Trembley on Matusz

During his pre-game news briefing, manager Dave Trembley endorsed the organizational decision to shut down rookie Brian Matusz and explained the drill for the next three weeks. "He won't do any more throwing,'' Trembley said. "He'll stay with the club. There are some things (Rick) Kranitz will want to work on with him. "It's the right thing to do for Matusz and the right thing for the Baltimore Orioles. He's a big part of our future and he had a tremendous season. We're all real proud of him. I think he has shown not only the ability to pitch at the major league level. He has a real knack for poise." Trembley designated Mark Hendrickson to assume Matusz's place in the starting rotation, though his next start will likely be a by-committee kind of thing. "We just feel comfortable with Hendrickson,'' he said. "That doesn't mean when he goes out there he'll throw 90 pitches." Then came the ...