Johnson -- possibly out for season

Real quick, with the lineups and a Nick Johnson injury report. (You might say this is a surprising development, but given Johnson's history of injuries, it's more right in line with what you'd expect.

Bottom: Nick Johnson could be out for the season. We'll have more answers tomorrow, but Johnson, currently trying to come back from a tear in the tendon sheath in his right wrist, was examined today at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

The doctor who evaluated Johnson, Dr. Richard Berger, recommended a diagnostic arthroscopy to evaluate ligaments in his wrist. That surgery will take place tomorrow.

I'll have a little more on this later on.

Here are the lineups, by the way.

Los Angeles (or Anaheim) (or whatever)

Figgins - 5
Aybar - 6
Anderson - 7
Guerrero - 9
Hunter - 8
Kotchman - 3
Kendrick - 4
Mathis - 2
Lackey - 1

Washington

Guzman - 6
Dukes - 9
Milledge - 8
Young - 3
Flores - 2
Belliard - 5
Lopez - 3
Harris - 7
Bergmann - 1

Comments

Lopez at first? Hope he remembers to cover the bag!

Posted by: Ray King's Gut Feeling | June 23, 2008 6:33 PM | Report abuse

Oops. Just noticed that both Dmitri and FLop are playing first tonight. Looks like that bag will be more than covered!

Posted by: Ray King's Gut Feeling | June 23, 2008 6:35 PM | Report abuse

big surprise there. Johnson has always been a ridiculously slow healer. I'm not surpriseed that he's going to shut it down completely, and in fact I expected it.

we need to proceed without considering NJ a significant piece of this team. time to move on. he just can't stay healthy, just like john patterson.

Posted by: MrMadison | June 23, 2008 6:42 PM | Report abuse

nick johnson possibly lost for the season? what a surprise.

Posted by: natsscribe | June 23, 2008 6:49 PM | Report abuse

Up next in breaking news: dog bites man.

Posted by: Coverage is lacking | June 23, 2008 7:03 PM | Report abuse

Will somebody please show Harlan how to edit his posts?

Posted by: Anonymous | June 23, 2008 7:05 PM | Report abuse

See, this is what happens when you lay off copy editors. The whole staff gets lazy.

Posted by: when the cat's laid off the mice will play? | June 23, 2008 7:06 PM | Report abuse

Too bad NJ couldn't have remained healthy until Aug. 1. Maybe JimBow could have traded him before he broke down. Oh well, he joins Cordero as another totally untradeable player.

Posted by: leetee1955 | June 23, 2008 7:08 PM | Report abuse

already?

Posted by: new post | June 23, 2008 7:08 PM | Report abuse

MOVE ALONG FOLKS

Posted by: NEW POST | June 23, 2008 7:09 PM | Report abuse

Does this along with the Marrero injury put us at the top of the Texiera sweepstakes?

Posted by: estuartj | June 23, 2008 7:49 PM | Report abuse

Does this along with the Marrero injury put us at the top of the Texiera sweepstakes?

Posted by: estuartj | June 23, 2008 7:49 PM
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Talk about a whopper.

Thanks for the laugh. My sides hurt (seriously) from laughing so much at that comment.

Posted by: O's Exec | June 23, 2008 8:35 PM | Report abuse

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