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Closer issues crop up
09/02/2006 7:52 PM ET
Notes: Closer issues crop up
Matsui to Trenton on Tuesday; Phillips back in clubhouse
By Ryan Mink / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- The Yankees' closer situation hasn't been an issue for the past
decade, but Mariano Rivera's right elbow injury continues to leave a question
mark.
Rivera, who after sitting out Friday said he would be available to
pitch Saturday, will be on the shelf for another two or three days.
"We'll see if a few days off will help relieve some of the discomfort,"
manager Joe Torre said. "Right now, we'd like to make him feel as close
to normal as we can."
Torre said Rivera was fine with the decision and that New York's eight-game
lead over Boston in the American League East isn't factoring into his
decision to further rest Rivera.
"He's going to be more important to us than just winning a pennant,"
Torre said. "It would be tougher [to rest him if they didn't have
such a big lead], but you would if you knew it would help him."
Kyle Farnsworth, who hasn't pitched since Aug. 27, will serve as
the Yankees' closer while Rivera is held out. Farnsworth was in
that same role in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader
but was scratched between games after his back got stiff.
Torre was going to use Farnsworth in the ninth inning Friday,
but decided not to risk any injury since the mound was wet.
But Torre didn't seem concerned about relying on Farnsworth,
saying his experience as a closer makes him more prepared than
other relievers.
"It's just something that crops up," Torre said of Farnsworth's back
problems, which have forced Farnsworth out of four games this season. "
I guess if there's a plus side to that, it's that it doesn't disable
him for a long time."
Scott Proctor, who leads the American League in appearances, was
used instead of Farnsworth on Wednesday in an attempt to record
his first Major League save. He gave up a three-run homer to
Craig Monroe with two outs in the ninth as the Tigers went on
to win, 5-3.
Torre said he doesn't think Octavio Dotel is quite ready for such
an important role since coming back from injury in mid-August.
He plans on continuing to use Dotel just to start innings and
doesn't feel comfortable inserting him in tough situations.
"Dotel still isn't there yet," Torre said. "It's easier to him
to let his breaking ball go. Early on, it looked like he was
trying to place his breaking ball. ... Physically, I think all
he needs is work."
The Yankees have plenty of arms in the bullpen after T.J. Beam
and Jose Veras joined the team when rosters expanded Friday.
But, as Torre said, he is stocked with one-inning pitchers.
And he isn't talking about the last inning.
"I realized those last three outs are looked at so differently,
not only by us, but by the players, too," Torre said.
Matsui to the Minors: If Hideki Matsui doesn't
have any problems during the next couple of days, which certainly
is the expectation, Torre said his guess is that Matsui will join
Double-A Trenton on Monday to begin playing in rehab games.
The Thunder is off Tuesday, but will start the Eastern League playoffs
on Wednesday. Class A Staten Island plays the Oneonta Tigers on Monday
and the Tri-City Valley Cats on Tuesday at home, which seem like other
possibilities for Matsui to see game action.
"I'm certainly happy," Matsui said through an interpreter. "As a
player, there's nothing more gratifying than being on the field."
Matsui estimated that it may take just 10 to 15 at-bats for him to
feel good about joining the Yankees.
Matsui, who has been sidelined since May 11 with a fractured left
wrist, seems to take another step toward returning with each day.
He hit live batting practice for the first time Thursday, then did
it on the field for the first time Friday.
Matsui hit several home runs, including an upper-deck shot,
in batting practice.
"I was very impressed with batting practice [Friday]," Torre said. "What
I was most impressed with was he was hitting line drive through the
hole at shortstop. That, to me, shows he's got his timing back a
little more."
Head athletic trainer Gene Monahan gave Matsui a wrist guard
that the left fielder will use when running the bases during
his rehab starts. Torre has said that he would likely break
Matsui in by using him as his designated hitter, but Matsui
thinks he'll be fine to play in the outfield.
Phillips returns: Andy Phillips returned Saturday after being
sidelined since Aug. 17 with a strained muscle on the left side
of his ribcage.
Phillips hurt himself while swinging, adding more injury to his
struggles at the time. The Yankees' backup first baseman was
seeing little playing time and was 3-for-16 from July 26 until
his injury.
Phillips did his rehabilitation at the Yankees' training complex
in Tampa, Fla., and has not been in any rehab games. His flight
was delayed several times by Hurricane Ernesto Friday, but Phillips
was all smiles in the clubhouse.
"The last four, five days, I really got after it," Phillips said. "I
swung the bat in four or five days more than any time I can remember."
When Phillips left the Yankees, they were ahead of the Red Sox
by 1 1/2 games. Now he returns when the Yankees have an
eight-game lead.
"This time of the year is exciting, anyway," Phillips said. "You're
getting there and kind of see the light at the end of the tunnel.
It's always fun with the teams we've been playing, and to be here
is obviously exciting."
The Yankees will now have four first basemen. After Craig Wilson
was acquired at the July 31 trade deadline and Aaron Guiel was
picked up off waivers, Phillips saw his playing time drastically
decline. But he said he's not worried about returning to his
backup role.
"It's like anything else you do; if you start letting into
all these situations, you're putting yourself behind the 8-ball,"
Phillips said. "Like the injury, you can't control it once it's done.
You just deal with it and move on."
Rotation set: Mike Mussina will make his first starts since Aug. 20
on Tuesday in Kansas City. Mussina went on the 15-day disabled list
Aug. 23 with a groin strain. He said he feels fine and has thrown
bullpen sessions without any problems.
Chien-Ming Wang will start Monday, followed by Moose and Randy Johnson.
Either Cory Lidle or Jaret Wright will start Friday against Baltimore,
and Wang will be back on the hill Saturday.
Up next: The Yankees will face the Twins in the final game of the
weekend series on Sunday with Darrell Rasner facing off against
Matt Garza. The game will start at 1:05 p.m. ET.
Ryan Mink is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was
not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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