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| Height: 6-2
Weight: 225
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: May 4, 1971, Bayonne, NJ Contract: Signed through 2008 |
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| September 20, 2004 Joe Borowski tossed a simulated inning yesterday, according to the Daily Southtown. Although he's still trying to return from his shoulder injury this season, it doesn't appear likely he'll be able to do so. |
| September 15, 2004 Although Joe Borowski is running out of time to return from his torn rotator cuff this season, he was encouraged by a long-toss session yesterday, according to the Daily Southtown. |
| September 8, 2004 Even though Joe Borowski returned from his minor-league rehab stint Tuesday and threw off a bullpen mound at Wrigley Field for the first time since his shoulder injury in early June, his return this season isn't likely, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
| September 7, 2004 Joe Borowski is now 0-3 with an 8.22 ERA in seven rehab appearances, and it's unclear whether he will return from his shoulder injury this season, according to the Daily Southtown. "He's doing better and his arm feels good," Cubs trainer Dave Groeschner said. "But it's still a matter of getting his arm strength back. The only way to do that is to keep throwing. He may be back by the end of September. It depends on his arm." |
| August 24, 2004 In his second rehab start yesterday, Joe Borowski allowed four runs on four hits and a walk without getting anyone out, according to the Daily Southtown. His fastball topped out at 84 mph. It's unclear when he may be able to return from his injured rotator cuff. |
| August 21, 2004 Joe Borowski made his first rehab appearance last night, according to the Daily Southtown. He allowed one run and no hits in 1 2/3 innings with Triple-A Iowa. He's recovering from a torn rotator cuff. |
| August 18, 2004 Joe Borowski tested his injured right shoulder with a simulated game yesterday and will head out on a rehab assignment on Friday, according to the Daily Southtown. |
| August 12, 2004 Joe Borowski threw to live batters Wednesday and could be close to going out on a minor league rehab assignment sometime soon. He indicated that all of the strength has returned to his shoulder. He's been sidelined since June with a small tear in his rotation cuff. |
| August 7, 2004 Recovering from a tear in his rotator cuff, Joe Borowski hopes to throw simulated games next week, according to the Daily Southtown. He may head out on a rehab stint later this month with an eye on being activated in September. |
| August 2, 2004 Joe Borowski has been testing his shoulder injury by playing long toss, according to the Chicago Tribune. Although he said he hopes to return in a couple of weeks, he likely won't be back until September. |
| June 12, 2004 The Sun-Times reports that Joe Borowski will miss about 4-6 weeks due to what has been diagnosed as a tear in his right rotator cuff. He's not expected to need surgery to fix the problem. |
| June 10, 2004 The AP reports that Joe Borowski has unspecified damage in his pitching shoulder and will get a second opinion either Friday or Saturday from Anaheim Angels renowned physician Dr. Lewis Yocum. Those results will determine whether he will have surgery or rehabilitate. |
| June 8, 2004 Joe Borowski underwent a series of tests on his sore shoulder yesterday, including a CT scan, according to the Daily Southtown. He'll have more tests today, when the results could be made public. |
| June 6, 2004 The Cubs placed Joe Borowski on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder. The move was retroactive to June 5. LaTroy Hawkins picked up the save on Sunday and should get most of the save chances while Borowski is out. |
| June 4, 2004 Joe Borowski allowed two runs off two hits in just two thirds of an inning on Friday. Though his ERA climbed to 8.02 on the year, he blew just his second save. Dusty Baker finally showed signs that he might be ready to replace Borowski as the club's closer when he said he would have to think about replacing him. LaTroy Hawkins is clearly the favorite for the job if a change is made. |
| May 30, 2004 Joe Borowski got get another vote of confidence from Cubs manager Dusty Baker on Saturday, according to the Chicago Tribune. Borowski blew his first save in 23 chances in the first game of Friday's doubleheader, and Baker used LaTroy Hawkins for a save chance in the second game. However, Baker said that Borowski was not used for the second game because he threw 31 pitches in the first. In affirming Borowski's status, Baker said "I'll take 22 more [saves] in a row." |
| April 25, 2004 Cubs manager Dusty Baker said he used LaTroy Hawkins instead of Joe Borowski to close Saturday's game due to matchups, according to the Chicago Tribune. "It's no big deal," Baker said. "Don't read anything into it. Joe is my closer. It's just that [Saturday] we used LaTroy because of the matchups. It's great when you have somebody else you can go to in a situation like that." |
| April 24, 2004 After throwing 16 pitches while picking up his third save of the year on Friday, Joe Borowski watched LaTroy Hawkins pick up his first save of the year by collecting the final four outs on Saturday. Dusty Baker decided to let Hawkins finish because all three batters in the ninth are former AL hitters that Hawkins had faced before. |
| April 18, 2004 Joe Borowski lost Sunday's game by allowing two runs to score off two hits and two walks in the 10th inning. Some people feel that Borowski will eventually lose his job as the club's closer to LaTroy Hawkins. Whether that comes true remains to be seen, but Borowski has struggled in two of his four outings this year after struggling this spring to regain all of his velocity. |
| March 29, 2004 Joe Borowski is only getting his fastball up to about 89 mph this spring, down from 93-94 mph the last two seasons, according to the Daily Southtown. "I would like to see a little more velocity," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. "He looks the same. The delivery is the same. But the ball is not coming out the same. I hope it\'s just training and fatigue and heat and all of that." Baker added that Borowski remains the closer. |
| January 15, 2004 The Cubs and Joe Borowski agreed to terms on a two-year contract. Borowski saved 33 games in 2003 in his first season as a closer. |