Kevin Youkilis To Undergo Season-Ending Surgery On Injured Thumb
by Ben Buchanan on Aug 5, 2010 4:27 PM EDT
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PrintKevin Youkilis' season is over, as the first baseman will undergo season-ending surgery tomorrow in Cleveland, Ohio on his injured thumb.
The decision to have surgery comes immediately on the heels of a trip to hand specialist Thomas Graham for a second opinion. With rest not being sufficient to heal the injury, which could be exacerbated by continued play, the team has decided to shut down Youkilis for the remainder of the season. Given the relative ease and simplicity of the surgery, this should have Youkilis set to have a completely normal schedule for the 2011 season.
After being pulled from Monday’s game against the Indians and placed on the fifteen day disabled list, it was revealed that Youkilis’ injury, aggravated by a swing on an inside pitch, had been bothering him since the Red Sox’ recent West Coast trip. The first baseman was in the midst of an MVP-type season, batting .307/.411/.564.
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what happened to the other thread?
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 4:33 PM EDT reply actions
I figured we didn't need two
and Ben went into a degree of detail, so I got rid of mine. Sorry, feel free to continue discussing here.
Ha, I was just trying to combine the two in yours.
It wouldn’t let me crop the pick for ages, then I figured out it was because you deleted yours.
USG
Poor wolf
You just Bogar’ed his article.
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It sounds close enough to Bogart
That I use it now regularly and no one knows the difference.
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In Cleveland?
We just want him getting surgery on his thumb. Not for a bunch of 9mm holes in his chest.
:D, I saw that vid about a fan wearing one during the Yankee @ Cleveland game.
But this sucks, we get to see Kevin Cash more.
This is why we all think Yankee fans are d-bags.
Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.
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WOW.
I don’t know what you would call THAT guy.
Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.
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Uberlieutenant D-Bag?
Wait 'til next/this year?
"Laser show. So relax."
by nuthinboutnuthin on Aug 5, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Or a Shaq Celts jersey.
Either way, proves no one wants to be in Cleveland.
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I love...
…the nickname Big Shamrock – and nothing else about that signing.
Wait 'til next/this year?
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by nuthinboutnuthin on Aug 5, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
With my recent move to Philadelphia it looks like I'm a band wagon Phillies fan for the rest of the season.
While I flaunt my Sox gear of course.
Just because the Sox are injury plagued doesn’t mean they can’t win the World Series :S. It’s not looking well but I’m going to root for the Sox no matter what.
Also, Go Philly Eagles and Penn State 8). Those are my teams.
I agree with you
it aint over
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Let's Go State!
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go ahead and be a bandwagoner than
I would never root for a Philly team
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Well as the Bruins had an epic fail I can understand if you dislike the Flyers.
Since I now live in the city, can watch every game on my cable package, and will probably go to a few games I think it is justifiable.
I am also assuming that you may have rooted for a Philadelphia team this past October-November.
I did, but thats a different circumstance
If I lived in Philly I would go to gaes too, but I wouldnt jump bandwagons
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I lived in Philly
before they got good. The team is fun, the park is nice, it was always a good time.
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the fans?
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Fans are great
Philly gets a bad rap. Never had any problem with them, even while openly rooting for the Red Sox.
Eagles fans are insane, but (at least back in ’05) Phillies fans were as nice as can be.
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Ive had
issues with Flyers fans mostly
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah
Bruins fans are fine
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
The Bruins
are no longer a Boston team. They are now the Logan Airport E Terminal Bruins, or the Chelsea Bruins.
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oh come on
you probaly gave up on them after 2007, right?
They look good this year
BTW Philly Lax fans are the wost.
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I never cared about the NHL
I’d rather at least a dozen other teams, including Geelong Cats, Melbourne Storm, Galatasaray, Sankt Pauli and a bunch of other teams nobody’s ever heard of win before I have an NHL pick.
I mainly root against the habs.
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MLL Fan here!
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not losing my Sox-fandom.
If that is what you are implying by “jumping bandwagons”, which would also imply that you think I’m a Sox bandwagon fan which I would take much offense to.
Just stating my intent to root for the Phillies to win the world series with the above mentioned justifications and since I think they have the best chance to beat the Rays/Yanks (if they go to the WS).
Phillies
are second in that division.
And why would you root for the Phillys to win it all when you have a perfectly good team in Boston in the hunt?
(If the Sox were not to make it, Im a Braves fan)
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm still rooting for the Sox till the end.
Just not incredibly optimistic about the Sox chances as we just discussed in the “hope” fanpost.
I have a strong feeling that the Phillies are going to be taking the division from the Braves….the Oswalt pickup gave them a strong 1-2 punch and Hamels is a no slouch #3 pitcher. (As of today Phillies also lead Atlanta by runs scored)
It's too bad Lars isn't doing well this year.
A call up would be good experience or a showcase.
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This sucks, and you know it's killing Youk.
They should shut Pedroia down if we can’t gain ground in the Yanks series.
