Times wires
Monday, May 23, 2011
LOS ANGELES — The day after Los Angeles police arrested a man suspected in the brutal beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow, Stow's family members expressed appreciation for the Los Angeles Police Department's work on the case.
"We never gave up hope that this day would come; that the beginning of justice being served would happen," Stow's sister, Erin Collins, said outside San Francisco General Hospital, where her brother remains hospitalized.
Stow's mother described the wave of emotion that hit her when she received a call from a detective Sunday morning alerting her that police had taken a suspect into custody. "My heart just dropped," Ann Stow said. "It was a very emotional day."
Giovanni Ramirez, 31, is believed to be one of two assailants. Stow, 42, suffered brain damage in the attack.
OWNER RIPS METS: Mets owner Fred Wilpon had sharp words for some of his All-Stars in a New Yorker profile, saying SS Jose Reyes won't get the Carl Crawford-sized contract he wants, RF Carlos Beltran is no longer a top-tier player and 3B David Wright isn't a superstar.
BRAVES: CF Nate McLouth went on the disabled list with a strained muscle on his left side. … Former Rays INF Julio Lugo signed a minor-league contract.
CARDINALS: RH reliever Mitchell Boggs was demoted to Triple-A Memphis. Backup C Gerald Laird went on the 15-day disabled list with a broken right index finger, and 2B Skip Schumaker was activated.
GIANTS: 3B Pablo Sandoval, out with a fractured hamate bone, has begun fielding ground balls and taking light batting practice, MLB.com reported.
INDIANS: CF Grady Sizemore, out with a bruised right kneecap, did agility drills and took batting practice and should come off the DL this week.
NATIONALS: RHP Stephen Strasburg threw off a bullpen mound as part of his recovery from ligament replacement surgery on his pitching elbow.
RED SOX: RHPs Bobby Jenks, who has a 9.35 ERA in 11 relief appearances, and John Lackey, who has an 8.01 ERA in seven starts, are close to returning. Jenks, on the disabled list since May 5 with a right biceps strain, threw 25 pitches in a bullpen session. Lackey, out since May 16 with a right elbow strain, plans to have a bullpen session today.
REDS: Former All-Star RHP Edinson Volquez was optioned to Triple-A Louisville. INF/OF Todd Frazier was called up from Louisville.
TWINS: DH Jim Thome, out 19 games with a left oblique strain, returned to the lineup.