Omar Vizquel, who was out of the lineup for Monday night's game against the Cubs, admitted that he had spoken to Giants manager Bruce Bochy about giving Emmanuel Burriss more playing time at shortstop.
On the same day that the A's welcomed left-handed hitters Eric Chavez and Ryan Sweeney back to their starting lineup, they got visits from a pair of injured veterans whose return to action would probably quiet the recent talk about the need for right-handed reinforcements.
A's shortstop Bobby Crosby used to chafe a bit when talking about the injury prone label some fans affixed to him in the wake of trips to the disabled list that prevented him from playing in more than 96 games in a season between 2005-07.
It's been a month and counting since Aaron Hill suffered a concussion and there's still no hint as to when the Blue Jays' second baseman might return from the disabled list. That doesn't mean that Toronto isn't inching closer to a timetable.
With a couple of exceptions, the Brewers essentially had their bullpen back together for the first time in six weeks at the start of a four-game series against the D-backs on Monday.
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