There’s always 2011 guys, baseball Gods had it out for us this year.
Well, there goes our best shot at getting back in the race.
If we win tonight and take 3 out of 4 against the MFY I’d say we still have some small degree of hope, but that will be awfully hard without our Youk.
The Globe reports we may be looking to get Casey Kotchman back to platoon with Lowell at 1B.
Does this mean we won’t get to keep Eric Patterson?
awwwwwwwww.
darn.
heck, even.
NOOOO
NO KOTCHMAN!
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
So....
…should I hotlink over to that “There is still HOPE” fanpost, or are you guys okay with finding it on your own?
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I just assumed it was a fake link...
…and it would take you to midget porn, south-of-the-border Viagra sales, offers to tell me the secret to whiter teeth or one of those strange ultracon reactionary ad purchasers that frequent SBN and want to “Stop Obama.” So, midget porn, by preference…
Wait 'til next/this year?
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by nuthinboutnuthin on Aug 5, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
How's this for irony?
C Victor Martinez — broken thumb
C Jason Varitek — broken foot
1B Kevin Youkilis — torn thumb muscle
2B Dustin Pedroia — broken foot
SS Jed Lowrie — mononucleosis
3B Mike Lowell — hip, thumb
LF Jacoby Ellsbury — Beltreitis
LF Jeremy Hermida — Beltreitis
CF Mike Cameron — torn abdominal muscle
SP Josh Beckett — back
SP Clay Buchholz — knee
SP Daisuke Matsuzaka — lousiness
SP Junichi Tazawa — elbow
RP Manny Delcarmen — forearm
minor league OF Ryan Westmoreland — cavernous malformation on brain stem
Who’s missing? That’s right — it’s JD Drew.
How the hell do we go through a season with so many guys getting hurt and missing significant time, and JD Drew isn’t one of them?
by RSNexile on Aug 5, 2010 5:19 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Victor is back
Varitek will soon come back to replace Kevin Cash (OMGZ)
Youkilis is gone for the season
Pedroia will come back soon, he is already practicing
Lowrie is back from his illness
Mike Lowell, well we all knew that we just put him on the DL for a roster spot…
Ellsbury is back
Hermida GONE!!!!!!
Mike Cameron is out for awhile, good because I don’t want him complaining about starting at CF
Josh Beckett is back and doing better
Buchholz is also back
Dice-K has his on and off days
Tazawa will probably throw harder and be better when he comes back from the TJ surgery
Delcarmen….get rid of him….
Speaking as a Yankees fan
It sucks to hear about Youk. Sure, I don’t like him but there is no denying he’s very good, and I’d rather the Yanks have an opportunity to beat the Sox at full strength than injury-plagued. If the standings hold and the Sox are on the outside looking in, it clearly just was the year the baseball Gods said “no” to the Red Sox. You have my (surely unneeded) condolences, except when you play the Yankees.
I'm gonna go kill myself
brb
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by Sean O on Aug 5, 2010 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
goodbye
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 5, 2010 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
waiver wire deals
perhaps theo and the rest of the sox brass should be looking over the waiver wire for available trainers…
jh
That sucks guys, sorry
Youk was having a great season. Smart to do the surgery right away, don’t want a lingering injury affecting him for his career.
Pretty much no chance you’ll actually read this but have a good recovery, Kevin.
Delgado being considered to platoon with Lowell....
Like? Dislike?
My first gut instinct is, meh, too old, over the hump…There’s also Russell Branyan and Kotchman.
I think Delgado would be a good fit here with the guys we have so far…
That move made no sense in my mind...
Kotchman for LaRoche straight up? First off the justification was that we had a logjam at first….well….they’re both first basemen.
Second, LaRoche is by far the better player, IMO.
I don't think that was the justification
What they said was they didn’t think his swing would do well off the bench. I believe the fact that Kotchman was under control for this year also had a lot to do with it- in the end we essentially got Hall for LaRoche, for what that’s worth.
silly, pointless, meaningless comparsion really but...
he was opsing .003 more than pujols. this hurts.
why is nobody talking?
Its bad enough we dont have a gameday thread
2 starts isn’t enough to say he’ll dominate. Even though he blanked the Yankee’s. Remember what the Sox did to Jimenez and Halladay :)
Insult to Injuries
The Youk injury is a puch in the gut; just when the team is starting to heal, there goes our best all-around hitter, excepting Beltre, and a gold-glove caliber 1B. The ramifications for the rest of the season are huge, besides the obvious loss of the #4 hitter. With Varitek on the shelf, this means that we will see more of Cash behind the plate when V-Mart is at first. I’m guessing Lowell is not going to play every day, at least for a couple of weeks. Will they consider putting Ortiz there to get all bats (Ortiz, V-mart, Lowell, DH) on deck?
I have been holding on to my pom poms until now, but this Youk deal may be the last nail in the coffin for 2010.
Shhh BBS will hear you.
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>:(
ugh
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 6, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
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by bestbostonsports on Aug 6, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
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