1.   Cal Ripken, his teammate, who had never been on the disabled list, is there with nerve irritation in his lower back.

2.   He is receiving treatment for a nerve irritation just below his right elbow in his forearm.

3.   Pratt joined nine other Mets on the disabled list, suffering from a nerve irritation in his right arm.

4.   Rangers general manager Doug Melvin said the scan was negative, but the MRI showed that Gonzalez still has nerve irritation and spasms in his neck and left shoulder.

5.   He had been sidelined with nerve irritation in his lower back.

6.   He had never been on the disabled list until last season, when he made two trips because of nerve irritation in his back.

7.   He spent a month on the disabled list with nerve irritation in his lower back before being activated Wednesday.

8.   He spent most of the first half of last season on the disabled list with a nerve root irritation in his neck.

9.   Ripken has been on the disabled list twice this season because of nerve irritation in his lower back.

10.   Side effects included nerve irritation or numbness in six patients while two people suffered fascia tears.