Not very good news for David Ortiz or the Red Sox

[janradder]

Ortiz to DL

Ortiz has a torn sheath in his left wrist, his top hand when batting which is usually bad news for a hitter.  If I remember correctly, it was a wrist injury that initially sidelined Nomar in 2001 and he was never really the same Nomar afterwards.  The good news is there' s nothing wrong with the tendon, according to the MRI.  Hopefully it's nothing more serious than a DL trip and Papi comes back as good as before.

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[pierogi-queen.livejournal.com]

Don Orsillo was on WTIC this morning and he said that it's possible that this could be a season ending injury. They are going to have Papi in a cast for the next month - then hope that his wrist has healed. If not, then he would have to have surgery - which would end his season. Not good!

[janradder.livejournal.com]

That's was my first thought when I heard about the injury. You never know how he'll be whenever he finally does come back from the injury as well -- wrist injuries for a hitter can be pretty bad.