Boston Pen is warming even though Beckett's pitching great and Francona keeps calling the pen over and over
Boston Pen is warming even though Beckett's pitching great and Francona keeps calling the pen over and over
And hes' out after 4
Yankee fans rejoice!
He was snapping off some beautiful hooks. Probably what caused it. I thought they had it under control
"irritation to right middle finger for josh beckett"
Damn, this is sad, he was dealing. 4 innings, 7K, 2hits, 2 runs
edit
Not blisters, he like..cut his finger. 'avulsion' Wanted to make it clear, not blister problems. Per Remy
BOSTON PITCHER JOSH BECKETT LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING DUE TO A BLISTER ON THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
From Yahoo.
Not a blister, according to NESN. A "pulling away of the skin".
Semantics, maybe?
Yeah. not sure of the difference..Originally Posted by Bosox Guy in Chitown
Lead, Follow, or Get out of the Way
-George Steinbrenner, 1930-2010
leprosy?
Wow, I guess this is just a chronic condition no matter what they do..
Lead, Follow, or Get out of the Way
-George Steinbrenner, 1930-2010
I figured this would happen. I think last year he changed his pitching style to avoid blisters. This year he went back to his old pitching style, which lead to blisters, and that's exactly what happened.
edit: If they now lose Matsuzaka, Wakefield, Lester, and Bucholtz for a month each at the same time, they will know what the Yankees went through.
“I mean, people knew that Brown was out there, and that Randy was ornery all the time. And Pavano is whoever he is. But if you’re their manager, you can’t go out and write about them like that.”
If thats the case, I'll take the blister prone Beckett even if it means we have to put up with this kind of stuff.
Stop with tihs crap, and his name is spelled Buchholz.
Hahaha I read that wrong at first and thought you were saying "STOP WITH THIS CRAP! HIS NAME IS SPELT BUCHHOLZ!!!" As in stop with spelling his name wrong.
Also they haven't had Lester to lose either.
He's the equivalent of you #6, as was Karstens for us.
“I mean, people knew that Brown was out there, and that Randy was ornery all the time. And Pavano is whoever he is. But if you’re their manager, you can’t go out and write about them like that.”
Crap? Or do you mean stop with the facts?
“I mean, people knew that Brown was out there, and that Randy was ornery all the time. And Pavano is whoever he is. But if you’re their manager, you can’t go out and write about them like that.”
No Yankee pitcher has or would had an era as low as Wakefield nor they would have struck out as many as Matsuzaka. Red Sox fans have dealt with plenty of injury, particularly last season.
Let's not let facts get in the way here.
Wakefield is your #4 and Matsuzaka, despite his high ERA, is your #3.
“I mean, people knew that Brown was out there, and that Randy was ornery all the time. And Pavano is whoever he is. But if you’re their manager, you can’t go out and write about them like that.”
I don't see any facts that Wake, Mats, or any of them are going down, right yet
Nor do I. Maybe you didn't understand what I said. What I said was that if they went down, it would be the equivalent of what the Yankees lost.
“I mean, people knew that Brown was out there, and that Randy was ornery all the time. And Pavano is whoever he is. But if you’re their manager, you can’t go out and write about them like that.”
NESN is just stating it in a nicer way. Its a blisterA blister or bulla is a defense mechanism of the human body. When the outer (epidermis) layer of the skin separates from the fibre layer (dermis), a pool of lymph and other bodily fluids collect between these layers while the skin re-grows from underneath. Blisters can be caused by chemical or physical injury. An example of chemical injury would be an allergic reaction. Physical injury can be caused by heat, frostbite, or friction.
As a baseball fan this is disappointing, it seems like Beckett might have to choose between being the Beckett of last year or the Beckett of this year but always have the blister problem looming.
Alex Rodriguez
Career OPS: .965
Postseason OPS: .977
I posted this exact same question a few days ago in the RS thread. Better to pitch 200 innings like last year or 150 innings like this year?
