Rangers notebook
Starting out, pitcher's stint brief
07/24/2001
By Evan Grant / The Dallas Morning News
ARLINGTON ? Fans who attend Wednesday's hastily scheduled doubleheader with Baltimore will be part of a new promotion.
Call it Sneak Preview Night.
For one night only, the Rangers will give 23-year-old Justin Duchscherer, acquired from Boston in June, a start. Duchscherer, a right-hander, was purchased from Double-A Tulsa on Monday. He will start the first game of the doubleheader with the Orioles at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday and then be sent back to the minor leagues.
The doubleheader is part of the Rangers' makeup schedule for the two games that were postponed last week in Baltimore because of a train derailment. The teams will also play a single game in Baltimore on Monday, which was originally supposed to be an off day for the Rangers.
The Rangers will give Duchscherer an opportunity to build on a strong performance since being obtained from Boston. He is 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA at Tulsa. He has allowed just 10 walks in 43 innings, while striking out 55.
"He's having success right now and we want to take a look at him," Rangers general manager Doug Melvin said. "We were probably going to call him up in September anyway, so we thought we'd give him a chance. This comes from a lot of recommendations from people in our system."
The only other pitcher considered was Joaquin Benoit, but he pitched for Triple-A Oklahoma on Saturday and would not be available again until Thursday.
After the first game of the doubleheader, the Rangers are expected to return Duchscherer to the minor leagues, perhaps to Oklahoma, and call up a reliever. Right-hander Brandon Villafuerte, acquired from Detroit for Matt Perisho last winter, will likely be the choice.
Myette pitches
The Rangers expect Aaron Myette to remain in their rotation for the rest of the season. In preparation for his big test, the Rangers sent him to the minor leagues Monday.
Myette was optioned to Double-A Tulsa, for whom he started Monday. He will be recalled Saturday to start against Tampa Bay, taking the spot Kenny Rogers held on the roster. The Rangers aren't expected to place Rogers on the disabled list until Saturday. They will play a man short, because if they place Rogers on the disabled list and no pitcher comes up unhealthy this week, they would not be able to recall Myette until next Wednesday. A player sent to the minors can't be recalled for 10 days unless he's being called up to replace a disabled player of the same position.
The nerve of it
The latest setback in Rusty Greer's attempt to recover from a strained left hamstring could keep him out a significant portion of the remainder of the season. Preliminary tests indicate that Greer could have a pinched nerve behind his hip.
He will have more extensive tests done on the hip this week. If the diagnosis stands, it means Greer will have to rest the leg and hip completely for a significant period of time. Greer has already missed five weeks since straining the hamstring.
Briefly ...
There are approximately 19,000 seats available for each of the three dates with Baltimore this week. Tickets for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader will be good for admission to the second game, as well. ... The time of Monday's makeup game in Baltimore is 7:05 p.m.
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Starting out, pitcher's stint brief
07/24/2001
By Evan Grant / The Dallas Morning News
ARLINGTON ? Fans who attend Wednesday's hastily scheduled doubleheader with Baltimore will be part of a new promotion.
Call it Sneak Preview Night.
For one night only, the Rangers will give 23-year-old Justin Duchscherer, acquired from Boston in June, a start. Duchscherer, a right-hander, was purchased from Double-A Tulsa on Monday. He will start the first game of the doubleheader with the Orioles at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday and then be sent back to the minor leagues.
The doubleheader is part of the Rangers' makeup schedule for the two games that were postponed last week in Baltimore because of a train derailment. The teams will also play a single game in Baltimore on Monday, which was originally supposed to be an off day for the Rangers.
The Rangers will give Duchscherer an opportunity to build on a strong performance since being obtained from Boston. He is 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA at Tulsa. He has allowed just 10 walks in 43 innings, while striking out 55.
"He's having success right now and we want to take a look at him," Rangers general manager Doug Melvin said. "We were probably going to call him up in September anyway, so we thought we'd give him a chance. This comes from a lot of recommendations from people in our system."
The only other pitcher considered was Joaquin Benoit, but he pitched for Triple-A Oklahoma on Saturday and would not be available again until Thursday.
After the first game of the doubleheader, the Rangers are expected to return Duchscherer to the minor leagues, perhaps to Oklahoma, and call up a reliever. Right-hander Brandon Villafuerte, acquired from Detroit for Matt Perisho last winter, will likely be the choice.
Myette pitches
The Rangers expect Aaron Myette to remain in their rotation for the rest of the season. In preparation for his big test, the Rangers sent him to the minor leagues Monday.
Myette was optioned to Double-A Tulsa, for whom he started Monday. He will be recalled Saturday to start against Tampa Bay, taking the spot Kenny Rogers held on the roster. The Rangers aren't expected to place Rogers on the disabled list until Saturday. They will play a man short, because if they place Rogers on the disabled list and no pitcher comes up unhealthy this week, they would not be able to recall Myette until next Wednesday. A player sent to the minors can't be recalled for 10 days unless he's being called up to replace a disabled player of the same position.
The nerve of it
The latest setback in Rusty Greer's attempt to recover from a strained left hamstring could keep him out a significant portion of the remainder of the season. Preliminary tests indicate that Greer could have a pinched nerve behind his hip.
He will have more extensive tests done on the hip this week. If the diagnosis stands, it means Greer will have to rest the leg and hip completely for a significant period of time. Greer has already missed five weeks since straining the hamstring.
Briefly ...
There are approximately 19,000 seats available for each of the three dates with Baltimore this week. Tickets for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader will be good for admission to the second game, as well. ... The time of Monday's makeup game in Baltimore is 7:05 p.m.
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2000, 1999 Katie winner for best news-related Web site
1998, 1999 best online newspaper in the state Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Award
