Dodgers RHP Kuroda fine in throwing session

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CINCINNATI (AP)—Hiroki Kuroda(notes) has come through a throwing session without any problems, bringing him one step closer to rejoining the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Kuroda threw 35 pitches, most of them from behind a protective screen, during a simulated game Saturday. Dodgers manager Joe Torre didn’t see Kuroda flinch or shy away from balls hit his way.

Kuroda was hit on the right side of the head by Rusty Ryal’s(notes) line drive in a game against Arizona on Aug. 15. He had concussion symptoms and was placed on the disabled list.

The right-hander could begin a minor league rehabilitation assignment as early as next week.

Updated Aug 29, 4:30 pm EDT
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  1. GB Girl
    78. Posted by GB Girl Sun Aug 30 11:45am EDT

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    So glad to hear Kuroda is feeling better and will be coming back soon to help our Dodgers continue to win!! Go Dodger Blue!
  2. SocalCa70maro
    77. Posted by SocalCa70maro Sat Aug 29 9:14pm EDT

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    Hopefully YOU are dead by now #63 Kevin!!
  3. SocalCa70maro
    76. Posted by SocalCa70maro Sat Aug 29 9:12pm EDT

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    fremont is the worst part of that garbage dump of a city by the gay!!
  4. SocalCa70maro
    75. Posted by SocalCa70maro Sat Aug 29 9:11pm EDT

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    #39 Brian Boitano= f*ggot a*s san f*gsicko f*ggiants fan! in other word- LOSER!!!
  5. katdoe
    74. Posted by katdoe Sat Aug 29 7:46pm EDT

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    Don't pay attention to Brian. He's a punk from one of the worst cities in the bay area (Fremont). He's a piece of @#$% living in a @#$% hole. I'd be angry too if I lived there and had to root for the Giants (maybe next year jerk).
  6. DODGERZ805
    73. Posted by DODGERZ805 Tue Aug 18 10:45pm EDT

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    kevin #63 skrew U.its like some1 saying to bad ur mom didnt die or something...kuroda means alot to this team.hope kroda recovers.go dodgers!!!!
  7. DODGERZ805
    72. Posted by DODGERZ805 Tue Aug 18 10:45pm EDT

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    kevin #63 skrew U.its like some1 saying to bad ur mom didnt die or something...kuroda means alot to this team.hope kroda recovers.go dodgers!!!!
  8. <i>sixtmchamps16</i>
    71. Posted by sixtmchamps16 Tue Aug 18 10:24pm EDT

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    wow kevin, you are making some good friends with your brainiac comment...does mommy know you are using her computer when she's not home? when i pick her up from the aa meeting im going to tell her and you are really in for it young man....
  9. John S
    70. Posted by John S Tue Aug 18 12:26am EDT

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    #63, i wouldnt even wish that on you. O K , i changed my mind !!!!!!!!! punk!!!
  10. John S
    69. Posted by John S Tue Aug 18 12:23am EDT

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    gooooooooooo philssssssssss
  11. david f
    68. Posted by david f Mon Aug 17 2:51pm EDT

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    #39
    Great post moron.... Ladies and gentleman, Brian Botano!
  12. Orca
    67. Posted by Orca Mon Aug 17 12:18pm EDT

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    Kevin, you @#$% coward, I hope you die. If you live in San Diego, I will be happy to meet you anywhere, at any time, in order to expedite the process. Hopefully, some miracle occurred since you posted your ignorance and now you are dead. God, please kill Kevin. Sincerely, A Human Being.
  13. Alldayfashion
    66. Posted by Alldayfashion Mon Aug 17 11:22am EDT

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    Kevin your mom forgot her shoes at my house!!!
  14. NightWing
    65. Posted by NightWing Mon Aug 17 11:10am EDT

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    Nice thought, Kevin/#63 -- it's interesting to see how two-toothed, roadkill possum eating, once-a-season bathing, uneducated, trailer trash hillbillies react to potential tragedies. Thanks for your input, Snuffy Smith.
  15. Ron
    64. Posted by Ron Mon Aug 17 10:29am EDT

