May 14, 2008 Updating an earlier story, Ryan Doumit is slated to miss at least four weeks as he nurses a fractured left thumb, according to MLB.com.
Our View:Today's examination by Dr. Mark Baratz in Pittsburgh suggests the Pirates catcher should refrain from any baseball activities for at least four weeks, and the team feels he is likely to miss significantly more time than that. "We'll give it four weeks, and then we'll see where we're at," said manager John Russell. To fill the void left by moving Doumit to the 15-day disabled list, the Pirates have recalled catcher Raul Chavez from Triple-A Indianapolis.
May 14, 2008 Ryan Doumit is headed to the disabled list after fracturing the tip of his left thumb on Tuesday night, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review confirms. The Pirates aren't sure how long he will be out, but they need to call up another catcher.
Our View:Ronny Paulino stands to step back into an everyday job while Doumit is out. The Pirates will hopefully issue a timetable for Ryan's return on Wednesday.
May 13, 2008 Ryan Doumit injured the thumb on his left hand while receiving a pitch behind the plate and had to be removed from the game, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Ronny Paulino took over.
Our View:There is no word yet on the severity of the injury which comes at an awful time considering that Doumit is hitting .350 on the year.
May 1, 2008 Ryan Doumit hit his fifth home run of the season on Thursday as he continues to make an excellent play at the catchers position.
Our View:Doumit is batting an amazing .351 over his first 77 AB which includes 13 hits in his last eight starts.
April 22, 2008 The Pittsburgh Pirates put an end to their six-game losing streak with a hard-fought win over the Florida Marlins, 2-3, this evening, an effort led by the middle of the batting order. Catcher Ryan Doumit went 2-for-4 at the plate with his second double of the year, posting one RBI and one run scored. He was followed by RF Xavier Nady, hitting 1-for-4 with two RBIs.
Our View:Both batters drove in those runs with two outs on the board in the sixth inning, giving the Pirates just enough for the victory.
