Ortiz out at least a month

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Under The Knife: The Wrist Bone`s Connected to the... by Will Carroll
Published 6/3/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... made originally by Tony Massarotti of the Boston Herald , who broke the story Monday night, caused wailing from Red Sox Nation (no doubt Bill Simmons covered his ears with his Celtics jersey). The team will wait for a month to see if rest alone is enough to heal the left wrist. There are reports that it's the tendon sheath rather than a ligament (via NESN), so there's still more to be sorted out here. If it is the sheath, it covers the extensor, the tendon that helps the wrist move "down" as if swinging a hammer, or medially (towards the body in anatomical position, though ...

Breaking News: Big Papi Out At Least A Month
Published 6/3/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... According to Tony Massarotti of the Boston Herald, David Ortiz will be out at least a month with ligament damage in his wrist. ...

Will Ortiz Injury Lead To Acquisition?
Published 6/3/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Bad news for the Red Sox - DH David Ortiz will miss a significant chunk of the season with his wrist injury.  There's even a chance Ortiz could need season-ending surgery. An open DH spot in Boston is sure to light up the rumor mill.  Keep in mind, though, that the Sox could fill the vacancy internally.  For example, ...

Published 6/3/2008 by El Guapo's Ghost (noreply@blogger.com) at El Guapo's Ghost Rambles on about the Red Sox
... David Ortiz is out for at least a month according to Tony Massarotti. As I was reading this article, all I could think about was ...

Game 57: Oki Dokie? Nopie… and Much Worse News
Published 6/3/2008 by Robin (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston
... . I wan to puke just writing this, but the wrist injury is sending Papi to the DL for at least a month. Some say surgery, some say season ending… I say “urrrrrrrrpppp” as my lunch comes back to visit all over the floor. I need a moist towelet. ...

Big Trouble
Published 6/3/2008 by ssilva at Boston Dirt Dogs
... Globe: Ortiz Headed to the DL; Out Likely at Least a Month Herald: 'Season-Ending Wrist Surgery a Possibility' "According to a source, Ortiz’ wrist will be immobilized for roughly the next month to determine whether the injury can heal on its own. If it cannot, the Red Sox and Ortiz very well may face a harsh reality: Season-ending surgery." -- 6.2.08, Tony Massarotti, Boston Herald

Things I'd rather do right now than listen to news about David Ortiz's wrist
Published 6/3/2008 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
OK, so by now you've all heard the news: David Ortiz will be out for at least a few weeks with a partial tear in a tendon sheath in his left wrist -- and possibly the rest of the season. We'll get right to it: For the next 24 hours, I'm refusing to talk about the second scenario. In fact, with ...

Bad News: Ortiz Out At Least A Month
Published 6/3/2008 by Drugs Delaney at Over the Monster: Front Page Posts
... According to Tony Massarotti of the Herald , Ortiz will miss at least a month.  But he may need season-ending surgery. ...

Ortiz Could Have Season Ending Surgery
Published 6/3/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Travis) at Around The Bases: A Boston Red Sox Blog
The Boston Herald is reporting that season ending surgery could be a real possibility for David Ortiz if it doesn't heal while in a cast for the next month. ...

Bleak News for Papi
Published 6/3/2008 by Fantasy Sports PT at The Disabled List Informer
... In what was initially thought to be a left wrist sprain, the injury to David Ortiz is now known to be much more serious. Red Sox Nation has now learned (via Tony Massarotti at the Boston Herald ) that Ortiz has suffered a partially torn tendon sheath in the left wrist. ...

How Joe Girardi mishandled the Joba move
Published 6/3/2008 by Ben K. at River Ave. Blues
... In Red Sox, David Ortiz is out at least a month and could need season-ending wrist surgery after damaging some ligaments. As Nick Johnson can tell you, that’s not a good injury. I wonder if the Red Sox would consider ...

Crap.
Published 6/3/2008 by Texas Gal at Center Field
That high-pitched keening and wailing you hear? Yeah, that's not just Red Sox fans howling in agony after learning this evening that David Ortiz will definitely be out 2 weeks, almost definitely be out a month or more... and may actually need season-ending surgery . Countdown to potential fanbase meltdown at the thought of trying to make a championship run without Big Papi in the lineup starts in 3...2...1... If you listen closely, you can also hear the folks at MLB and State Farm banging their heads against the wall at the prospect of trying to find a way to pull off their ...

