Originally published Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 12:00 AM
AL | White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen won't apologize for doll incident
While the White Sox think the brouhaha over their locker room blow-up doll, so to speak, has been blown out of proportion, they were mostly...
While the White Sox think the brouhaha over their locker room blow-up doll, so to speak, has been blown out of proportion, they were mostly apologetic about the incident — except for manager Ozzie Guillen.
"If people think we did something wrong, wow. I'm not going to apologize, I'm not going to say I'm sorry," Guillen said. "I don't know what to say. I can't come up with the words because as soon as I [apologize], that means I'm guilty of something. I'm not. I'm not guilty."
The furor over the Sunday incident, when Sox players had a pair of blow-up dolls surrounded by bats to help them break their slump, drew a horde of media to U.S. Cellular Field for Tuesday's game against the Twins.
Boston: Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling tested his ailing shoulder by playing catch on flat ground but isn't ready to begin throwing off a mound. "He did good. He looked good," manager Terry Francona said. "It's a good step for him. But he's not ready yet." The 41-year-old right-hander threw 25 balls from 60 feet away. He'll repeat the exercise Thursday before the Red Sox complete a four-game series against the Tigers. "Well that day is here, finally. Today I'll be 'allowed' to play catch for the first time since January," Schilling wrote on his Web site before the session. "A lot has happened and there is probably even more left to do, but it's a step."
Cleveland: Victor Martinez was pulled from the Indians' lineup because of a stiff neck. The decision was made during batting practice before the opener of a three-game series against the New York Yankees. Martinez, an All-Star catcher, was replaced by backup Kelly Shoppach, who batted eighth. Jhonny Peralta moved up from fifth in the lineup to Martinez's No. 3 spot. Martinez has been one of the few dependable hitters for the slumping Indians. He was leading the AL with a .347 batting average, though he hadn't hit a home run and 27 of his 33 hits were singles. Team spokesman Bart Swain said Martinez was day to day. The Indians also designated OF Jason Michaels for assignment and recalled Ben Francisco from Class AAA Buffalo in a move the team announced Monday.
Toronto: The Blue Jays lost shortstop David Eckstein and then his replacement, John McDonald, to injuries against Tampa Bay."That doesn't happen too often," manager John Gibbons said. "That's not a good situation. I wouldn't expect to see either one of them for a few days." Eckstein left in the fifth inning with a sore right hip, and McDonald had to leave after injuring his right ankle in the sixth.
Majors: A federal judge ruled that Roger Clemens can keep his lawyer in the defamation lawsuit against his former trainer, who accused the pitcher of using performance-enhancing drugs. Lawyers for Clemens' former trainer, Brian McNamee, filed a motion for attorney Rusty Hardin to be removed from the case because Hardin represented both Clemens and pitcher Andy Pettitte for several days before the release of the Mitchell Report in December.
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