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There was still no word on Dravecky the next night as we finished our series in Pittsburgh.
I didn't dress this night as they decided to rest my arm.
Tony Gwynn was the hero of the night with three hits and scored twice and we slipped past the Pirates 4-3.
We hopped the short flight to Philadelphia the next morning. I ordered a standard Pepsi.
"I like this song," the waitress said as she brought the Pepsi to me.
"I've never heard it. Who sings it?"
"U2."
"You Too?"
"Yeah, but it's just the letter and the number. U. 2."
"Huh."
"I can't live. With or without you."
She sang along with the song.
"Wow. He can't live with or without this woman? Sucks to be him!"
She giggled and headed on down the aisle.
I shook my head and sipped my Pepsi.
In the opener in Philadelphia, Jimmy Jones and Tim Belcher combined to strike out ten but the Phillies scored five runs in the second inning and beat us 5-3.
The next morning, Coach Jackson knocked on the door to my motel room.
"James," he said as he sat down. "Dave is going to have surgery to remove bone chips in his elbow."
Man, that really sucked.
"You are going to be moving into the rotation. Could be for the rest of the season. He might make it back in September. October is more likely."
I sighed.
"I wanted in the starting rotation, Coach. But not like this."
Not like this.
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