Dr. Death - Part II

While Tahmosh, our fearless leader, is not entirely wrong to refer to Dr. James Andrews as "Dr. Death", in this one particular incident, we Red Sox fans may have dodged a bullet.

As I said, Tahmosh is right, usually, when one of your team's players has to go see DJA, your team is usually more than a little screwed. Dr. Andrews is the ortopedic surgeon who puts athletes back together who otherwise would never play again (or, in some instances, walk again).

This time, it appears that Josh Beckett is not as badly hurt as we all feared. According to a story on MLB.com (that cool little link on the right) the Red Sox have placed Beckett on the 15-day DL with a strained right elbow. While it's never a good thing for one of your star players, much less a staff workhourse like Beckett, to be out for ANY stretch of time, especially in the middle of a playoff hunt, all things considered, it could have been much, MUCH worse.

When asked to sum up in one word how the visit to Dr. Andrews went, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said:

"Awesome," Francona said with a smile. "I guess from our standpoint. I don't
know if [Dr. Andrews] used that word."

So, Red Sox Nation, I give you permission - take a breath. The sky doesn't appear to be falling. At least not yet...