Cameron vows he'll go to wall despite ankle sprain

ARLINGTON, Texas Mike Cameron won't be fenced in. He'll stillchallenge walls the way he did Saturday night, when he slightlysprained his right ankle trying for Rusty Greer's second home run inthe Texas Rangers' 13-8 victory.

"I never think of running into walls," Cameron said. "I thinkof getting to them to make the catch.

"Most of the walls up here have some give to them. You can getkilled running into the ones in the minors."Cameron, whose foot was bent backward when he tried to climb thewall, will have two days to recuperate. Darren Lewis replacedCameron Sunday, and the Sox are off today.THE QUOTE: Scott Eyre, on giving up two homers Saturday toGreer:"He's so hot, he can't get himself out."BIRTHDAY BOYS: Albert Belle and twin Terry are 31 today. Albertwas first - by four minutes. "It's too bad (Monday) is an off day,"Terry said. "Albert does pretty well on his birthday."Belle had a two-run single for the Cleveland Indians on hisbirthday last season after the Milwaukee Brewers walked Jim Thome andhit two homers against the Detroit Tigers the previous year.CATCHER'S EYE VIEW: Catcher Jorge Fabregas had no problemwearing a mini-camera atop his mask at ESPN's request."It's a little heavy with the battery packs, but it won't giveaway any secrets," he said. "If anything, it may show if the umpiremisses a pitch."CASTILLO A CLOSER: Carlos Castillo, announced as a starter twoweeks ago, is now closing games at Class AAA Nashville.The Sox want him to work on holding runners on base in pressuresituations."Carlos has cut his time down in delivering the ball, but hestill needs work on getting it to first," coach Mike Pazik said.HERE'S HOW: Chuck McElroy is a counselor for young relievers,having retained good advice when he broke in in 1989.McElroy's latest pupil is Nelson Cruz, who took the 13-8 lossSaturday with five runs in 2 1/3 innings."He'll be all right; he's got a good head on his shoulders,"McElroy said. "He only made one bad pitch (a three-run homer by IvanRodriguez). The trick is how you use your talent the next time."