Posted: Thursday, October 29, 2009, 5:50 PM | 15 comments |
 

Dobbs sent home, undergoing tests
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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.


 
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:00 PM, 10/29/2009
    How bad would it have to be for them to be allowed to DL him and replace him on the roster?
    — Stevis
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:02 PM, 10/29/2009
    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.
    — sdgeiger
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:21 PM, 10/29/2009
    ummmm.....unless this article is meant for tomorrow (Friday), then Ben Francesco was the DH last night.
    — jimyd0315
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:31 PM, 10/29/2009
    ummmm...unless this article is meant for tomorrow (Friday), then RAUL IBANEZ was the DH last night.
    — thomas.brighter
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:07 PM, 10/29/2009
    ummmm...unless jimyd0315 & thomas.brighter are the same guys...that was kinda creepy.
    — The Pack Leader
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:27 PM, 10/29/2009
    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.
    — bobby
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:31 PM, 10/29/2009
    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.
    — Preserve Jon
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:41 PM, 10/29/2009
    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.
    — bobby
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:49 PM, 10/29/2009
    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.
    — citizenkane
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:10 PM, 10/29/2009
    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.
    — willy33
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:47 PM, 10/29/2009
    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.
    — Scholes
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:33 PM, 10/29/2009
    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.
    — bobby
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:33 PM, 10/29/2009
    we need Dobbs at some point, as Feliz cannot get a hit to save his life
    — Tar Heel 1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:30 AM, 10/30/2009
    I didn't read this post until today. Now I know why Charlie didn't send Dobbs to bat for Feliz against Rivera.
    — EL Zorro
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:29 PM, 10/30/2009
    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.
    — Joe in Haddonfield


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