Glavine hopes to give shoulder 'one more shot'

From Sun news services

April 28, 2009

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Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine felt better about his ailing left shoulder after throwing in the outfield Monday, but the 305-game winner still isn't sure whether he'll be able to extend his career.

Glavine, 43, stopped throwing for two weeks after his shoulder began hurting during a minor league rehabilitation start. He threw a series of 70-foot tosses Monday in Atlanta. He said he hopes to throw off the mound before the end of a nine-day homestand. That's when he should know whether he'll be able to pitch one more season.

"I want to put in the work and give it one more shot," he said.

Phillies: Suspended reliever J.C. Romero has filed suit against a nutritional supplement manufacturer alleging that an unlisted ingredient in one of its products caused him to test positive for a substance banned by Major League Baseball. In the suit filed in Superior Court in Camden County, N.J., Romero accused Ergopharm and Proviant Technologies of being negligent in manufacturing 6-OXO and 6-OXO Extreme, the nutritional supplements he took, and of misrepresenting their ingredients. Also named in the suit are Vitamin Shoppe and General Nutrition Centers, stores where Romero said he bought the over-the-counter supplements. Romero was suspended for the first 50 games of this season.

Et cetera: Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez increased the intensity of his workout and could take batting practice for the first time Tuesday since having hip surgery in March. ... Barry Bonds received a warm welcome in his first appearance at AT&T Park since finishing the 2007 season with the Giants. ... Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez left after he was hit near the right wrist on a pitch by the Mets' John Maine in the first inning. "It didn't hit any bone," Ramirez said. ... Rockies outfielder Brad Hawpe was taken to a hospital with a possible concussion after he was hit in the neck by San Diego catcher Nick Hundley's throw to second in the sixth inning. ... Boston activated shortstop Julio Lugo, who has been sidelined since suffering a knee injury in spring training.