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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Dobbs sent home, undergoing tests

Greg Dobbs might have earned a starting assignment as the designated hitter in Game 2 of the World Series, but an illness prevented him from even joining his teammates at the ballpark.

Dobbs has “the flu,” according to manager Charlie Manuel.

Any mention of the flu this year conjures fears of the H1N1 influenza, commonly known as the “swine flu.”   The Phillies were not yet in a position to rule out that diagnosis, said general manager Ruben Amaro Jr.--though they didn't know enough to be overly concerned, either.

Amaro told the Inquirer that Dobbs had left the team and returned to Philadelphia, and was undergoing tests to determine the exact nature of his illness.

“We sent him home because we didn’t want him contaminating the other guys,” Amaro said.  “It got to the point where he was too sick to function.”

The team did not yet know when Dobbs would be available again, and Manuel said he was not yet considering replacing him on the roster.


 

Posted by Andy Martino @ 5:50 PM  Permalink | 15 comments
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Posted 06:00 PM, 10/29/2009
Stevis
How bad would it have to be for them to be allowed to DL him and replace him on the roster?
Posted 06:02 PM, 10/29/2009
sdgeiger
If Dobbs was on the bench last night, high-fiving the other players, he most likely already spread the flu to those guys, possibly the entire team.
Posted 06:21 PM, 10/29/2009
jimyd0315
ummmm.....unless this article is meant for tomorrow (Friday), then Ben Francesco was the DH last night.
Posted 06:31 PM, 10/29/2009
thomas.brighter
ummmm...unless this article is meant for tomorrow (Friday), then RAUL IBANEZ was the DH last night.
Posted 07:07 PM, 10/29/2009
The Pack Leader
ummmm...unless jimyd0315 & thomas.brighter are the same guys...that was kinda creepy.
Posted 07:27 PM, 10/29/2009
bobby
Well, no posts all day about Cliff Lee, Chase Utley, or Pedro, but at least we have the really important stuff. Greg Dobbs goes home with the flu. That's why I keep coming back.
Posted 08:31 PM, 10/29/2009
Preserve Jon
If you don't have anything nice to say...Leave the man alone. Even though we know nothing about his job responsibilities, he's certainly working long hours and late into the night. Beat writers for 28 other teams are enjoying their vacation.
Posted 08:41 PM, 10/29/2009
bobby
Oh, sorry Jon. I thought this was a blog, and that the picture and bio of the guy at the top meant that he was the one responsible for keeping it updated and interesting.
Posted 08:49 PM, 10/29/2009
citizenkane
Actually, they said on radio last night that the flu had swept through the team after the pennant clincher, so they were actually glad the next game was not till last night.
Posted 10:10 PM, 10/29/2009
willy33
So what, he shouldn't report this because there hasn't been anything newsworthy involving Lee, Utley, or Martinez? What sense does that make? If you know of something that hasn't been reported, please tell us. But if not, I'm very interested in the Phillies not having the services of a pinch hitter.
Posted 10:47 PM, 10/29/2009
Scholes
bobby, you are an idiot. there are millions of articles about utley and lee all over the place. andy dug up some new info; that's his job. go read any of the other million stories on lee and utley.
Posted 11:33 PM, 10/29/2009
bobby
It's a BLOG, people. That calls for daily posts with notes, links, something. If you've followed this blog for more than a year, you know what it used to be.
Posted 11:33 PM, 10/29/2009
Tar Heel 1
we need Dobbs at some point, as Feliz cannot get a hit to save his life
Posted 11:30 AM, 10/30/2009
EL Zorro
I didn't read this post until today. Now I know why Charlie didn't send Dobbs to bat for Feliz against Rivera.
Posted 02:29 PM, 10/30/2009
Joe in Haddonfield
It's too bad that the Boston Globe is covering this series better than the Phillies home town papers. Check out the Extra Bases column on Boston.com to see how it's done.
About Andy Martino
Andy Martino is in his first season on the Phillies beat. A former New York City public school teacher and graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he previously wrote for the New York Daily News, where he covered baseball and worked with the award-winning investigative sports "I-team."
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