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i asked this in the injury thread by why is it that beltre's not healthy enough to be in tonight's lineup when he was supposedly healthy enough to play in the all-star game?
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i asked this in the injury thread by why is it that beltre's not healthy enough to be in tonight's lineup when he was supposedly healthy enough to play in the all-star game?

 

 

 

BOSTON -- Boston Red Sox third baseman Adrian Beltre is not in Thursday's lineup, but the preliminary reports from the MRI on his ailing left hamstring are good, according to manager Terry Francona.

 

 

 

Beltre

 

"There was no bleeding or damage, but it was a preliminary report," Francona said. "I wasn't really comfortable playing him tonight. He may be available to pinch hit [tonight] and play tomorrow. That would be the best case. I just didn't have a really good feeling running him out there. Knowing the way he plays, I don't want him to hurt himself."

 

Beltre, who suffered a left-hamstring strain when he grounded out to shortstop Sunday in Toronto, played briefly in his first All-Star Game and was scheduled to run and take BP at Fenway Park on Thursday.

 

"It's not as bad as people thought," Beltre said. "It's just a mild strain, so in a couple of days I should be ready to go."

 

Beltre was ready to play against the Rangers on Thursday, but Francona and the medical staff are being cautious. Beltre received treatment earlier in the day and is trying to strengthen the hamstring. He said he's had similar hamstring issues "many times" during his career, especially one particular blowout during the 2000 season when he was with the Dodgers. He believes he'll be able to manage it this time around because it's not as bad.

 

He explained this injury feels more like a cramp, whereas the one he suffered in 2000 felt like someone "shot him in the leg."

 

Beltre did say he was a little nervous prior to the MRI.

 

"You never know what they'll find in there," he said. "It wasn't a nice feeling after the ground ball on Sunday. I was hoping everything was fine and it's something I can manage."

 

Beltre and the Sox will wait to see how he feels in the morning before making a decision whether the third baseman will be back in the lineup on Friday.

 

His All-Star experience was an interesting one, too.

 

After suffering the injury in Toronto, Beltre said he would likely still be able to play in the All-Star Game, but there was some miscommunication with AL manager Joe Girardi, who said at a press conference he was replacing Beltre on the roster with the Rangers' Michael Young.

 

"I was shocked because no one told me anything," Beltre said. "Maybe if somebody talked to me and said, 'We would rather you not play?' Maybe I would have said it was a good idea. But to take the initiative, saying I'm not on the roster without talking to me, I don't think that was the right thing to do. I don't care anymore. I had fun. I got my at-bat. It's not a big deal. It's in the past."

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Because Beltre really wanted to play in the All Star game and these second half games aren't that important?
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That's exactly what we need coming out of the break-- the umps with their head up their ass-- no way Young got a piece of strike three.
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time to take wake out. unbelievable, he strikes out young and the umpire ruled it a foul tip even though it was nowhere close and young started running towards first. it went from 2 out, no one on to a 6 run first

 

i can't wait for wakefield to be out of the rotation

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Luckily Wake brought his A game tonight. How is this rotation not aligned after the break?

Good point. It seems that these things happen all the time under Tito's reign.

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time to take wake out. unbelievable, he strikes out young and the umpire ruled it a foul tip even though it was nowhere close and young started running towards first. it went from 2 out, no one on to a 6 run first

These are the types of things that don't show up in the box score and a big reason why you should pay attention to every call. I wonder if these umps get bothered when they so obviously boot one like this- and change the direction of an inning/game.

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Luckily Wake brought his A game tonight. How is this rotation not aligned after the break?

 

It's by design. Francona made a point of setting things up so everyone got the same time off.

 

That's what I read on Boston.com last week.

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Not to excuse the turd Wake just laid on the mound but....

 

A bad call in the first extended that inning-- should've been two strikeouts to start the game.

 

Hall boots a double play ball in the 3rd.

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Good chance to get a look at Manuel. He'll probably go as long he's effective.

 

Yup.

 

He was doing pretty well in Pawtucket.

 

By the way, how are things in Honolulu?

 

My Sister teaches at UHM and lives in the Manoa (sp) valley.

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Yup.

 

He was doing pretty well in Pawtucket.

 

By the way, how are things in Honolulu?

 

My Sister teaches at UHM and lives in the Manoa (sp) valley.

I work in Manoa too, in Education. Maybe I know your sister? Send me a PM if you like.

 

I have to duck out for a while.

 

Cheers.

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