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**panoo** · 05-07-2008, 02:21 AM

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Two Blue Jays shortstops injured in loss to Rays

TORONTO - David Eckstein was forced into the trainer's room just before the fifth inning started and midway through the sixth John McDonald, his replacement in the field, joined him.

The two shortstops sat side by side getting treatment for their injuries as the Toronto Blue Jays were dropping a 5-4 decision to the Tampa Bay Rays, their status up in the air and the prospect of being exposed at a key defensive position a worry for their club.

''It was really weird,'' said Eckstein, who hurt his right hip flexor diving for a ball in the third inning. ''You feel bad that you had to come out because on an injury and then another guy goes out. You don't really like doing that in the first place and then to see that happen to John, I definitely feel bad for that.''

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WOW, this was a very bad loss, in every sense of the word!!

It will be interesting to see how they do with tomorrow's game.

babaganoosh · 05-07-2008, 08:17 PM

Yeah that wasn't fun watching. But I guess that was why we got Marco Scutaro, he just fills in everywhere. I hear that we called up a kid from AAA and sent Lind back down.

**panoo** · 05-08-2008, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by babaganoosh

Yeah that wasn't fun watching. But I guess that was why we got Marco Scutaro, he just fills in everywhere. I hear that we called up a kid from AAA and sent Lind back down.

Yeah, they called up Velandia today.

For now, super sub Marco Scutaro will handle the duties at shortstop while the contract of infielder Jorge Velandia was purchased from triple-A Syracuse to provide some backup. Outfielder Adam Lind was optioned to the Chiefs to make room for him.

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