6.30.04:

Bronx Blowout

ERROR, ERROR, ERROR, READ ALL ABOUT IT

 NEW YORK NIGHTMARE

The Big Awful

Yee-Yuk, Gone-see-ya-parra, Sox Drop the Ball

New York 11 Boston 3, D-Lowe Comes Undone, Sox Defenseless, Lethargic, Fundamentally Unsound

Sheffield and Tony-the-Phony Clark Clobber Lowe

Sloppy Sox Slip Back into Francoma

"For the last two months, there's been a lull here." - Derek Lowe

"He is starting to look like Wade Boggs circa 1992, like a man so consumed with resentment that he cannot focus on anything else." -- Mazz on Nomar

"There may have been unhappier players in the history of Boston sports, but this typist remembers none. It could not be more clear that these are the final days of Nomar Garciaparra in Boston." -- Dan Shaughnessy

Fredo: "Nomar's trying to hustle, Kevin looks up because Lofton's fast. No that's not an excuse, that's what happened. We need to play the games as well as possible. We've got to come out here grinding."

Pedro Caught Clowning Around on YES While His Team is Taking a Vicious Beating in the Bronx

"I'm watching YES....I actually do not mind Jim Kaat... he was talking about Pedro clowning around with the fans in the middle of an ass whooping... he said that most managers would not allow that.. he said it is one thing to be loose, but it looks like you don't care about the team."  - Scott Cooper, SoSH (yes, that Scott Cooper... no)

Yankee fan emails us: "WTF is Pedro doing? Joking with the fans, flashing his tetas at them, smiling with an 11-3 deficit? Some leadership."

WHEELS COME OFF

"It's obvious why one American League official told Newsday's Ken Davidoff the Red Sox are "a dead team." It has something to do with the fact that they are without a pulse.

Not that they'll find sympathy on the other side of the field. When Pedro Martinez made a loud entrance onto the field in street clothes yesterday afternoon, a couple of Yankees uncomfortably shook his hand. But not all. "I don't know the guy," Posada sniffed. "He's not my friend. No sense for me to say hello."

Boston's clubhouse was deadly quiet before the game. Manny Ramirez clicked off the voice of Bostonian baseball analyst Peter Gammons talking on ESPN about how lifeless the Red Sox are. Later, there was a half-serious confrontation between Jason Varitek and Curt Schilling about why Schilling blew off the pre-series pitchers' meeting, in which opposing hitters are discussed. That Schilling isn't pitching either of the next two games was no excuse, for Varitek or Schilling.

When Schilling tried to take the offensive, Varitek reasonably wondered why the guy who missed the meeting was the one raising his voice. The historic visual of "25 players, 25 cabs" was fresh in anyone's mind who witnessed this scene.

It's nice from a Yankees perspective that Boston appears to be coming unglued."

-- Newsday: More of the same

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Gammo Rips Sox, Fenway Fans on The FAN

"There were fans were down there screaming obscenities at Mia Hamm..."

(you don't hear this on The Big Show)

Cover Boy

And the SI Jinx Stinks (Manny Goes 0-4)

(Only good news: Giambi has parasites)

Nice Hat Dick, Now Go... continued

6.29.04

Gordon Edes Chat from New York City

"It's Payback Time" – Georgie Porgie

Hopefully Payback's Not a Bitch Big Stein.

In other NY Post news, Giambi sees a psychic.

6.28.04:

Damon: "We need a nice kick in the butt"

(that's why we're here Johnny)

Fire and Ace

Schilling Comes to Sox Emotional Rescue. Horse Stops Phillies After Bad Start.

10-4 Good Buddy, 7-0 at Home. All-Star Start on Radar.

Double Trouble

NomaRBIs are Game Winners. Manny's a Monster. Ortiz is Amazing.

The World's Highest Paid Male Cheerleader wakes up in 8th with double too after two pop ups and a strikeout.

Sox Win Series!

Boston Slaps Philly Silly 12-3, Pen Holds the Line

He's All Freddy Gone

(More good news: Mendoza recovering well from stiff neck after clubhouse nap.)

Loserville? Not with Schill.

"It's not win or lose, it's win or else."

