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Monday, February 25, 2008
Phillies closer Brad Lidge is scheduled to have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee today and could miss the regular season opener.
Lidge, Philadelphia's biggest offseason acquisition, limped off the field Saturday after injuring his knee when he caught a spike in the mound on his first pitch of batting practice. Doctors removed torn cartilage from the same knee in October.
The 31-year-old right-hander was expected to return to Philadelphia yesterday for surgery today that would sideline him for three to six weeks. The Phillies open the season at home March 31 against Washington.
Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel said setup man Tom Gordon would close if Lidge isn't ready for Opening Day.
"Ideally, if everything went right I wouldn't miss any of the season because that would be four weeks," Lidge said. "But that will be based on how it feels."
CUBS: Second baseman Mark DeRosa was released from the hospital yesterday evening, the team said, one day after complaining of a rapid heartbeat during fielding drills.
Cubs spokesman Peter Chase announced DeRosa's release shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday. The team initially said DeRosa was released Saturday evening, but later said he was kept overnight at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., as a precaution.
DeRosa is expected to be examined by a cardiologist today and could be back on the field by the middle of the week, the Cubs said.
His irregular heartbeat was not life-threatening, according to the team.
RED SOX: Terry Francona was rewarded for managing Boston to two World Series championships in four seasons when the team gave him a three-year contract extension through 2011.
The deal includes club options for 2012 and 2013, which would give him a full decade as manager if the team exercises them.
Francona is entering his fifth season as Red Sox manager, the last of his previous contract. If he serves out the full three-year extension, he would have eight seasons on the job. The only Red Sox manager with a longer tenure was Joe Cronin, who held the job for 13 years from 1935-47.
