2012 Injuries and Updates

[Elktonnick]

Ah. I'm on vacation so I don't get NESN. But I did see Brian McPherson said he just didn't get out of the box, like he thought it was going foul, not as in he isn't running well.

 

As for the wide open stance, he is always going to have that. He was just trying to get it back to TB standards, which was slightly more closed than it was last year.

 

I am watching the game. He isn't running well. Montgomery who is doing the color also commented on it during his first at bat.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Well he is probably just taking it a big slow after the groin strain. He wouldn't be out there if he wasnt able to run properly, I wouldn't think.

[Elktonnick]

Well he is probably just taking it a big slow after the groin strain. He wouldn't be out there if he wasnt able to run properly' date=' I wouldn't think.[/quote']

 

Perhaps!

[SoxFanForsyth]

Save the line drives for Boston, Carl.

[Elktonnick]

Solid single up the middle his third at bat.

[iortiz]

Based on watching him play tonight on NESN. He isn't running well. He failed to run out a blopper down the third base line that would have been a double. He also still has that wide open stance although he may have closed it a tad.

 

he should take TJ surgery now instead of playing like this, the rest of the season...

[SoxFanForsyth]

Crawford expects to return Monday: "Whether I'm ready or not, I'll be out there"

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July 12, 2012 9:31 pm By Brian MacPherson

PAWTUCKET -- Carl Crawford will not be 100 percent healthy when he returns to the Red Sox.

But return to the Red Sox he will -- in all likelihood on Monday at Fenway Park against the Chicago White Sox. In a meeting with Red Sox brass on Wednesday, Crawford and the Red Sox determined that he'll play nine innings for Triple-A Pawtucket on Friday and Saturday and take the day off Sunday before making his return to the major leagues Monday.

"At this point right now, I'm able to play, so I'm going to go with it," he said. "Whether I'm ready or not, I'll be out there, hopefully. ... It's time to get out on the field and see what I can do."

That Crawford might still not be ready after having missed the first 89 games of the season makes for an uneasy feeling for anyone expecting Crawford to make an impact on a foundering Red Sox team, let alone to make it through the rest of the season healthy.

The outfielder has missed the last three months with a sprained ligament in his left elbow. He's done little to hide his belief that he could blow out his elbow at any time.

"When I'm throwing, I've just said whenever it happens, it happens," he said. "But I'm not going to hold back once I get on the field. When I take that field, I'm going to go all out."

But Crawford -- whose disappointing first Red Sox season and seven-year, $142 million contract loom like a shadow over everything he's done -- is getting as impatient to return to the major leagues as everyone else is to see him there.

"I feel the pressure of everybody wanting me to be out there," he said. "I want to be out there myself. I know the fans want me to be out there, the management -- everybody wants you to be out there, plus you want to be out there. It's a mixture of all that."

Crawford was shut down -- and his 20-day window for playing in rehab games restarted -- by what the team called a groin injury. In his first game in a week, Crawford collected two hits in three at-bats for Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday night. He grounded to second base in the first inning and blooped a single down the left-field line in the third inning before lining a sharp single to center field in the fifth inning. He scored a run on a Lars Anderson single in the fifth inning.

Crawford had to make several throws in left field, the most important test for his arm. Buffalo twice had runners on second base on singles to left field but didn't test Crawford by trying to score either time -- and while one of his throws short-hopped the cutoff man, the other flew in on a line drive.

The way Crawford looks at it, he can't hold back with his throws no matter how concerned he might be about his elbow.

"Once I cross those white lines and get on the field, I'm not going to worry about it," he said.

The tentativeness of Crawford puts both him and the Red Sox in a tough position. His return could spark a .500 team that desperately needs a spark -- but another injury to his elbow could put in question his availability for the start of next season, too.

Crawford knows what he's risking. He also knows what he's doing.

"I want to be out there, and I'm not a guy that likes to make a lot of excuses," he said. "I want to be out there. But at the same time, I have to be careful. There's a fine line between trying to explain why you're not out there and why you're still on the sidelines."

