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Chris Capuano Will Have None of Your "Surgery"

Last week it was reported that Chris Capuano had what's called a torn "replacement tendon" in his pitching elbow (it's called that because he's already had Tommy John surgery once in his career). Given that the near universal fix for that injury is, in Capuano's case, a second TJ operation, everyone just assumed that would...

Chris Capuano Is Out for the Year

The Brewers quest to fill their final rotation spot just got a little easier, but not in a good way. The twinge that Chris Capuano felt in his elbow last week turned out to be another tear of his ulnar collateral ligament, which will most likely result in a second Tommy John surgery (his first was in 2002). Though the...

Chris Capuano's Elbow Hurts

One of the biggest questions for the Milwaukee Brewers this year as they look to challenge the Chicago Cubs for the NL Central is their rotation. Last year, no one except Yovani Gallardo really stepped up for the plate when Ben Sheets got hurt and that meltdown may have been what cost Milwaukee the division, as they...

Chris Capuano Will Start For Ben Sheets

The NL Central has already seen two of its six teams can their managers this year with two more (Jim Tracy, who's working for a new GM and Tony La Russa, who seems sick of St. Louis) likely to go at season's end. And apparently, Ned Yost would like to join them. Facing a 2.5 deficit in the Central with little more than a...

Chris Capuano Had a Bad Birthday

Chris Capuano turned 29 yesterday. He had to be hoping that maybe that little fact would be enough to spur him out of his recent slump (since June 8th, he's 0-6 with an ERA of over 7.00). And sure enough, the Brewers staked him out to a 5-0 lead after the third inning and things were looking up. Then, in a microcosm of the...

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05/22/12 as Capuano baffles D-backs' hitters Source: Colorado River Weekender - Laughlin NV Matt Treanor, Andre Ethier and James Loney homered to power Chris Capuano to his sixth victory, and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their fifth straight by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Monday night.
05/22/12 Best on Home Turf: Six starters who are the big 4-0 at... Source: Sporting News As we round the quarter pole of the major league season, six starting pitchers are a perfect 4-0 at home.
05/22/12 NL Capsules: Gonzalez, Desmond lead Nationals to 2-1... Source: Prince George Citizen Gio Gonzalez allowed three hits over six shutout innings and Ian Desmond homered and drove in both Washington runs to lead the Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.
05/21/12 D-Backs host Dodgers Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ Diamondbacks LHP Pat Corbin (2-2, 5.73) vs. Dodgers LHP Chris Capuano (5-1, 2.34). Notable: Corbin followed up his best start so far, allowing just one run off three hits in seven innings against the Giants, with his worst start to date the last time out.
05/19/12 DODGERS NOTEBOOK: Veterans steady rotation Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune The Dodgers went into Friday night's game against the St. Louis Cardinals with the best record in the major leagues, but it's a result of more than simply the performances of those such as Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier and Clayton Kershaw.