European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 37 Giambi out at least 3 weeks with foot injury sluggers torn tissue latest injury for reeling Yankees the associated press new York Jason Giambi will be sidelined at least three weeks and possibly far longer after tearing tissue in his left foot while rounding the bases on a Home the latest setback in a tumultuous season for the new York Yan Kees designated hitter occurred tuesday night in Giambi was examined in new York on thursday by William Hamil ton and was to be placed on the disabled list before fridays game at id say its a severe Yankees general manager Brian Cashman while the Best Case scenario Likely would have Giambi return ing in three to six Cash Man  Rule out that Giambi could miss the remainder of the that i dont he ultimately it simply will be ready when its right now i cant Tell you How Long that going to Giambi was shifted from first base to designated hitter this year and hit with four homers and 17 Bis in his foot began bothering him soon after he played the Field for the first time on april and he batted in May with three homers and six he originally was diagnosed with a Bone Spur and switched to shoes with orthotics that he said relieved the Giambi then Hurt the foot More severely when he homered in the seventh inning tuesday rounding the bases he Felt a Cashman there want a tear now there giants Send struggling closer Benitez Back to marlins new York the san fran Cisco giants sent Armando Beni Tel Back to where he enjoyed his greatest trading the struggling closer to the Florida marlins for reliever Randy Mes Senger on thursday who recently rankled the team by blaming san fran Cisco hitters for not scoring enough was not in the club House after the giants 42 loss to the new York mets and his locker was completely cleaned Benitez was 03 with nine saves m 11 chances and a he had been getting booed at As he was last Hes been hounded by the the fans and some team giants general manager Brian Sabean to think Hes the Root of our problems the last couple of years is the one thing i know is Hes Strong enough to be a whipping i dont revel in his it s time for everybody to do a gut the giants Are fourth in the no West at Brad Hennessey has the other two saves for san Francisco this sports briefs Benitez is owed from the remainder of his million salary this of which Florida will pay and san Francisco will pay messenger was 11 with a Era for the he was expected to join the giants in Phila Delphia on the 34yearold Benitez re turns to where he set a team record with a career High 47 saves in that was his Only season with the and the righty signed with the giants As a free agent after that is downplay rift Seattle injured Seattle starter Jeff Weaver and the Mari ners Are downplaying the Veteran avoiding a trip to the minor leagues to rehabilitate his tired Seattle wanted to Send its 5 starter to perhaps two minor league outings to finish a stint on the disabled list that began May but Weaver said he didst need the 06 with a said having a bullpen session thursday and an 85pitch simulated game sunday instead is not a disagreement with his sixth team in six theres no Weaver said it was Al ways something we were going to Seattle manager Mike har Grove said tuesday that Weaver needed some minor league starts because of the Long but Hargrove told reporters wednesday he want concerned about Weaver not pitching in a game in weeks and a simulated game Likely would be enough to Lead him Back into the rotation next weekend at san former suns assistant faces Tough task with grizzlies new Memphis grizzlies coach Marc la Varoni says he has a plan to help resurrect the worst team in the league Speed it up and Intro Duce some of the flair shown by his former Phoenix on thursday he vowed to re turn the sense of Competition the grizzlies seem to have misplaced in a 2260 run last you compete in a you compete in a you compete in a preseason you compete in one minute or you compete in 41 that going to be a trademark of our Lavaroni team owner Michael Heisley said Lavaroni coaching style with an emphasis on positive reinforcement will work Well with younger players like Rudy Kyle Lowry and Hakim Lavaroni said he will pick up the Pace of the grizzlies something that has repeatedly worked for a suns team led by Frank the new York Yankees Learned wednesday that slugger Jason Giambi will be out at least three weeks after tearing tissue in his left two time Aba map Steve new pacers coach Obrien sets sights on playoffs Indianapolis if history repeats itself for Jim the Indiana pacers will return to Post season play next in Boston and Obrien took Over teams that had losing records the previous sea son and earned a playoff berth in his first this is All about Obrien said thursday after being named the pacers new we would All be disappointed if were not in the play offs next 182158 in five sea sons As a head was hired by Indiana after a five week search to replace the fired Rick the pacers finished 3547 this season and missed the playoffs for the first time in 10 Indi Ana has struggled the past three seasons after reaching the East Ern conference finals six times since they made the Aba finals in 2000 when they lost to the los Angeles and had the leagues Best record in that Lon term Success gives Obrien Confidence that the Pac ers losing season was a i know what the Indiana Pac ers Are All about from the stand Point of their their Trade the Way Treyve gone about things in the Obrien team president Larry Bird said Obrien will help shape the roster this source suns to hire Kerr As general manager Phoenix Steve Kerr will be hired As president and general manager of the Phoenix a person with knowledge of the Hir ing said Kerr cant officially take the Job until he completes his obligations As an analyst for int Dur ing the Aba he is expected to be introduced at a news conference next said a per son close to the situation who asked not to be identified because the official announcement had not been Kerr is a close Friend of suns owner Robert Sarver and owns a Small piece of the he would replace Mike who holds the tides of general manager and head the move win allow Dantoni to concentrate on Kerr was part of the int Crew at the Eastern conference finals game in Ive had conversations with the Phoenix suns regarding opportunities within their Organiza Kerr said through i do not plan to make a decision on my future until after the conclusion of the Eastern conference i Sarver did not return a Mes Sage left on his cell Buss Speaks to Bryant los Angeles lakers owner Jerry Buss spoke with Kobe Bryant on thursday and said he told his frustrated super Star he would pursue every ave nue possible to improve the the conversation took place a Day after Bryant asked to be saying among other things he had been misled by Buss nearly three years ago when he resigned with the i talked with Kobe this morn ing and assured him that i share his frustration More import i assured him that we will continue to pursue every Avenue possible to improve our team with him As the Buss said in a i told him that we will keep him apprised of our Progress and we agreed that we will talk again in the very near the Aba scoring Cham Pion the past two asked the lakers for a Trade he said nothing could change his but he backed off some what after speaking with coach Phil Bryant said at that time he haunt heard from indicating a conversation could go a Long Way toward resolving the Texas de charged with Dpi Austin Texas Junior defensive end Henry Melton was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated Early Melton was pulled Over in the popular sixth Street entertain ment District about after officers noticed his truck driving in an unsafe Austin police spokeswoman Laura alb Chat Melton was charged with Dpi and taken to the Travis county he was released at after posting a personal re cognizance according to jail Texas athletic spokesman John Bianco said school officials were aware of the arrest and were look ing into new York to end restrictions on ticket scalping open your Yankees new York scalpers can now legally sell tick ets to the highest bidder without fear of getting Eliot Spitzer signed a Mea sure officially ending the limits on How much brokers add to the face the previous Law widely ignored even before it was replaced Friday limited markups to 45 percent for tickets to Large venues such As Yankee stadium and Madison Square and 20 percent for facilities with fewer than including Broad Way a few of the old regulations re including the ban on scalpers Selling tickets within feet of the larger Arenas and within 500 feet of smaller Large volume brokers must also Register with the critics said the new Law will Lead to higher prices in the secondary while supporters argued that it would make tickets More widely