11.   Hand specialist Dr. Robert Zemel estimated Ceballos would be able to return in six to eight weeks.

12.   Gonzalez will consult with hand specialist Dr. Bobby Wroten and team orthopedic consultant Dr. John Conway tomorrow.

13.   Hand specialist Dr. Norm Zemel will operate Thursday on Jones at Centinela Hospital.

14.   Hand specialists say that is entirely possible with a partial tear in the tendon like this, which is very difficult to diagnose.

15.   Hand specialist Dr. Norman Zemel fitted Piazza with a removable splint and cleared the catcher to begin rehabilitation.

16.   He is being treated by Dr. Charles Melone, the Manhattan hand specialist who performed wrist surgery on Kenny Anderson last May.

17.   He split the difference, as team orthopedist Dr. Stephen Lombardo and hand specialist Dr. Robert Zemel gave him the clean bill of health Tuesday morning in Los Angeles.

18.   He was examined by hand specialist Harold Zemel on Friday and his hand was placed in a cast.

19.   He will be examined by hand specialist Dr. Bobby Wroten today.

20.   He will be examined by hand specialist Dr. Norman Zemel today.