boone out tonight.....
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Notebook: Injured knee forces Boone out of game; Martinez;
HOUSTON ? Second baseman Bret Boone had to leave yesterday's game in the second inning with a bruised left knee. He aggravated an old injury to the knee running to first base in the Mariners' two-run first-inning rally.
Just before the team took the field in the bottom of the first, Boone pleaded his case with Manager Lou Piniella and assistant trainer Tom Newberg to remain in the game. He won the argument, but was removed in the second.
"When I really felt it (pain) was covering second base (on a possible force out)," Boone said. "I know I couldn't play ... today."
Asked if he could play tonight, Boone shook his head no.
"We'll see how I feel," he said. "It's been aching for about two weeks. We tape it, and it doesn't hinder me.
"I didn't hear a pop; it was more like a 'oh,' " Boone added. "And I was just starting to swing the bat well."
Martinez ready, but M's cautious
If the Mariners need designated hitter Edgar Martinez late in tonight's game against Oakland, he's prepared. It doesn't matter to him that the medical staff has recommended that he rest his ailing left hamstring until at least Thursday.
"Today (Sunday) feels much better than yesterday," Martinez said, adding that he was ready to play in Saturday's 12-inning loss. "I had my shoes on. I was ready to hit."
Asked if he could play in the Oakland series, Martinez said, "The way I feel right now, yeah. If it's just uncomfortable and I can go ahead and play with it, I'll take that. But it's tough when you have pain."
Piniella smiled when he heard of Martinez's readiness. But the manager said he has to take the cautious approach.
"We've been instructed by the doctor who performed the surgery (Dr. John Conway) not to play him for four days, and we're going to adhere to that," Piniella said. "But obviously, it's a temptation.
"We should know something Tuesday or Wednesday."
Martinez 's problem is that he has an unusually large amount of scar tissue behind his hamstring, where the tendon was removed. He already has had two setbacks in his recovery, when some of the scar tissue broke loose.
"At some point, it has to stop," Martinez said of tearing the scar tissue. "I hope it's not a problem for the rest of the year."
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Notebook: Injured knee forces Boone out of game; Martinez;
HOUSTON ? Second baseman Bret Boone had to leave yesterday's game in the second inning with a bruised left knee. He aggravated an old injury to the knee running to first base in the Mariners' two-run first-inning rally.
Just before the team took the field in the bottom of the first, Boone pleaded his case with Manager Lou Piniella and assistant trainer Tom Newberg to remain in the game. He won the argument, but was removed in the second.
"When I really felt it (pain) was covering second base (on a possible force out)," Boone said. "I know I couldn't play ... today."
Asked if he could play tonight, Boone shook his head no.
"We'll see how I feel," he said. "It's been aching for about two weeks. We tape it, and it doesn't hinder me.
"I didn't hear a pop; it was more like a 'oh,' " Boone added. "And I was just starting to swing the bat well."
Martinez ready, but M's cautious
If the Mariners need designated hitter Edgar Martinez late in tonight's game against Oakland, he's prepared. It doesn't matter to him that the medical staff has recommended that he rest his ailing left hamstring until at least Thursday.
"Today (Sunday) feels much better than yesterday," Martinez said, adding that he was ready to play in Saturday's 12-inning loss. "I had my shoes on. I was ready to hit."
Asked if he could play in the Oakland series, Martinez said, "The way I feel right now, yeah. If it's just uncomfortable and I can go ahead and play with it, I'll take that. But it's tough when you have pain."
Piniella smiled when he heard of Martinez's readiness. But the manager said he has to take the cautious approach.
"We've been instructed by the doctor who performed the surgery (Dr. John Conway) not to play him for four days, and we're going to adhere to that," Piniella said. "But obviously, it's a temptation.
"We should know something Tuesday or Wednesday."
Martinez 's problem is that he has an unusually large amount of scar tissue behind his hamstring, where the tendon was removed. He already has had two setbacks in his recovery, when some of the scar tissue broke loose.
"At some point, it has to stop," Martinez said of tearing the scar tissue. "I hope it's not a problem for the rest of the year."