 

Well then. Who knows. He says his elbow still hurts, which like a700 says, means he should have been playing left field for about a month now. But alas, he didn't, and we are where we are. Can't change the past. So, go make good on the 2nd half of the season Carl. If your elbow blows out, it blows out. But until that happens, help this team win. That's all we can ask from him for the time being.

[jung]

Maybe Crawford is running carefully because of the groin pull. If you make an effort to protect that particular injury, your running stride could end up looking.....well....odd for lack of a better word.

 

I think he is going to end up playing this year....mainly because he wants to play. Is it the right thing to do? Hell i don't know anymore. I give up....let him play....see what happens.....If we only had not pissed away so many games in the first half and looked do God awful doing it I would look forward to the 2nd half with something more than hope. those last few games on the west coast followed by the Yankmes series sucked the life right out of me and I am on life support at this point.

[jung]

Boy now I am really conflicted on Crawford's returning. Maybe Crawford can soft toss it for most of his throws back to the infield and only really stress the arm when there is a play that might justify it.

 

It is almost not worth it for him to push the arm by trying to make hard throws from the outfield. It is really not as easy as just dealing with the pain. Sometimes you just don't have any control over where the ball is going even if you are willing to deal with the pain. You end up looking down to see if your arm is actually laying there on the ground somewhere realizing that you just threw the ball into the box seats running down the 3rd base line.

 

If things go according to Murphy's Law, Crawford will come back swinging a hot bat and immediately blow out his elbow.

 

Anyway thanks for posting up that piece SFF.

[SoxFanForsyth]

In terms of the Crawford situation, I gotta say I agree with you Jung. I'm just ready to say Screw it. Let's just see what happens. I expect him to play at a very high level, so put him out there and see what he can do instead of watching him waste bullets in Pawtucket and Portland.

[mvp 78]

I have no idea what CC will come back with. I doubt it'll be the 2010 vintage.

 

Idk, if his elbow is still bad, why even push it? If he bombs, it'll make the fans more antagonistic to him. Maybe wait til he's 100% (after surgery or whatever). Out of sight, out of mind could do him well.

[Station 13]

Any word on Bailey's status?

[SoxSport]

Those are pretty expensive hits Crawford got at Pawtucket. Considering what's going with the Red Sox right now, he and Ellsbury should have been "rehabbing" in the Boston outfield. Even at less than 100%, they might be an improvement--if only by their presence.

[VA Sox Fan]

Sweeney apologizes, expected to miss 8 weeks

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff July 31, 2012 12:14 PM

 

After the game on Monday night, Ryan Sweeney apologized for punching a door and apparently breaking a bone in his left hand.

 

He took to Twitter to apologize on Tuesday.

 

"Just want to apologize to my teammates, #RedSox, and fans. I don't normally loose (sic) my cool and this was not an intentional action," he wrote.

 

The Red Sox have yet to announce anything. But it sounds like Sweeney will be out eight weeks, which is basically the rest of the regular season. Ryan Kalish is expected to join the team today.

 

Offensively, it is not a significant loss for the Red Sox. But Sweeney was the team's best defensive outfielder and potentially a trade chip today.

 

If you're counting at home, that's 23 players on the DL this season for a total of 26 stints. That's the most players on the DL in the majors in at least 13 seasons.

[BornToRun]

I would be more pissed if it was someone who isn't Ryan Sweeney. We can live without him but I'm currently wondering if this jackass is related to Kevin Brown.

[a700hitter]

Sweeney apologizes' date=' expected to miss 8 weeks[/b']

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff July 31, 2012 12:14 PM

 

After the game on Monday night, Ryan Sweeney apologized for punching a door and apparently breaking a bone in his left hand.

 

He took to Twitter to apologize on Tuesday.

 

"Just want to apologize to my teammates, #RedSox, and fans. I don't normally loose (sic) my cool and this was not an intentional action," he wrote.

