Jayhawk Bill

The Red Sox have scored 14 runs in the last 48 innings, an average of 2.625 runs per nine-inning game. The miracle is that the Red Sox have won a game on this home stand...it did, of course, take 13 innings to do that.

4-1 Diamondbacks. Scoring runs would help.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 536 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WESTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LYNN...LAWRENCE... EASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WALTHAM...SOMERVILLE...NEWTON... LOWELL...CAMBRIDGE... NORTH CENTRAL NORFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BROOKLINE... SUFFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOSTON... * UNTIL 600 PM EDT * AT 534 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN WOBURN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILMINGTON...TOPSFIELD...TEWKSBURY...READING...PEABODY...NORTH READING...NORTH ANDOVER...MIDDLETON...LYNNFIELD...GEORGETOWN... DRACUT...DANVERS...BOXFORD...BILLERICA AND ANDOVER EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

OK, we can find common ground on that statement.

Crud. Tomorrow is another day...

Answer that in just a moment...Byrnes strikes out!!! He doesn't suck.

For five seconds Mrs. JHB and I couldn't believe that Manny didn't have a base hit. That ball was smoked...:dunno:

Certainly a bonus! :thumbsup:

Gom, will the lucky purchaser have the opportunity to be seated next to you and your party, or is this seat adjacent to nameless persons passing through the Bronx?

Great at bat by Tek, getting a double on the seventh pitch. Young played the carom surprisingly well--Tek hustled. Unbelievable catch by Haren...wow.

Heidi Watney has changed the makeup. I like it.

Understatement. That catch saved a probable double down the line, and it was curving away from Mikey as he left his feet to snag it. MLB Gold Glove-caliber play. *** No great play on Upton's drive...man on second.

Baseball reference.com knew. I sure didn't 'til I checked.

Long run for Upton to shag Manny's RF fly--a lot of MLB right fielders wouldn't have made that play. I guess that Boston is trying to allow Dan Haren a shot at a complete game by swinging early...

He's batting .298/.358/.478 in the three-hole, not counting his first-inning double.

A spokesman just announced tonight's game is expected to start at 7:35 p.m. BDC

Guess we'll have to see if Schilling sues Dr. Altchek. Einstein, it wasnt the rotator cuff that was the issue. It was the bicep tendon that I was commenting on. A frayed biceps tendon that had to be repaired is not something you can pitch at full speed with. Schilling proved that. Live and learn. This post was with respect to the subtext with BudLight, and I was heading off what I saw as a likely attempt by BudLight to point to the minor rotator cuff involvement as proving his point, through use of sarcasm. I debated use of an emoticon, but I thought that it lessened the quality of the dry humor. Clearly you thought that I somehow expected an actual malpractice suit: I should have used the emoticon. Sheesh.

Hmmmm... Guess we'll have to see if Schilling sues Dr. Altchek.

SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 405 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 MAZ015-232200- SUFFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...CHELSEA...REVERE...WINTHROP 405 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 .NOW... AT 5 PM...CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE AROUND 72. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. AT 7 PM...CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE AROUND 72. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. AT 9 PM...CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE AROUND 69. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

Hey, great, you know that he was only throwing half speed! Could you share the actual reference with those radar gun velocities? See, from what I read, he was two outings away from pitching to batters http://www.projo.com/redsox/content/projo_20080611_matsuzaka_and_schilling.1d32633b.html when he ran into discomfort. It didn't seem that bad http://38pitches.com/2008/06/11/38-studios-redesign/ and things still looked good http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080610&content_id=2882634&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Even after that, there was reason to doubt that he absolutely needed surgery. From June 17: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7676 It is remarkable that Schilling went through all of this, with so much optimism until just a couple of days ago, and he was only throwing 46 mph, tops--but, hey, Jacko, you say he was throwing half speed. I'm sure you have some reference you could cite where you read that...don't you?

What you did say, and then conveniently left out of your response, was: The decision to forgo surgery was made by an independent third party expert in accordance with Article XIII and Attachment 35 of the Basic Agreement. The decision was made by Dr. Altchek. The FO agreed, prior to Dr. Altchek rendering an opinion, that they would agree with his decision. Dr. Altchek is as liable as any other doctor when rendering a professional opinion--he would not jeopardize his career to recommend rehab were it not a reasonable best course of action. Your allegation that the FO didn't take Schilling's overall health into consideration is groundless. They deferred to Dr. Altman. Call Dr. Altman incompetent or corrupt, or give it up...but don't blame the FO. Dr. Morgan would in no way be "more independent" than Dr. Altman. Dr. Altman was mutually agreed to by both the Red Sox and Curt Schilling in complete accordance with CBA rules. Dr. Morgan was hired by Schilling without consultation with the Red Sox.

Dr. Altchek is not a member of the Red Sox Front Office. He was an independent party brought into the situation to provide an expert, neutral third opinion. His opinion was that rehab, not surgery, was called for. Curt Schilling may, if he chooses, sue Dr. Altchek. I haven't heard that he's doing that. Barring such a suit against Dr. Altchek, I consider allegations against the Red Sox Front Office uncalled-for. They didn't force their ideas upon Schilling; they got an independent third expert opinion to resolve the difference between the team physician and the personal physician.

What does that have to do with Curt Schilling? :dunno: Dr. Altchek had full access to all medical reports, x-rays, MRIs, and other tests in making his opinion regarding Schilling's case. Altchek did diagnose rotator cuff involvement: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3383181 But Altchek still recommended that Schilling go the rehab route, not the surgery route, demonstrating that he believed that there was no rotator cuff tear that would not respond to rehab. What Altchek DID believe is that Dr. Morgan's recommended surgery, coupled with the rotator cuff issue, would certainly leave Schilling unable to pitch in 2008. (Boston Herald, Feb 8, no longer available via link, original link http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?articleid=1071967 ). But here's the key part, and it's exactly what TheKilo is posting: Dr. Altchek saw ZERO chance of Schilling's recovering to pitch in 2008 if he had surgery. Schilling had the opportunity to have surgery, regardless, but it would have violated the terms of the contract he'd signed, and it would've probably cost him millions of dollars. Schilling chose rehab and a paycheck. It didn't work; now he's free to have surgery and to compete in the 2009 Free Agent market. But the position that rehab was doomed to failure from the start is a case of 20-20 hindsight, not the opinion of all competent doctors last winter. Dr. Altchek is VERY highly regarded, and he recommended rehab; furthermore, Schilling was pitching from a mound in early June--rehab almost DID work.

http://www.hss.edu/physicians_altchek-david.asp From the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/21/sports/baseball/21schilling.html?em&ex=1214193600&en=8068ddd10476c793&ei=5087%0A Schilling was pitching from a mound in early June. Even Frank Morgan acknowledged that his shoulder had improved with rehab--it's just that he didn't appear to be on track to be MLB-ready in time to contribute. As Will Carroll wrote: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7692