First off, the big news from Thursday is obviously the exclusion of Greg Garza from the traveling roster to Portland. Rob Usry has already touched on it here but Garza had this to say about his injury:
“Coming back from hip surgery I think it’s best if I go ahead and take this week off. Unfortunately, I’m feeling a few pinches but nothing out of the ordinary. Just trying to get fit for the next game. It’s tough to not take trips like this. You want to play every game, but it’s a long season so I think it’s just best for me to rest the hip up best I can and hopefully be 100% for the next game.