Get Well Soon
Published 6/3/2008 by Texas Gal at Center Field
... upcoming weeks, because there are a heckuva lot of Get Well Soon bouquets that need to be sent out. Get Well Soon: David Ortiz Someone get out a big honkin' bouquet to Papi's wrist, STAT. Everyone agrees that there is a tear in the tendon sheath in his left wrist (more specifically, a "partial tear of the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon sheath in his left wrist"), and that he'll likely be out for a month... but everyone fears the Boston Herald report that he may need season-ending surgery if that month off doesn't do the trick. Get Well ...

News & Notes: Big Papi to DL, another pitcher's comeback effort slowed and more
Published 6/3/2008 by Brian Joseph at Baseball Digest Daily
[image] The Boston Red Sox suffered a big blow today -- David Ortiz (pictured) must go on the 15-day disabled list. While manager Terry Francona is optimistic, the Boston Herald reports that Ortiz could miss a month or more . The Herald report says that if Ortiz's partial tear of his ECU tendon sheath in his wrist does not heal with rest that Big Papi might face season-ending surgery. While the Boston press adds the Red Sox to the list of teams Barry Bonds won't play for despite having a need for a power hitting DH, Manny Ramirez will see more time at DH and Coco ...

Big Papi Out a Month
Published 6/3/2008 by Sooze (noreply@blogger.com) at Babes Love Baseball
... and 43 RBIs, hurt himself swinging at a pitch Saturday night against the Baltimore Orioles, missed Sunday's game, and headed back to Boston where he underwent an MRI exam Monday. The club plans to recall righty Justin Masterson from AAA Pawtucket to fill Big Papi’s spot on the roster and to start this Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Will he be healthy enough to have his shot called for State Farm during All Star festivities? [Boston Herald] | [SOX & Dawgs] | [Boston Dirt Dogs] | [Over the Monster ...

Papi's Wrist
Published 6/3/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
David Ortiz is out a month and could miss the whole season due to tendon sheath damage in his wrist. This is scary stuff. Nomar had wrist surgery back when he was good, and then he was never good again. Ken Caminiti was having his last good season before a ruptured tendon sheath ended it and basically his career. ...

Is Tampa Actually Going To Win This Thing?
Published 6/3/2008 by Nick-YF at YFSF
Bad news for the Sox: After injuring his left wrist during the Red Sox’ victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night, Ortiz learned yesterday he has tendon sheath damage that will keep him sidelined indefinitely. According to a source, Ortiz’ wrist will be immobilized for roughly the next month to determine whether the injury can heal on ...

Welcome Back Barry Bonds
Published 6/3/2008 by JC at Sabernomics
Boston Herald After injuring his left wrist during the Red Sox’ victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night, Ortiz learned yesterday he has tendon sheath damage that will keep him sidelined indefinitely. According to a source, Ortiz’ wrist will be immobilized for roughly the next month to determine whether the injury can heal on its own. If it cannot, the Red Sox and Ortiz very well may face a harsh reality: Season-ending surgery. ShareThis

David Ortiz injury: Big Papi could be done for the year
Published 6/3/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
... It turns out that it more serious than initially thought. Big Papi’s wrist will be immobilized for the next month to figure out whether it will heal on it’s own. If it doesn’t then he will require season ending surgery. Ouch. Just when things were going good for the Sox. ...

Lunch Links
Published 6/3/2008 by Russianator (noreply@blogger.com) at Three Idiots on Sports
... Fans of the Red Sux will have to find a way to live without Big Papi for a month, and since his wrist will be immobilized for all that time (insert your own masturbation joke here). ...

Torn Tendon Sheath of David Ortiz’s Left Wrist
Published 6/9/2008 at Fantasy Phenoms
You probably all know by now that I am a natural born Red Sox fan, having grown up in South Portland , Maine . After that, I graduated college from Northeastern University in Boston , Massachusetts . If you are from New England , David Ortiz is a God. He is on the same level as Tom Brady, Larry Bird, and Bobby Orr. That being said, when I heard the news and saw the footage of David Ortiz s injury, I broke out in a cold sweat. Then there was the report by Boston Herald writer Tony Massarotti , in which directly under the title of the article it read, Season ending wrist ...