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This could be a big loss if true.

Schilling could be lost for season


By Tony Massarotti
Thursday, February 7, 2008 - Updated 3m ago

Sports columnist Tony Massarotti has been a must-read for years in the pages of the Boston Herald.

Roughly a week before pitchers and catchers are due to report to spring training in Fort Myers, the Herald has learned today that Red Sox [team stats] right-hander Curt Schilling [stats] has a significant shoulder injury that could end the veteran’s season and is causing tension and friction between the player and the team.

While neither Schilling nor Sox officials could be reached for comment, baseball sources have indicated that the club has at least inquired about the possibility of voiding the one-year, $8 million contract Schilling signed last November. It is not known to what lengths the Sox have gone on the matter, but their threat has been serious enough to create a conflict between Schilling and the Red Sox.

While the precise nature of Schilling’s injury is not known, it is believed that the right-hander is suffering from an injury to the rotator cuff and/or labrum that might require surgery. It is possible that the sides disagree on how to treat Schilling’s ailment and that a course of treatment, too, is a part of their disagreement.

If Schilling has surgery on his shoulder, it is almost certain that he would be unable to pitch this season.



http://bostonherald.com/sports/baseb...ome&position=1

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patsfanofNC12

You beat me to it, here is another link for it http://www.boston.com/sports/basebal...oulder_issues/

This would mean that Wake and Buchholz started, but it would be a devistating blow to our starting rotation.

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LoganMankinsPancakeBlocks

Worst week ever?

STFarmy

Yeah this is no good. Too much campaigning for McCain did him in.

How's the pitching situation looking on the Yanks RW?

sdaniels7114

I don't understand how this happens now. How can his shoulder be worse now than it was in October?

reflexblue

I think it had something to do with lifting wgts, which he wasn't suppose to do. And it was after he signed his contract,he informed the sox within the lst week or two. At least thats what I thought i heard on eei this afternoon.

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TomBrady'sGoat

Every Schilling start replaced by a Buchholz start is a probably a net positive. Every start replaced with a Tavarez, Snyder, Hansack, or Pauley start is a sizable negative. Considering Buchholz will be limited by innings and would have made some starts anyway this could really hurt. Let's pray the starting five stays healthy.

Even if you assume you'd get only 160-180 innings at a 4.25 ERA from Schilling that isn't easy to replace and is better than you can expect from the replacements.

It doesn't hurt as much as it would hurt most teams to lose their #3 starter because of the depth the Sox have. It definitely hurts when the team thought it had 6 quality starters and could afford to baby the young guys.

At least we're only counting on two kids in the rotation and not three .

patsfanofNC12

We haven't lost him for season, just most likely until all-star break, no surgery needed

http://www.boston.com/sports/basebal...oulder_issues/

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Similar to the Sox. Strong at the top, young questions in the middle, and a Social Security recipient at the end.

I actually got into a debate about this with some friends today. I said that the two rotations, as of right now, on paper, were a wash. My buddy (Sox fan) said the Sox was better. To me, it could end up being better, but they look pretty similar in make up and overall quality.

Wang vs Beckett

Pettitte vs Dice K

Hughes vs Lester

Chamberlain vs Buckholz

Mussina vs Wakefield

** Kennedy could be in there somewhere for the Yanks

Anyhow, they look like a toss up, regular season wise. Beckett is the clear ace come playoff time, but in terms of regular season production, Wang isn't too far behind. It should be an interesting year.

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patsfanofNC12

I think Mussina is a little worse off than Wakefield is at the time.

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