Darrin Sutton

Lance Parrish will have the dressing and splint removed from his right thumb today, but he might be sidelined as long as a week. The nail was bent backward Sunday when his thumb was hit by a pitch as he swung, and the top half of the nail was later removed. He was unavailable Monday and probably will be unable to throw for a few days. "He can hit in a few days, but he might not throw for five or seven days," interim Manager John Wathan said.

Lance Parrish will have the dressing and splint removed from his right thumb today, but he might be sidelined as long as a week. The nail was bent backward Sunday when his thumb was hit by a pitch as he swung, and the top half of the nail was later removed. He was unavailable Monday and probably will be unable to throw for a few days. "He can hit in a few days, but he might not throw for five or seven days," interim Manager John Wathan said.

After examining the American League West standings, I have concluded that the approval of the sale of the Seattle Mariners to a group headed by the president of Nintendo would be Japanese bashing. . . . Among the lost arts in baseball is the hook slide. . . . Perhaps Maury Wills will teach it to some of the prospects during his visit to the U.S. Olympic team trials this week at Millington, Tenn. . . .

It had been nearly four years since Jim Snyder sat behind the manager's desk and been interrogated by reporters second-guessing his decisions. How he forget all of the fun he was missing. There are aspects of being a major-league manager that Snyder sorely misses. At like Friday, after the Padres' 3-2 defeat to the Atlanta Braves, he realizes it's more fun being a bench coach. Snyder, who was the interim manager for two games while Padre Manager Greg Riddoch was in Greeley, Colo.