boston.com - 3/15/2009
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FORT MYERS, Fla. Of this we can be sure: Dustin Pedroia's lower abdominal strain has done nothing to affect his well-chronicled self-confidence. When you have a physique like this, when you're shredded and everything, something might happen, he said....
bizofbaseball.com - 3/14/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
Team USA is scheduled to play Puerto Rico
in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday Night. Three...
Hours before the first pitch second baseman Dustin Pedroia was scratched from Team USA’s lineup. He experienced some discomfort in his left oblique while swinging during warmups. The winner of the ...
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Pedroia Scratched from Lineup
fenwaywest.blogspot.com - 3/15/2009
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fenwaywest.blogspot.com —
The injury is a strained back musle and
not an oblique injury like originally thought. The team...
dodged a bullet with Pedroia having a strained abdominal muscle rather than an oblique, “which really had us concerned,” said Francona. “The good news is it’s not an oblique. That originally had us ...
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Pedroia Injury Update
boston.com - 3/14/2009
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boston.com —
According to a report by Sports Illustrated writer
Tom Verducci, Dustin Pedroia was injured during a workout...
at the WBC in Miami on Friday. Verducci reports that Pedroia is heading back to Fort Myers, Fla., to be examined by team...
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Report: Pedroia injured at WBC
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Pedroia Suffers Strained Abdominal
Spring Training '09 —
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia injured his left abdominal muscle while playing soft toss before Team USA's game against Team Puerto Rico Saturday. Pedroia flew to Boston to be examined and will miss the remainder of the WBC. Boston Globe
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YFSF —
... Dustin Pedroia should be OK after tests show he actually has a strained ab, not a strained oblique, which is currently the Most Feared Injury in Baseball. This is another piece of ammo for those who think the WBC is at the wrong time. Sure, it's an injury he could have gotten in spring training, and he pulled the muscle hitting soft tosses (not exactly swinging from his heels at a live pitch), but he also said he maybe tried to get to 100 percent too soon to play in the tournament. Love this quote though: “When you have a physique like this, when you’re shredded and ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 3/16
SOX & Dawgs —
... 0-for-3 with 2 walks, a RBI and one run scored. Sox farmhand Denis Neuman worked an inning, giving up 2 walks. He’ll now head back to Ft. Myers to join his minor league teammates.
Anthony over at the Oriole Post has some pictures of Saturday’s 9-8 loss to the Orioles.
Jon Lester’s Contract Terms [Full Count]
Bay extension talks halted [Extra Bases]
More on Jason Bay talks [Full Count]
Pedroia back, optimistic [Extra Bases]
A Q & A with 2B Dustin Pedroia about his strained ab ...
Injuries Yet Another Reason to Pray the WBC Fails
slowbreaker.com —
Injuries: Yet Another Reason to Pray the WBC Fails If you have read any of my posts on MH you would know that I am very adamant in my hatred of the World Baseball Classic. The idea of an exhibition game to determine world domination, and allowing pro players the opportunity to get hurt isn't the best idea. Well, my fears have to fruition. Last year's pint sized MVP Dustin Pedroia and Chipper Jones both left the WBC because of injuries. On Pedroia : " That something is a strain in his left abdominal muscle, which is just above his hip bone and below the dreaded oblique. Dr. ...
Weekend Update: Pedroia, Lugo, Matsuzaka, Lester
The Bottom Line —
... . The deal is reportedly worth $30 million over five years with a $13M option for 2014. Here's some video of the latest homegrown hero to sign with the Red Sox. Dustin Pedroia strained an abdominal muscle while practicing with the USA team at the WBC... but in typical Pedroia fashion, he told everyone to take a chill pill: "When you have a physique like this, when you're shredded and everything, something might happen." When told that Red Sox fans were concerned he might miss Opening Day, he said not to worry and thay the older, wiser Kevin Youkilis suggested he shut it down ...
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Okay, things just got serious... Pedroia hurt
bottomlinesox.com 3/14/2009 — From Tom Verduccci, SI.com:
Team USA second baseman Dustin Pedroia left the team Saturday to be examined by Red Sox doctors in Fort Myers due to a strained muscle near his rib cage.
The Red Sox second baseman said he hoped to return to the American squad if doctors allow, but that Boston ...
The spring in Pedroia's swing
boston.com 4/3/2009 — Dustin Pedroia hit .306 this spring, which doesn't seem like a big deal for anyone, let alone for a player who's the reigning American League Most Valuable Player and the cover boy for both a video game and Boston Magazine....
Dustin Pedroia: For Better or Worse 2009
firebrandal.com 1/23/2009 — Every year before the season begins, I ask one simple question of each player on the Red Sox roster, "will the be better or worse this year than the last?" The hope is by gathering an assessment of each player individually, we can make a more ...
Dustin Pedroia is injured and won't play for Team USA tonight
blogs.trb.com 3/15/2009 — Yesterday, the Yankees discovered that their second baseman, Robinson Cano, returned from the World Baseball Classic complaining of stiffness behind his right shoulder. Today, the Red Sox learned that their second baseman, Dustin Pedroia _ the ...
Pedroia not worried about injury | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 3/15/2009 — FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Dustin Pedroia had only just recently strained his left abdominal muscle on Saturday when Red Sox teammate Kevin Youkilis, playing alongside Pedroia at the World Baseball Classic, talked some sense into him. Rather than try to ...
Pedroia: I didn't mean it
dailydemocrat.com 4/12/2009 — Woodland still seems to be fuming at Dustin Pedroia's dumping on the town, despite him now saying he was taken out of context in a recent magazine article."I didn't mean it that way at all," he told The Sacramento Bee's Joe Davidson in an online story ...
City has words for Dustin
dailydemocrat.com 4/11/2009 — Woodland is burning for Dustin Pedroia.Whether he's in Boston or Arizona, it's hard to say if the Red Sox second baseman and hometown success story can feel the heat. But it's safe to say that if he returns home, he might get a little scorched.
Ferocious swings show Pedroia's OK | redsox.com: News
boston.redsox.mlb.com 3/21/2009 — FORT MYERS, Fla. -- As much as Dustin Pedroia believed he was going to be fine, there was only one true way to test it in his first game back with the Red Sox after bowing out of the World Baseball Classic with a lower left abdominal strain. The ...
Dustin Pedroia Injured at WBC
sportsofboston.com 3/15/2009 — Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia suffered a strained left oblique muscle while working out with Team USA for the World Baseball Classic. Pedroia will return to Fort Myers to be examined by Red Sox doctors, who will determine if Pedroia should drop out of the WBC due to the injury.
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So About That Dustin Pedroia Story ... [DUAN]
deadspin.com 4/20/2009 — In February, on assignment for Boston Magazine , I sat down with Dustin Pedroia in Fort Myers, Fla., and we spoke for an hour in what may well be the last interesting interview Pedroia ever gives. Our conversation has since become something of a ...
