Friday, April 21, 2006

Cubs' Lee sidelined with broken hand
Nooooooooo!

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee is expected to be sidelined for up to three months after breaking his right hand, the team announced on Thursday.

The National League batting champion sustained the break on Wednesday when he collided with Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal during the seventh inning of the Cubs 5-4 win over Los Angeles.

Lee, who signed a five-year $65 million contract extension with the Cubs earlier this month, is expected to be in cast for six weeks.

"Obviously, he's going to be out a while and he's a good player," Cubs general manager Jim Hendry told MLB.com. "I'm sure he's devastated today because he's a total team guy who's integral to what we want to accomplish.

He's devastated? I want to jump off my roof.

*sigh*

OK, we can get through this. Surprise me, Mabry.