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Blue Jays place Eckstein and McDonald on DL TORONTO -- The Blue Jays placed shortstops David Eckstein and John McDonald on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, two days after both were injured in a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
The DL stints were made retroactive to Wednesday. Utilityman Joe Inglett was promoted from Triple-A Syracuse, with another roster move likely before Friday's game at Cleveland. "By tomorrow we'll have something, either internally or externally," general manager J.P. Ricciardi said. "It's all pending a couple of things that I can't say right now. We've got some irons in the fire. Hopefully we'll be able to see it through. If not, we'll have to go to Plan B." Inglett appeared in 12 games for Toronto earlier this season, batting .303 with no homers and four RBIs. Eckstein suffered a strained right hip flexor diving for a ball in Tuesday's 5-4 loss. McDonald came on to replace Eckstein, but sprained his right ankle one inning later, catching a cleat and rolling over on his ankle as he went down to backhand a grounder. McDonald immediately clutched his lower leg and had to be carted off the field. He left the stadium on crutches, but is now walking without them.
Trump talks about A-Rod, Jeter during luncheon ROGERS, Ark. -- Even Donald Trump has strong feelings about New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez. Trump was in Arkansas on Thursday to speak at the Economics Arkansas luncheon. According to arkansasbusiness.com, Trump talked about Rodriguez, a three-time AL MVP who has been criticized for his perceived inability to come through in important situations. "He always plays bad under pressure," Trump was quoted as saying. "Derek Jeter, he's the greatest. People love Derek Jeter. Are those cameras on? This is going to get broadcast back home. Oh, now he'll leave my building." A company controlled by a corporation controlled by Rodriguez bought an apartment at Trump Park Avenue in Manhattan for $7.4 million in July 2005. Jeter bought an apartment in Trump World Tower, another Manhattan building, in 2001. Trump also talked about another famous sports figure -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. "Tom Brady is a friend of mine. I walk into a room with him and people go wild. Of course, I think it's because of me. It's good for my ego," Trump was quoted as saying. "But he's with (girlfriend) Gisele (Bundchen), and probably many others. But that's a guy who never gave up." |