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    Kevin #63, You're an a$$hole !! I'd be careful, karma is a scary thing. You jerk !!! What an idiotic thing to say !!!
  16. kevin
    63. Posted by kevin Mon Aug 17 8:52am EDT

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    Too bad he didn't die.
  17. greenwings
    62. Posted by greenwings Mon Aug 17 3:15am EDT

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    I have seen nothing scarier in baseball than these most recent episodes: A batter gets hit on the head by a pitcher, and a pitcher gets hit on the head by a line drive. I heard about each on the radio, did not see film footage. No matter. I got sick to the stomcah in both cases. A pitcher, getting hit in the head without a batting helmet, off of a line drive that must be much faster than any 100 mph fastball that a best pitcher can throw, is lucky to be alive. I was just a kid when Gil McDougald of the Yanks ruined Herb Score's of the Indians career with an inadvertant line drive off of Score's eye in 1954 (55 years ago, amazing). That was sickening, too. Who says that baseball, with its slower, hot-weather pace, isn't as dangerous as footaball? This stuff is scary. It's part of the game, to be sure, but how long will it be until pitchers wear helmets? All of us who have gone early to a live game at a park have seen the BP pitcher throw from a protective screen. Remember when Hamels was out of a game earlier this year because a hitter drove a ball onto his arm? These guys are paid millions per year. This is too big an investment to see them taken out because of something like this. Something has to be done. The converse is true, too. Hitters, who are paid mils per year, are lost due to a hit pitch (Mets 3B, after all of those other natural injuries). I love the Phils, so will always root for them over the Mets, but-these guys are worth too much for this. Phils fans-consider this: Utley, Howard or some other key guy on this team is lost for the season, including the post-season, because some pitcher hits him on the head. Unacceptable. Legislation about this stuff is in order. BTW, it's worse in the other league, where pitcher's don't hit, so no direct retaliation is possible. Thoughts?
  18. Orca
    61. Posted by Orca Mon Aug 17 1:54am EDT

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    I think it's really classy that fans of all teams are wishing Kuroda well. A person's health definitely transcends fan loyalty. Thanks to the Giants and Angels fans on here who are keeping Kuroda in their prayers! :)
  19. Deb
    60. Posted by Deb Mon Aug 17 12:01am EDT

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    thinks of this you bounce a baseball off grass and off a sidewalk which will travel further, the sidewalk because that one reflected the motion not the one that asorbed it
  20. RAINMAN
    59. Posted by RAINMAN Sun Aug 16 11:32pm EDT

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    Regarding the last line of article: I didn't pay THAT much attention in high school physics, but doesn't a ricochet of that distance mean more momentum transferred to his skull and if the ball fell closer to the mound it would be actually mean he took less damage? Just wondering. Glad he's ok.
  21. Robert C
    58. Posted by Robert C Sun Aug 16 10:32pm EDT

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    Even though I'm not a Dodgers fan and tend toward agnosticism, I thank God that Kuroda is okay. He's a good man and I can't imagine how relieved his wife must have been.
  22. Bosoxinny
    57. Posted by Bosoxinny Sun Aug 16 9:38pm EDT

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    X......Yeah, I saw the game, too. And Manny WAS right there with the rest of his teammates. Some people cannot leave well enough alone.
  23. richard s
    56. Posted by richard s Sun Aug 16 8:57pm EDT

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    joe l. is a sick indivual!
  24. Doc
    55. Posted by Doc Sun Aug 16 8:50pm EDT

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    HAHAHAHA Joe L the @#$% idiot. Thanks for the good laugh today you moron. I love when idiots like you post. Makes my day. Pleeeeease post more of your know nothing horse@#$%!!!! @#$% tool.
  25. richard s
    54. Posted by richard s Sun Aug 16 8:03pm EDT

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    Today was a good day for the dodgers. first, kuroda was released from the hospital.
    that's good! then the giants were being the giants again, losing to the mets.the dodgers gained a game on sf with their victory over arizona. and it looks like colorado is going to split a twin bill with florida and the dodgers will gain a half game on the rockies. go dodger blue!

    ps. i watched the dodgers beat arizona on tv (i live in la) and it looked like the women
    in arizona are hot! and i don't mean because of the weather!
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