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September 18, 2006
fingers crossed, breath held
Nomar Garciaparra returned to the starting lineup on Monday night when it was determined that his strained left quadriceps had adequately healed. But Dodgers manager Grady Little admitted that club officials were taking a risk by bringing him back so quickly.
``It's a little bit of a gamble,'' Little said. ``There is a risk of him overextending and it blows up, and we lose him for an extended period of time. He'll take all the precautions he can, but a player, when he gets out on the field and gets a chance to beat out an infield hit or score from second on a base hit, it's hard for him to to back off. Hopefully, he'll get through it with no more damage.''
Little said he likely would pinch run for Garciaparra in late-inning situations.
Garciaparra had tried to talk Little into playing him on Sunday, but Little wanted to be extra cautious with the injury, which Garciaparra had suffered early in Friday night's win over San Diego.
Posted by Tony Jackson at September 18, 2006 06:51 PM
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