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Article: Oft-hurt star placed on DL/ Walker may miss rest of season
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- August 22, 2000
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DENVER - Larry Walker will have wait for some other time -
possibly next season - to fight a reputation for being physically
undependable.
Frustrated about Walker's sore-again, well-again right elbow,
Colorado Rockies manager Buddy Bell placed the outfielder on the
disabled list before Monday's game against Atlanta.
Walker missed 23 games earlier in the season when the beginnings
of a stress fracture developed in the elbow.
Officially, Walker is on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday.
However, Bell said Walker will rest for 10 days and won't play until
he has recovered, even if that means he'll miss the rest of the