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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Garciaparra on 15-day Disabled List | ||||
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| Tequila Fez claims this land in the name of Portugal! Why worry about the train if it never makes it around the tracks?? IrishAlkey wuz here!!! | posted on 08-29-2001 @ 5:31 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Jan. 01  | CLEVELAND (AP) - All-Star shortstop Nomar Garciaparra was put on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the Boston Red Sox after an exam showed swelling in his surgically repaired right wrist. Team doctor Bill Morgan said an MRI exam showed "no new adverse developments ... other than inflammation." "The good news is there is nothing damaged," Garciaparra said in a statement issued by the team. "But the bad news is that the inflammation increased to the point where I have to shut it down completely and let it heal." Garciaparra's loss comes as the Red Sox enter a critical stretch in their quest for a postseason spot. "We've played all year without Nomar," manager Joe Kerrigan said before Wednesday night's game against the Indians. After consulting with team doctors, Garciaparra decided it was best to rest his wrist now. Kerrigan said there was no discussion about Garciaparra shutting down for the season. "This way it removes all temptation for him (to play)," Kerrigan said. "It was the right thing to do." Lou Merloni was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to take Garciaparra's roster spot. Garciaparra played Sunday night in Texas, going hitless in four at-bats after getting the day off on Saturday when the Red Sox played 18 innings against the Rangers. On the team flight to Cleveland on Sunday night, Garciaparra told Kerrigan that his wrist was sore and the club decided to send him back to Boston for an examination. "He probably shouldn't have played on Sunday," Kerrigan said. "But he kept quiet and wanted to play. He didn't want to let his teammates down." The Red Sox, who dropped four games behind Oakland in the wild card race, play their next 12 games against the Indians and AL East-leading New York Yankees. Garciaparra had wrist surgery in April. He originally was hurt when he was hit by a pitch from Baltimore's Al Reyes in September 1999. The 28-year-old Garciaparra returned to the Red Sox on July 29 in dramatic fashion, hitting a home run and two-run single in a win at Fenway Park over the Chicago White Sox. But Kerrigan has had to rest the three-time All-Star at least once every four days, and Garciaparra has said it would probably take a full year for his wrist to fully heal. He is batting .289 with four homers and eight RBIs in 21 games since returning. But 17 of his 24 hits have been singles, a sign that he can't generate power because of the wrist. "He just didn't have the ability to get on top of the inside fastball," Kerrigan said.  AOL/AIM - oanda1027fm This message was edited by Tequila on 8-29-01 @ 10:40 PM | ||||
| drkn2forget | posted on 08-29-2001 @ 7:33 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Feb. 01 | Shit...guess my hopes of Boston catching the Yanks are getting smaller and smaller
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| ChuckyKnuckles | posted on 08-30-2001 @ 9:52 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: May. 01 | Well if, and I stress IF the Sox make the post season it will be all the more sweet considering the rollercoaster season they have had. I am a die hard Sox fan, but I knew that they would have trouble this year because expectations were so high.
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| TeenWeek what's a status? | posted on 08-30-2001 @ 10:08 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Ha ha. Add this to the long line of curses to the red Sox franchise. Oakland is running away with the wildcard. Put it this way, if the Red Sox do not win at the very least 2 out of 3 this weekend against the yankees, the season is OVER!!!!!!!!!!! | ||||
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