“There is some inflammation in the muscle and it is his push-off leg, so that's a concern any time for a pitcher, ... We'll know more in the next day or so.”
“This was all his idea. When he left, he had no problems with the knee, but we will evaluate it tomorrow. This does not, in my mind, factor into when he will play in a game, and we do not have a timetable on that.”
“[Barry Bonds took another step toward his return from knee surgery when he took two rounds of batting practice from coaches on the field in Scottsdale. Head trainer Stan Conte said Bonds swung at 50-to-60 percent of normal intensity.] This was all his idea, ... When he left, he had no problems with the knee, but we will evaluate it tomorrow. This does not, in my mind, factor into when he will play in a game, and we do not have a timetable on that.”
“He got a small but significant cut on his throat. I don't want to over-dramatize it, but if it were a little deeper and a quarter-inch over, it would have been over his carotid artery. It didn't seem like much, but it could have been pretty bad.”
“[Giants RHP Jason Schmidt is penciled in to start Saturday, though he's still nursing a pulled right groin.] I think he can make it based on what he's done, ... If he feels comfortable, I feel comfortable.”
“We felt the same way, that we were losing because of our [training department], but once the emotions of the season subsided, we had to look at it objectively.”
