01-16-2010, 05:58 PM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Ted Lilly knows he will get bored at spring training and probably start to annoy some teammates and coaches. The Cubs left-hander has begun throwing lightly two-to-three times a week after shoulder surgery in November. But he isn’t sure when he will be able to rejoin the rotation.
“I don’t know what the answer is. I know (I’m) gonna try (to) get out there competitively as soon as possible,” Lilly said Friday at a Cubs Convention media event. “I guess it depends (on) how my shoulder reacts when I start cranking it up.”<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->“First of all, I don’t know where some of these stories (come from),” Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said. “We’re very comfortable that Ted’s gonna be fine. There’s no (feeling) like: ‘Oh, there was a big tear nobody told us about.’ It was a very minor cleanup thing.”
Hendry pointed out that the Cubs have two off-days built into the first 10 days of their schedule, and could afford to wait if Lilly is a few weeks behind.
“Arguably, you could go without five starters,” Hendry said. “We’re not anticipating any major setbacks or (feeling like) we’ve got to go out and get somebody because Ted’s gonna be hurt worse than we know.”<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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“I don’t know what the answer is. I know (I’m) gonna try (to) get out there competitively as soon as possible,” Lilly said Friday at a Cubs Convention media event. “I guess it depends (on) how my shoulder reacts when I start cranking it up.”<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->“First of all, I don’t know where some of these stories (come from),” Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said. “We’re very comfortable that Ted’s gonna be fine. There’s no (feeling) like: ‘Oh, there was a big tear nobody told us about.’ It was a very minor cleanup thing.”
Hendry pointed out that the Cubs have two off-days built into the first 10 days of their schedule, and could afford to wait if Lilly is a few weeks behind.
“Arguably, you could go without five starters,” Hendry said. “We’re not anticipating any major setbacks or (feeling like) we’ve got to go out and get somebody because Ted’s gonna be hurt worse than we know.”<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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