DENVER -- Rockies first baseman Justin Morneau -- whose presence around the club has been scarce since he sustained concussion symptoms and a cervical spine injury -- said on Thursday he has been riding an exercise bike and strengthening his neck for the last "week and a half, maybe two weeks." Morneau intends to return by season's end.
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"That's what we're moving toward," Morneau said before heading for treatment and a workout. "I don't think we'd be bothering going through all the things we're going through to try to figure this out and get it better if that wasn't the plan.