September 20, 2005
I am very, VERY upset
Roberts suffers dislocated elbow
He's undoubtedly out for the season. As you can imagine, I am not pleased. Luckily I was at book club when this happened, so didn't watch it happen. By the time I turned the game on, they knew he had dislocated the elbow; here's hoping the ligaments are OK. Poor boy.
OK, now I will try to focus on the "positives":
1. The season has less than two weeks left, so he isn't going to miss a LOT of time
2. He's going out with a .314 average, which isn't too shabby
3. He went out on a high note, with a 2 RBI triple
4. ...
I can't think of anything else. Oh, Brian.
After the game, the players were not focused on the defeat, but rather on losing a teammate. Third baseman Melvin Mora, whose locker is next to Roberts', was saddened."I don't know what to say about that situation, especially losing one of the best leadoff hitters in baseball; it's tough," Mora said. "There's a lot going on this year, and this is a big one. You lose Brian Roberts -- it's like losing half the team."
Roberts finished the season with a .314 batting average, 18 homers and 73 RBIs -- all career highs -- as he established himself as one of the league's top second basemen.
