Chone Figgins to Have His Elbow Examined

The best thing about the Angels clinching the AL West so early is that it gives the team plenty of time to set things up for the postseason. They can line up their starting rotation anyway they like it, and they also have time to let their players rest and recover from various injuries. Considering how many injuries the Angels have, they need as much time as they can get.

If only those players would stop getting hurt. Chone Figgins was hit by a pitch on his elbow on September 8th, and it is still not getting any better, which is why he's going to undergo an MRI on it this week.

Third baseman Chone Figgins will return to Southern California this morning for X-rays and an MRI test on his right elbow, which was hit by a Carl Pavano fastball Sept. 8 and remained too sore Wednesday for him to play the field.

"I'm wondering why the soreness isn't going away -- that's my concern," Figgins said before the Angels' 3-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum. "It's not going away with ice and the usual [treatment]. They just want to check it out."

That damn Carl Pavano, he's just not content with finding ways to hurt himself, now he's taking out others.

To make matters worse, Figgins isn't the only Angel who has a date with an MRI machine, as Vladimir Guerrero just had one done on his troublesome right knee. There was no new damage found in the knee, but there is inflammation and the Angels don't know when Guerrero will return to the lineup. He hasn't played since Friday.