Gooden jailed without bail
Dwight Gooden will be jailed without bail until an October hearing, a Tampa, Fla., judge ruled Friday, three days after the former star pitcher fled police during a DUI traffic stop.
Gooden, dressed in an orange jail outfit and shackled at the wrists and ankles, looked gaunt in court as he was flanked by his mother and lawyer. He didn’t speak during the brief hearing except to acknowledge the judge’s questions with a “yes, sir” or “no, sir.”
State Circuit Judge Nick Nazaretian approved an agreement between both sides that will allow the former All-Star to enter a secured substance-abuse treatment facility if a bed becomes available. Gooden also has a March domestic violence charge pending with the court.
Gooden appeared in court for the first time since surrendering to police Thursday. He had been missing since speeding away from an officer who stopped him on suspicion of drunken driving near downtown Tampa at about 2:40 a.m. Monday.
Halladay done for the year
Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay will not pitch again this season after breaking his leg last month.
“It’s frustrating. We tried to do everything we could to come back,” Halladay said. “This is something that needs to run its own course.”
Halladay was struck in the left shin by a line drive off the bat of Texas’ Kevin Mench on July 8. It was initially thought that he would miss four to six weeks.
Schilling shelled, but feels fine
Boston Red Sox right-hander Curt Schilling figures if he feels as well as he did when he allowed six runs in his first start in four months, he’ll be a dominant pitcher in the postseason.
Despite Thursday night’s 7-4 loss at Kansas City, Schilling said Friday that he felt fine physically.
“I feel great. I’m not sore. I’m not really stiff at all,” he said. “If I go out every time from here on out and feel like I did (Thursday) night, I’ll win more than I lose, and when we get to October I’ll be the pitcher I was last year and the year before.”
Schilling (5-6) allowed nine hits and threw 82 pitches in five innings as his ERA rose to 6.89.
Clearing the bases
Boston released second baseman Mark Bellhorn after he declined an assignment to Triple-A Pawtucket. … Outfielder Marlon Byrd rejoined the Washington Nationals and met with manager Frank Robinson to patch up their differences stemming from his demotion to Triple-A New Orleans on Aug. 2 … Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire was back in the dugout after missing the final four innings of Thursday’s game with a rapid heartbeat.