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February 28, 2011

Beckett Hit In Head By Ball, Suffers Mild Concussion

Josh Beckett was hit on the left side of his head by a batted ball this morning. He walked off the field with a trainer and was seen on the Sox bench during the early innings of today's game against Minnesota.

Several writers at the park just reported that Beckett has "mild concussion symptoms" and was sent home. He will be re-examined tomorrow.
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10 comments:

  1. mattymattyFebruary 28, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Are you f'n KIDDING!?!?

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  2. PatrickFebruary 28, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    No, fuck no.

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  3. allanFebruary 28, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    It didn't sound super serious -- though the circumstances of how it happened are fucked up.

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  4. winchouFebruary 28, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Of the incident, Tito said: "I bet you it felt like a bolt of lightning. That's not really what you're expecting. It's just a fluke thing. Fortunately, it hit Beckett in the head. It's better than hitting him in the shoulder."

    From SI:
    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/baseball/mlb/02/28/boston-beckett.ap/index.html

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  5. johngoldfineFebruary 28, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    Sounds like the 2010 RS....

    :(

    :(

    :(

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  6. laura kFebruary 28, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Fortunately, it hit Beckett in the head. It's better than hitting him in the shoulder.

    Classic Tito.

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  7. PokerwolfFebruary 28, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    I'm with Laura.

    Man, I love Tito. =)

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  8. allanFebruary 28, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    What was Yogi's (or maybe Dizzy Dean's) line? "They took an x-ray of my head, but they didn't find anything."

    Similarly, SoSHer NickEsasky: "If it did something to the mental pathway that forces him to throw 25 straight fastballs, it could be a blessing in disguise."

    ****

    Tito

    Well, here is something I never thought I (or any other Red Sox fan) would ever say:

    "A manager is on my very short list of my favourite Red Sox people ever."

    I see no reason why Francona shouldn't stay until he doesn't want manage anymore. Imagine that. A Red Sox fan begging that the current manager *never* gets fired. These are strange times!

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  9. allanFebruary 28, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    When asked what he said to Guerrero, Francona said: "I called him a dumb [expletive]."

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  10. BenjaminFebruary 28, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Amy, did you see how tan Varitek looked at photo day?

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