Ross out with foot fracture

[KCBRUIN]

Excellent. Hope this is true. I've attached to Ross and WMB as my surprise silver linings of the season.

[a700hitter]

Apparently, I am not the only one who sees a trend in the inordinately lengthy recovery times of today's players. Even their employers have noticed.

The number of players on the disabled list is actually down overall this season, but you'd have a hard time getting the Red Sox, Phillies, and Yankees to take solace in that, writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. One theory on the prolonged absences is that players are waiting to make sure they’re 100 percent before they get back on the field at the advice of agents like Scott Boras. "I’ve heard people say that about Boras clients, but I’ve also seen Boras clients who play through all sorts of pain and come back sooner than they’re supposed to," said Boston GM Ben Cherington. “Jason Varitek and Johnny Damon played through anything."

[User Name]

Talk about selective reading. Look at the sentence right after the bolded one.

[SoxSport]

Did I see a quote about Damon playing through anything? Where the hell is he? The Sox could sure use a guy like that right now--just to sit in the dugout.