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Article: Riggleman will play it safe where Wood is concerned
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 12, 1999
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The last thing Cubs fans need now is a snow job. So hopefully
the club's two-squad caravan that will slide into Illinois and
Indiana cities Wednesday and Thursday won't be a cold reminder of the
franchise's ice age.
Sammy Sosa and Kerry Wood won't make these trips, and manager
Jim Riggleman isn't about to turn Wood loose for his sophomore season
in the majors, either. Riggleman remains cautious about overtaxing
Wood's troublesome right elbow after a sprained ulnar collateral
ligament kept him sidelined for the final month of the regular
season.
"All the tests he's taken this winter indicate the elbow is in
good shape," Riggleman said. "I hope it holds true and that I can
extend him out ...