Friday, June 09, 2006

UPDATE No. 2: Lieberthal to the DL


Here's a preview of the Phillies notebook that will appear in Saturday's paper.

What I'd like to know is this: Do you think the Phillies should call up Carlos Ruiz to replace Lieberthal or stick with Chris Coste as a seldom-used backup to Sal Fasano?

WASHINGTON – It appears Mike Lieberthal is headed back to the disabled list.
Lieberthal, the Phillies’ starting catcher, was unable to run without feeling pain in his strained left hip before Friday night’s game here and said he “more than likely” would require another stint on the 15-day DL.
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Friday that a decision hadn’t been reached, but with reliever Brian Sanches en route here from Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, indications were that Lieberthal will be deactivated today.
“I was at 40 percent, and as soon as I tried to run a little harder, I couldn’t run,” Lieberthal said. “It’s an odd injury. It’s one thing to get hit in the knee. Injuries like that, you don’t like it to happen, but you know how much time it will take to heal.”

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