little
worse!!
I have hurt my hand again and I am going back on the Disabled
List again tomorrow
I am pretty sure of this because I told Tim Leiper I couldn't
swing
and that it will take some time just like before
I am very disappointed just as I am sure that you all are
There is nothing I can do now besides trying to rehab as best
I can
and get healthy as quickly as possible
I feel like crap over here right now and might just go see a movie
tonight to kill some time
and get my mind off of it all
But tomorrow I will be good again and do all I can to get better!!
A note from Brett
on Tuesday 26th June 2007
Well, here we are again
I have been to the doctor again today and got an MRI like I did
with my shoulder
It hurt a lot more this time when they put the dye in - and I
about went through the roof!
Got the reading 'sort of' back tonight
The assistant read it and said it was a deep bone bruise and it
should heel to 100% over time
Not sure how long that is just yet
I find out the final reading tomorrow but it should be okay
The bruise is in the same place where I broke it in January
Sucks!!
I am now going to go into rehab and I think I am staying here
to do it
and I just hope it doesn't take too long
Also there are two more outfielders coming tomorrow
I have to talk to Brian Graham in the next few days about what
they want me to do
I honestly am not sure about my playing time when I do come back
but we'll cross the bridge when we come to it
Just an update and I will be back online tomorrow
A note from Brett
on Thursday 28th June 2007
No news yet - and I am going to take that as good news!!
The doctor didn't call or come bye yesterday so I will say that
makes me feel a little better!!
Hope to hear officially today and I will email or call then
A note from Brett
on Saturday 7th July 2007
With the hand, I have a doctor's appointment the first day after
the All Star Game break
which is 10th and 11th July
I might get a pain killing injection if I need it - but it does
feel a lot better
I have been doing a small range of motion exercises and it's improving
So hopefully after five more days I may even get to start swinging!!
I want to be ready and then have six weeks to finish the season
That is my ideal situation
A note from Brett
on Thursday 12th July 2007
There isn't any really bad news - more so just news - not good
or bad
The first MRI I had two weeks ago was done incorrectly, so I found
out today
What they did see on the first one was two bone bruises but no
definitive answer on the ligaments
So I am now having what's called a three injection arthrogram
They put dye in three different areas to see if there are any
leaks
Had the first one today and I then have two more Monday
Then an appointment after them on Monday with the hand specialist
Hope it's good news!
As for now, there is no chance of playing til at least the first
on the month in my mind
And with our lineup how it is right now, I don't know if I will
play when healthy anyway
Not what I wanted to hear, but there isn't much I can do right
now
except push my good news date back to Monday and just hope!
Curve Game Day Show
on Sunday 15th July 2007
The audio file opposite/below
includes
two segments from the Game Day Show
PART ONE
Manager Tim Leiper discusses Brett's situation
He says he would like to see him back in the
lineup, and that he "feels bad for the guy"
He also mentions his great work as the
First Base Coach during the recent games
PART TWO
During the Curve Injury Report,
the commentator mentions that Brett is
an important part of the Curve lineup,
but there is no timetable for his return
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a bit
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A note from
Brett on Wednesday 18th July 2007
Is all good!
Every scan I have had has said that it's all okay and that I am
okay to resume activity
I will start small and slow and hope to progress to swinging in
about a week or so
The doctor said it is going to hurt - probably a lot - but it's
not doing further damage
so try to swing through it
He is going to give me some painkillers and I am going to go from
there
If after two to three weeks of trying to play and it's still being
sore,
I will go to Pittsburgh to see another hand specialist for a second
opinion
But as for today, I am starting to do things!!
About bloody time, huh!!
