Rick Sutcliffe gained permission Wednesday from Dr. MichaelSchafer to throw batting practice tomorrow, a major leap forward inhis rehabilitation from arthroscopic shoulder surgery May 7.
"Over all, I'm very pleased," Schafer said. "We have a few morestages before we can turn him over to (coach) Dick Pole or (manager)Don Zimmer. I think it would be good for Rick psychologically to beable to pitch this season, but our main goal is to have him ready byOpening Day next year."
Sutcliffe wasn't surprised at his progress. "The strength isall back and the atrophy is gone," he said.
An ethics question was raised when WGN-TV's Steve Stoneinterviewed Sutcliffe …
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