Based on the dominance that he'd previously shown, it was becoming apparent that something wasn't right with Bob Wickman.This was confirmed on Monday afternoon, when the Braves placed him on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in the upper right portion of his back. He has felt some discomfort for the last couple of weeks. But the ailment definitely affected him in his past three appearances, two of which resulted in blown save opportunities."I just wasn't able to finish my pitches and I believe the last couple of games, I was hurting the team more than I was helping it," said Wickman, who issued six walks and allowed five earned runs while totaling just 1 2/3 innings in his past three appearances.Before these three appearances, Wickman had converted each of his six save opportunities and worked 9 2/3 scoreless innings. Last year with the Braves, he posted a 1.04 ERA and issued just two walks in 26 innings. Along the way, he converted 18 of 19 save opportunities."You pitch enough, you're going to have aches and pains," said the 38-year-old Wickman, who has made 790 career appearances. "It's just a little tendinitis up there and hopefully we can work it out in 15 days."
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04-30-2007, 06:58 PM
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