Schilling Has Serious Shoulder Injury
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Schilling Has Serious Shoulder Injury
According to the Boston Herald, Curt Schilling has a possibly season-ending shoulder injury (perhaps a torn rotator cuff or labrum). Schilling's career in general seems in jeopardy, in my opinion.
The Herald report says the Red Sox have already explored whether they can void Schilling's $8MM contract. That's created a conflict with the team and Schilling, and they're also at odds over him needing surgery. It's unknown whether the Red Sox missed the injury in his physical (seems unlikely) or if it happened since then.
With Beckett, Matsuzaka, Lester, Wakefield, and Buchholz, the Red Sox do have the depth to sustain this injury. But a solid sixth man other than Julian Tavarez would be nice. I don't see the free agent market offering much in terms of a mid-rotation addition.
According to the Boston Herald, Curt Schilling has a possibly season-ending shoulder injury (perhaps a torn rotator cuff or labrum). Schilling's career in general seems in jeopardy, in my opinion.
The Herald report says the Red Sox have already explored whether they can void Schilling's $8MM contract. That's created a conflict with the team and Schilling, and they're also at odds over him needing surgery. It's unknown whether the Red Sox missed the injury in his physical (seems unlikely) or if it happened since then.
With Beckett, Matsuzaka, Lester, Wakefield, and Buchholz, the Red Sox do have the depth to sustain this injury. But a solid sixth man other than Julian Tavarez would be nice. I don't see the free agent market offering much in terms of a mid-rotation addition.
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Feb. 7, 2008
CBSSports.com wire reports
BOSTON -- Curt Schilling has a "significant" shoulder injury that could require career-ending surgery, according to a report that also said the Red Sox looked into whether they can void the $8 million, 1-year-contract he agreed to three months ago.
The Boston Herald reported on its website on Thursday that Schilling could have an injury to his rotator cuff or labrum, one serious enough to require surgery that could end Schilling's career. The 41-year-old right-hander has said 2008 will be his last year.
Schilling did not respond to a telephone call or e-mail seeking comment, and his publicist, Katie Leighton, said Schilling would not have any comment Thursday. Red Sox officials did not respond to multiple e-mails and calls seeking comment; spokesman John Blake said the team had no comment.
Schilling, who spent seven weeks on the disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis last year, went 9-8 with a 3.87 ERA during the regular season last year. In the playoffs, he went 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA to help the Red Sox win their second World Series in four seasons.
He agreed in November to a contract that allows him to earn an addition $5 million in performance and weight bonuses.
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<< <i>link or work.... >>
Say wha? Ted?
Also, if Schilling doesn't pitch this year, then Buchholz will get a lot more innings, which
may be just as well.
<< <i>Schilling has phenomal healing qualities in him, i.e., 2004 world series.
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HGH does wonders! hahaha!
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<< <i>Schilling has phenomal healing qualities in him, i.e., 2004 world series.
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HGH does wonders! hahaha!
Maybe they can get a pitcher for Coco?
I only wish things would even out for Philadelphia sports teams...We're "due" for a lot of championships in the future. I'm looking forward to maybe getting tired of championship victory parades. LOL
<< <i>First two post on this? Hopefully that means your a Sox fan? If so welcome to the boards, well even if your not a Sox fan-welcome to the boards anyways! >>
Are you kidding? Now I'll give you one guess who it is...a guy who chooses an avator of a ship that sunk quickly IE: an avator that will sink quickly here if he doesn't behave himself.
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<< <i>First two post on this? Hopefully that means your a Sox fan? If so welcome to the boards, well even if your not a Sox fan-welcome to the boards anyways! >>
Are you kidding? Now I'll give you one guess who it is...a guy who chooses an avator of a ship that sunk quickly IE: an avator that will sink quickly here if he doesn't behave himself. >>
Nah, Ax would have hundreds of posts already-many of them the insigating type ...
Feb. 8, 2008
CBSSports.com wire reports
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The doctor who claims he knows Curt Schilling's shoulder "better than anybody who breathes on this planet" insists surgery is the only way the 20-year veteran can pitch again.
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But the Boston Red Sox's team physician disagrees. He believes rehabilitation is the best way for Schilling to play this year.
Caught in the middle are Schilling and his $8 million contract.
Schilling wrote on his blog, 38pitches.com, on Thursday night that he has agreed to the club's request to rely on rest and rehabilitation.
He didn't have much choice if he wanted to avoid having the Red Sox invalidate his contract, Morgan said.
"On our conference call on Wednesday it was their strong recommendation that he go with the conservative approach," Morgan said, "and, furthermore, it was their strong, how do I say this, they would not approve him having surgery. Basically, according to the collective bargaining agreement, if they don't approve it, they don't have to pay him. His contract's null and void."
Morgan operated on Schilling's right shoulder in 1995 and 1999. In his blog Thursday night, Schilling praised Morgan.
"I think his chance of coming back to pitching with rehab or a conservative approach is zero," Dr. Craig Morgan said Friday in telephone interview with the Associated Press. "He might not come back after surgery, either. However, if the surgery is successful, he should be fully rehabbed by about (the) All-Star break."
Morgan said among those on the call were Red Sox team physician Dr. Thomas Gill, general manager Theo Epstein, manager Terry Francona, Schilling, Schilling's lawyer and New York Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek.
Altchek was brought in for a third opinion after Morgan and Gill disagreed on a course of treatment.
In a statement Thursday, the Red Sox said: "Curt Schilling was examined by Red Sox doctors in January after he reported feeling right shoulder discomfort. Curt has started a program of rest, rehabilitation and shoulder strengthening in an attempt to return to pitching."
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Copyright 2007-2008, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved
"I think his chance of coming back to pitching with rehab or a conservative approach is zero," Dr. Craig Morgan said Friday in telephone interview with the Associated Press. "He might not come back after surgery, either. However, if the surgery is successful, he should be fully rehabbed by about (the) All-Star break."