 

The Red Sox have yet to announce anything. But it sounds like Sweeney will be out eight weeks, which is basically the rest of the regular season. Ryan Kalish is expected to join the team today.

 

Offensively, it is not a significant loss for the Red Sox. But Sweeney was the team's best defensive outfielder and potentially a trade chip today.

 

If you're counting at home, that's 23 players on the DL this season for a total of 26 stints. That's the most players on the DL in the majors in at least 13 seasons.

What a dope.

[SemperFi Sox]

julio lugo had more power than sweeney

[BornToRun]

Okay comparing anyone who's played an inning for this team to Julio Lugo is just harsh.

[Bellhorn04]

The timing and circumstances of this are bizarre, considering Sweeney had actually contributed to the Sunday win over the Yankees, and this was a freaking single that he got robbed of...not to mention the trade deadline thing.

[Emmz]

Haha Ital.

[VA Sox Fan]

Haha Ital.

 

[a700hitter]

What is the latest on Ortiz' injury?

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

What is the latest on Ortiz' injury?

 

BOSTON -- Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, frustrated that his right Achilles hasn't healed enough for him to return to the lineup, indicated he will speak to team doctors as early as Monday about an alternate treatment.

 

"I'm thinking about it. Not cortisone," Ortiz said. "I have to talk to the doctors. I have to get more information. The doctors have given me some ideas, because I'm still very sore. I have to talk to them to see what's up."

 

Ortiz last played for the Red Sox on July 16, straining his Achilles when he had to start and stop on a home run by Adrian Gonzalez.

 

He initially hoped he would be back in the lineup the first day he was eligible to come off the disabled list. But Aug. 1 came and went, and Ortiz still finds himself in the one place he doesn't want to be -- the bench.

 

Ortiz wishes the injury would heal quicker.

 

"Of course," said Ortiz. "I haven't played in the past three weeks and I still have pain. I'm not worried about getting worse, because I know I'm getting better. But the pain won't go away. I don't know if that's part of the healing process, I don't know. Some days I feel better, and the next day is going to be even better, and the next day it continues to be sore. We'll see. After I work out and do things, I get really sore, too."

 

Ortiz wasn't sure exactly what the doctors would have in mind.

 

"I'm not going to get an injection. No way. They're not putting anything in that spot right there," said Ortiz. "What they've been talking about is like anesthesia. It's like when you go to the dentist and they try and numb something. That would be around the tendon, get rid of some of the inflammation. It's something to think about. I'm going to get some information about that."

 

Ortiz is hitting .316 with 23 homers and 58 RBIs for the Red Sox, and was their most consistent force before the injury.

 

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120805&content_id=36164558&notebook_id=36197656&vkey=notebook_bos&c_id=bos

[a700hitter]

Dice K is almost finished with his latest rehab. Does anyone want to see him back in the rotation? Does anyone think that he can help?

[Bellhorn04]

Dice K is almost finished with his latest rehab. Does anyone want to see him back in the rotation? Does anyone think that he can help?

 

How can I answer that...let me try this:

 

I am so filled with skepticism on the chances of him contributing that it is oozing out of my ears.

[a700hitter]

How can I answer that...let me try this:

 

I am so filled with skepticism on the chances of him contributing that it is oozing out of my ears.

I really can't see knocking anyone out of the rotation for him, including Cook.

 

Edit: The ooozing out of your ears comment is very funny.

[RedSoxNC84]

I really can't see knocking anyone out of the rotation for him' date=' including Cook.[/quote']

 

I don't think that sadder words have ever been spoken in the history of mankind.

 

If someone can't pitch well enough to displace Aaron Cook, then how are they still in major league baseball?

[Palodios]

I really can't see knocking anyone out of the rotation for him, including Cook.

 

Edit: The ooozing out of your ears comment is very funny.

 

Beckett.

[a700hitter]

Beckett.

As bad as Beckett has been,I still don't make the move, not yet.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Per Pete Abe: Middlebrooks has a broken wrist. Red Sox will call up Danny Valencia for game on Saturday.