from Sept 11 Seattle Times:
ARLINGTON, Texas ? Although Ismael Valdes suffered his usual blister trouble Sunday in Kansas City, he showed no aftereffects when he threw in a bullpen workout yesterday.
"He was fine," pitching coach Bryan Price said. "Actually, he can pitch much of the time with it. Occasionally, however, it alters his effectiveness. He can't snap pitches, and his stuff starts to come up."
Trainer Rick Griffin said the right-hander has a history of blisters at the usual spot, the thumb-side corner of the middle finger where the ball last leaves the hand during the pitching delivery.
"He doesn't like us to trim the nail, which is the usual remedy," Griffin said. "We've been controlling it with Super Glue and New Skin."
Griffin said blisters are normally more prevalent among pitchers in warmer weather.
"Izzy pitches Friday in Oakland, and then we go home," he said. "So there shouldn't be much trouble then."
from Post-Intelligencer:
NOTES: The blister problems that starter Ismael Valdes has endured the past few starts aren't going away. "It will be an ongoing problem," Piniella said. "He'll pitch with it, but I think it limits him some."
Mariners second baseman Bret Boone was 0-for-5 yesterday and 4-for-18 in the series, with no RBIs and no runs scored. (September 12, 2002)
Photo Credit: Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas ? Although Ismael Valdes suffered his usual blister trouble Sunday in Kansas City, he showed no aftereffects when he threw in a bullpen workout yesterday.
"He was fine," pitching coach Bryan Price said. "Actually, he can pitch much of the time with it. Occasionally, however, it alters his effectiveness. He can't snap pitches, and his stuff starts to come up."
Trainer Rick Griffin said the right-hander has a history of blisters at the usual spot, the thumb-side corner of the middle finger where the ball last leaves the hand during the pitching delivery.
"He doesn't like us to trim the nail, which is the usual remedy," Griffin said. "We've been controlling it with Super Glue and New Skin."
Griffin said blisters are normally more prevalent among pitchers in warmer weather.
"Izzy pitches Friday in Oakland, and then we go home," he said. "So there shouldn't be much trouble then."
from Post-Intelligencer:
NOTES: The blister problems that starter Ismael Valdes has endured the past few starts aren't going away. "It will be an ongoing problem," Piniella said. "He'll pitch with it, but I think it limits him some."
Mariners second baseman Bret Boone was 0-for-5 yesterday and 4-for-18 in the series, with no RBIs and no runs scored. (September 12, 2002)
Photo Credit: Associated Press