Maybe that's the choice he'll always have to make.
It certainly is an interesting conundrum. Which would you pick?
I think it's an easy decision, 150 IP of great pitching. You can get almost anyone go out there an pitch 200 innings of 5.00+ ERA ball, but you can't always get 150 innings of an ace.
Well, the 200IP will have its share of good games and bad games. The question is, will he be healthy at crucial times?
I'd take the 150 IP and take my chances.
Its hard for any Yankee pitcher to have better ERA than Red Sox pitchers when Moose and Wang both started out on the DL
And Hughes went there
Our 1,2,4 and 5 have been injured
You've had what? 0 injuries?
My point is you have no idea how they'd perform, considering how well each of the Sox pitchers have performed to this point, its not worth getting into. Its a silly snarky comment.
Hey I dont wish injury on anyone. Injuries really suck and I was just saying we've lost a lot this season
A bit touchy, no???
The first injury- after the Yanks have had almost their entire staff on the DL- and the defensiveness rears it's head. The relative production of the 2 staffs wasn't the point- it was a comment on making do w/ backups. The Yankee fill ins have done Ok for the most part- let's see how the sawx do.
Not surprising that the blisters would return. According to what I've read, he was treated only with Co enzyme Q10- an over the counter supplement. Apparently it helped with his eczema. Any skin condition like that indicates some sort of metabolic imbalance. Joshie seems like the Texas good ol boy type who's 2 main food groups are red meat and alcohol- look at those bags under his eyes.
"CAFARDO CURSE" anyone?
" They turned Pete into a hornytoad!!!"
PS- life in the "209" near Yosemite- I was on a road bike ride yesterday and encountered a ( large ) bear in the middle of the road
Its not a blister, its torn skin.
"Torn flap of skin on the middle finger of his pitching hand" is the official report. Call it whatever you wish. Looks like they'll keep an eye on it and see how it goes.
"Carfardo curse"? Yeah, the curse of having a hack writer covering the Sox. That's about it.
And as for injuries, the Sox lost a staggering amount of players last year (Crisp, Wakefield, Varitek, Ortiz, Ramirez, Pena, Schilling, Papelbon, Foulke, Timlin, just to name a few). This year, it's New York's turn (and Toronto's even worse). It happens.
Oh yeah. That's right. I had forgotten how the Yankees went through 2006 injury-free.
Myopia- the foggy menace. I guess losing your starting LF and RF to wrist injuries for most of the year along with various pitchers being injured on and off just doesn't cut it, huh? What do last years injuries have to do with this year? The sawx injuries occurred while they were for all intents and purposes out of the race anyway. Whatever gets ya through the night
" They turned Pete into a hornytoad!!!"
PS- life in the "209" near Yosemite- I was on a road bike ride yesterday and encountered a ( large ) bear in the middle of the road
Well, we won the game, so you'll have to wait another day to start that one.
I'll step back from the cliff until I hear more about Beckett's condition.
And yes, a sweep would of been nice, but I'll take 2-3 every time.
Nah, just like the CHB column in 2005 marked the high water mark for the team, cafardo's stupid article could be the same this year
It's just all the stupid talking heads assuming that everything for the sawx would continue despite the fact that some players are performing way above career norms. The flip side was assuming that the Yanks- with 4/5 of their rotation on the DL would continue to stink despite that they have has solid contributions from the fill ins and that the regulars are back now ( except Pavano ) and that Clemens and Hughes are returning at the end of the month
" They turned Pete into a hornytoad!!!"
PS- life in the "209" near Yosemite- I was on a road bike ride yesterday and encountered a ( large ) bear in the middle of the road
but but but...
the Yankees fell 8 games back...
so...
I guess it's a reverse curse?
REVERSE THE CURSE?
Classy.
Cuz I am... the Rain King!
Been said already, I imagine, but it's NOT a blister, it's a cut. Neither Tito or Beckett seemed particularly concerned about it.
