February 16, 2009
Sick Day
It's been a bad medical day for the Houston Astros. They detected an irregular heartbeat in Mike Hampton, and Jose Valverde is suffering from an arm infection:
Astros manager Cecil Cooper and Ed Wade were optimistic that both scenarios wouldn't be a problem, but Valverde will wait to see how he awakes Tuesday morning and Hampton is expected to be examined in Houston.
Hampton left Osceola County Stadium after a brief workout to catch a flight to Houston, where Astros team physician Dr. Jim Muntz planned to examine the veteran lefthander later in the afternoon. Barring any complications, Hampton was expected to "undergo a procedure to correct his heartbeat with the application of electrical current," the club announced.
"It was a little bit of a concern earlier, but big boy (Valverde) threw today. And he didn't feel a whole lot, so apparently he's going to be OK," Cooper said of Hampton. "We did have a couple of scares, but it looks like everything's going to be fine."
Better that it happens now than during the regular season.
Hat tip, Clownvision Chronicles.
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