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While we don't know the extent of the injury I think it's more than fair to say that Story's going on the IL and while there hasn't been an official roster change Hamilton is expected to join the team in Anaheim. I think that it's fair to discuss the team's options.
…laughing at this, and I’m not that new. It just always surprises me that people fear for the worst like it’s still 2003.You new?
Being fatalistic and overreacting without all the info is what we do around here.
So you are saying amputation is not the most likely?
Do we really think the loss of Story dramatically impacts the teams playoff odds? I’d like to see the math on that.
fair enough, but discussing the teams options is far different than assuming he’s out for the season. In addition, we pretty much know he isn’t playing tonight or tmrw, so it’d be malpractice to leave ourselves short by not having someone in place on the same coast in case of another injury to, say, Reyes tonight.
My guess and it's only a guess is that Story goes on the IL before tonight's game and Hamilton is activated. From what I recall as soon as Story hit the ground he was rolling around in pain like he'd been shot and Devers winced and looked away before signaling for assistance. Honestly I think it's only natural that the discussion would include both long and short term options.
Right but they've also got to talk to all the interested parties, get a timeline for recovery, etc. hopefully, before they start talking to the media, no?
I would imagine they would want it read by more than one qualified person.
We all have home workstations and plenty of the time we get a heads up from a team doc about a player on the way for a scan. But on a Saturday, it's not like we typically spend our entire day waiting at home to make sure we read it within minutes. This isn't a "code stroke" or something.
That the "MRI was at 4:00" may mean that it was scheduled for 4:00. I think it's fair to say it may not have happened at 4:00 on the dot and the tweet was at 4:33 Pacific time.
Most who have considered the Sox a contender, have thought Story being healthy and hitting like he did before joining the Sox was one of the keys. What he has hit as injured player during his time with the Sox isn't really relevant.
Ok sure- but do you think his loss turns the team from a contender to not? That claim doesn’t make much sense, unless someone has some insanely unrealistic projection.
For me it was more his anchoring the IF as a plus defender, and bringing a credible RHH bat - which'd be his slightly downgraded late CO and early BOS years. As opposed to prime COL Story, which'd have been awesome. If Story's out for the year, that might still happen with a Story replacement and Grissom over Valdez as the regular 2B.
I think a lot has to go right for them to be a contender. Solidifying the D is critical, and he was the key to that. Getting some RH thump in the lineup is critical, and he was/is one of the keys to that. So I guess it depends on who would replace him, but I don't see any internal options having the potential to help the way he could.
Yeah, I've seen plenty of sources saying he has a dislocation but none confirming there weren't any tears. Still waiting for more info before I breathe any sighs, relief or otherwise.
I'll defer to @radsoxfan, but if I'm not mistaken dislocation could mean different things as to the course of treatment depending on the severity or grade.
im pretty sure the guys below covered it. Subluxation is a partial dislocation. Adjoining bones get pulled out of position but still touch. Sooo, no tears. Sometimes they just pop that shit back in and wait a few days to see if it feels comfortable enough to swing a bat again.
I don't quite get the wording, it's a subluxation for sure, which is minor, but maybe also there could be surgery? My guess is that they are still looking at it some more before saying no surgery?
Sure, but better if you can do it without significantly weakening your OF defense.
Some would say it is the defining characteristic of being a Red Sox fan.You new?
Being fatalistic and overreacting without all the info is what we do around here.
Exactly.
