For the first time since 1985, Richard Dotson had to miss a start. Dotson was scheduled to pitch Tuesday, but his ailing right shoulder isn`t close to letting him take the mound. ”It`s better today than yesterday,” Dotson said. ”I can`t throw hard right now. I won`t be able to do much until I can throw without pain.”
The last time Dotson missed a start was in June, 1985. Chest muscle surgery followed shortly thereafter. ”That was something real bad,” Dotson said. ”This one is much different. There`s a first time for everything, just as long as it doesn`t happen all the time.”
Third-base coach Doug Rader missed Tuesday`s game. He underwent elbow surgery Tuesday morning. He had hoped to wait until the end of the season, but the pain got to the point of being unbearable. ”I wanted to cut it off,” he said. ”I haven`t slept in two months.”
Rader hoped to be back for Wednesday`s game. Bullpen coach Dyar Miller took his place coaching third
There`s positive news on one stadium front for the White Sox. General Manager Larry Himes said the Sox`s new spring training facility in Sarasota, Fla., is expected to be ready by February of 1989. Construction is expected to begin this February.
Adam Peterson, a recent call-up from Double-A Birmingham, has been told he will pitch Saturday`s game against Seattle. The opponent will have some special significance for Peterson. He comes from Washington and his parents live in Seattle. ”Hopefully, it`ll be televised back there,” Peterson said. Also up from Birmingham is the Barons` announcer, Jeff Lloyd. He broadcasted the middle innings Tuesday with Del Crandall on radio. The Sox, though, insist that Lloyd`s arrival here isn`t for a tryout. ”They`re giving me an opportunity to get some exposure,” Lloyd said.