Also, I'm curious--this needed to be its own thread and couldn't have been talked about in the already existing Sox thread...why?
I'm a girl.
Sox/Pats fan.
Not an off the cuff glib comment at all
Think about it> The skin is the bodies largest organ. Other than some sort of pathological endocrine imbalance, what is the cause for a large part of skin problems??
Many have dietary roots. Eastern medicine is more in tune with this than western medicine. They can do analysis of facial features that correspond to weaknesses in certain organs that can be caused by dietary excess. Is it so hard to imagine that Joshie might consume an excessive amount of red meat or alcohol? Hoew do you think he got those bags under his eyes? Why do you think his skin is so susceptible to blisters?
" They turned Pete into a hornytoad!!!"
PS- life in the "209" near Yosemite- I was on a road bike ride yesterday and encountered a ( large ) bear in the middle of the road
Nice reference http://www.eczema.org/faqfile.htm
- Eczema, or dermatitis as it is sometimes called, is a group of skin conditions which can affect all age groups. In the United Kingdom, up to one fifth of all children of school age have eczema, along with about one in twelve of the adult population. The severity of the disease can vary. In mild forms the skin is dry, hot and itchy, whilst in more severe forms the skin can become broken, raw and bleeding. Although it can sometimes look unpleasant, eczema is not contagious. With treatment the inflammation of eczema can be reduced, though the skin will always be sensitive to flare-ups and need extra care.
The causes of eczema are many and varied, and depend on the particular type of eczema that a person has. Atopic eczema is thought to be a hereditary condition, being genetically linked. It is proposed that people with atopic eczema are sensitive to allergens in the environment which are harmless to others. In atopy there is an excessive reaction by the immune system producing inflamed, irritated and sore skin. Associated atopic conditions include asthma and hayfever. Other types of eczema are caused by irritants such as chemicals and detergents, allergens such as nickel, and yeast growths. In later years eczema can be caused by a blood circulatory problems in the legs. The causes of certain types of eczema remain to be explained, though links with environmental factors and stress are being explored.
- The role of diet in the management of eczema has not been ascertained. Generally changes in diet are only considered in severe cases, when conventional treatments are failing. Dietary changes can be quite helpful in babies and young children, though the effects on older children and adults are less conclusive. When considering altering the diet of a baby or child it is important to seek advice from a dietitian, or a nutritional therapist, in order to ensure that the child continues to receive adequate nutrients. Sometimes it can be useful to keep an accurate diary of foods eaten and the condition of the eczema and, when weaning babies, to do so very slowly observing for skin reactions. This is a large and complex topic. Further information can be obtained from the National Eczema Society.
Though many people have found the use of complementary therapies helpful, there has only been limited scientific evaluation of complementary treatments and so it is important to consider the following:
This is a very discouraging development. Does this thread count as in-game commentary?
Walter:I’ll get you a toe. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it.
Dude:Walter...
Walter:I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon, with nail polish.
Red Sox fan, not a troll
Shadenfreud.
Does today need to be a day that we don't have Hansack anymore? We send him down, cause we don't need another long-man, yet... Uhh.. The day after he makes his minor league start, we sorta need a long man
Red Sox claim it's an "avulsion."
Sounds like the fanciest blister I've ever heard of.
Walter:I’ll get you a toe. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it.
Dude:Walter...
Walter:I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon, with nail polish.
Red Sox fan, not a troll
OK, just woke up the doc-wife from her nap and asked her about it (who is now an unhappy doc-wife).
She said an avulsion is a tear or slice, while a blister is a fluid-filled pocket. While they're different, they can result from the same thing - sensitivity to friction.
Different, but similar.
Which is worse? Avulsion produces some very disgusting google results.
I don't know... and I'm not waking her up again. She's seven months pregnant, hormonal and sleepy-cranky. Her last words before kicking me out of the bedroom were "don't come back in here without something chocolate".
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