Brett's Position and
the Batting Order
Did Not Play Playing
Batting - #
Brett's at-bats
First plate appearance
Second plate appearance
Third plate appearance
Fourth plate appearance
At the end of the Game 0 hit from 0 at-bats
Heard during the game
Email from Brett
Game Reports
The Curve used a
pair of early solo home runs from Vic Buttler and Jason Delaney
and a sixth-inning, bases-clearing double by Dave Parrish (pictured)
to earn a 5-2 win
over the Harrisburg Senators Saturday evening at Commerce Bank
Park in Harrisburg
Big hits key
5-2 Curve win over Harrisburg
The Curve used a pair of early solo home runs
from Vic Buttler and Jason Delaney and a sixth-inning, bases-clearing
double by Dave Parrish to earn a 5-2 win over the Harrisburg Senators
Saturday evening at Commerce Bank Park in Harrisburg
Altoona (50-47) has won two of the first three games in the series
against Senators (35-66)
Saturday's win was also the Curve's 100th all-time win against
Harrisburg - the first team the Curve have reached the century
mark against in all-time victories
Parrish's three-run double scored Steven Pearce, Andrew McCutchen
and Javier Guzman and pushed the Curve's lead from 2-1 to 5-1
in the sixth
The veteran catcher also roped a double in the prior inning and
finished the night 2-for-4 at the plate
Buttler's longball opened the Altoona scoring in the top of the
first, while Delaney led off the second with his fifth home run
Both homers came off Harrisburg starter Beltran Perez, who was
tagged with the loss to fall to 5-4 on the season
Meanwhile, Yoslan Herrera (5-5) turned in another solid performance
to earn the win for the Curve
The Cuban-born right-hander allowed only one run in five innings
to improve to 5-1 with a 1.89 ERA over his last seven starts after
going 0-4 with a 6.57 ERA in his first 10 starts
Delaney, the Curve's hottest hitter entering Saturday's game,
went 1-for-3 in the contest and is 16-for-24 (.667) over his last
six games
Pearce went 1-for-3 to extend his current on-base streak to 32
games, leaving him just one win shy of matching Ronny Paulino's
team record set during the 2004 season
Jason Bowers went hitless in five plate appearances to end his
current team-high 12-game hitting streak
The Curve and Senators will wrap up their four-game weekend series
on Sunday afternoon at 1.05pm
Right-hander Kip Bouknight (7-3, 3.80) was sent down from Triple-A
Indianapolis on Saturday and will start Sunday's game against
Harrisburg righty Jim Magrane (2-6, 3.52)
History made
by Curve
Pitcher Yoslan Herrera continued his impressive
second-half turnaround, and one big hit by Dave Parrish helped
carry the Curve to a milestone victory Saturday night
Parrish drilled a three-run double that broke things open in the
sixth inning and lifted Altoona to a 5-2 win over Harrisburg at
Commerce Bank Park
It marked the Curve’s 100th victory all-time against the
Senators, the most wins for the franchise versus any opponent
Vic Buttler hit a solo homer in the first inning, and Jason Delaney
belted one in the second to give Herrera a quick 2-0 lead
Herrera has been the Curve’s top starter of late, posting
a 2.18 ERA over his previous six outings
Herrera (5-5) gave up one run on four hits over five innings Saturday
He also worked around four walks to win his fourth consecutive
decision
Harrisburg scored in the second to close within 2-1
It stood that way until the sixth, when Parrish came up with the
bases loaded and one out
Parrish doubled to the gap in left-center, scoring Steven Pearce,
Andrew McCutchen and Javier Guzman
Senators starter Beltran Perez (5-4) allowed four runs in 5-1/3
innings to take the loss
Pearce went 1-for-3 with a walk and single to reach base for the
32nd consecutive game, one shy of the Curve record
Jason Bowers was 0-for-4, snapping his 12-game hitting streak,
while Delaney continued his hot hitting with his third homer of
the week
Bouknight back
Right-hander Kip Bouknight returned to the Curve on Saturday after
spending three weeks at Triple-A Indianapolis
Bouknight went 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA for Indy and is a welcome addition
back to Altoona’s pitching staff
He has compiled a 7-3 record and 3.80 ERA in 16 games - 14 starts
- for the Curve and will be on the mound Sunday against Harrisburg
Altoona shuts
down the Senators 5-2 Sens streak
of scoring six or more comes to end in loss
In front of 4,842 on Saturday night, the Senators
offense finally stalled in a 5-2 loss to Altoona
The Curve had two solo home runs and a three run double to account
for their five runs
Vic Buttler and Jason Delaney hit the two solo homers and Dave
Parrish the three-run double
The Sens first run scored on a run scoring single off the bat
of Beltran Perez to trim the Altoona lead to 2-1 in the second,
but the Sens then were shut down by the Curve
Javi Herrera hit his second home run this week, with two out in
the ninth, to account for the Senators final run
Marco Yepez had two of the six Sens hits and Dee Brown had a pinch-hit
single
The Senators streak of scoring six or more runs comes to an end
at eight games
Harrisburg is now 35-66 on the season while Altoona is 50-47
The final game of the four-game series is Sunday afternoon at
1.05pm with RH Jim Magrane going for the Sens against RH Kip Bouknight