Marcaine

6.27.04:

Nation Not Happy About Love of Country

Today's left fielder Kevin Millar and some of the Red Sox players celebrated their big loss to the Phillies country style last night as they kicked up their boots at the FM-99.5 Country Music Festival at the Tweeter Center.

Red Sox fans in attendance were less than thrilled to see the Achy, Breaky, Heartless bunch out on the town after their Bad News Bears effort yesterday and a must-win day game on tap today.

Lou Piñata on the ball as usual: "I think when you're down 9-2, if it's a party in the dugout, something's wrong. I think these guys care a lot. There's always that fine line. If you're winning, it's a good loose club. If you're losing... it's always been that way. It always will be... I actually like our guys' attitude a lot." - Terry Francoma

(The hoedown was a few hours later Tito. We're having flashbacks to the late nights at The Rack in 2001 before getting crushed by the Yanks the day after. We'll see today.)

Sox Slip Back into Francoma

6.26.04

While Philly is Hungry Like the Wolf

Error, Error, Read All About It: Sox Outhit Philadelphia, Lose 9-2

Arroyo-yo up and down again. OBP = 11 LOB.

FOUR MORE ERRORS. FIVE UNEARNED RUNS.

Red Sox Absolutely Refuse to Play Defense

Kentucky Fried Kevin can't wing it at first. Damon is defenseless.

(Good news: Johnny is getting a trim, pedicure, and a new shirt at Copley Place tonight!)

Lou Piñata Thinks More Golf in Ft. Myers Will Help Next Spring

"Rampant unrest in the Nation. A 25-25 record since May Day. Three consecutive series losses. Sitting second in the American League East, nearer to Tampa Bay than New York. The prospect of falling a season-high six games behind the Yankees. Terry Francona getting roasted like a Fenway Frank on the Fourth of July." - Pedro reigns

"Having good players helps. That (meeting) wasn't for anybody's... I don't know how that stuff gets out.. it was a very low key conversation... I really enjoy this group a lot. And we're capable of not playing good baseball, but great baseball." - 6.26: Tito pre-game

6.25.04

Hero, then Pedro

United States Marine Lance Corporal James Preston Crosby, of Boston, who was paralyzed while serving in Iraq, delivers the ceremonial first pitch.

DominiCan-Do Attitude

Manny, David, and Pedro Make a Big Impression on Phillies

Sox Blow it Wide Open 12-1, Game Called (for a dozen reasons)

Another Horse in the Barn? Pedro sneaks up to 8-3 with solid effort. Youkilis The Man.

Philadelphia Flyer

Print the "Manny Would've Had It!" Bumper Stickers Lobie

The Heat's On Pete Tonight

Martinez simply has to come through.

Suicide Blonde

Nextel's Kentucky Fried Friendly's Kevin dies his hair Fat Boy Slim Shady blonde. (yawn)

Suicide blonde, suicide blonde
Suicide blonde, suicide blonde
Suicide blonde was the colour of his hair
Like a cheap distraction
For a tired affair
He knew it was finished
Before it began
Something tells me you lost the plan

He Did Come Back to Haunt Us After All

Oh, give me a home where the superstars roam
Fenway's fun to just hang out and play
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

Let's Be Franc: Only 39% Want Lou Piñata Gone

"When the weather gets warmer, it'll help our guys get locked in." 

- Terry Francoma, still waiting around for something else to happen later on, June 24, 2004

(just wait until Ellis Burks gets back, oh baby, then we'll start to put it all together)

At least Francoma called a meeting to wake people up yesterday.

6.24.04

Nomah Errah

Garciaparra Throws Game Away

"That (ruling of two-base error) is hilarious to me. Pretty funny."

Update: Scoggins Changes Nomar's Fielding Error to Infield Hit for Guzman

Why is Nomar worried about the scorer when the team is tanking Tito?

Is Nomar not getting it?

Nothing funny about a dead ass team with a boatload of cheap excuses, Twins win in 10 innings 4-3

Sloppy defense sinks Sox, lose third straight series.

Balfour rings up Sox late; Nathan's famous for saves.

Garciapopup ends game again. That's all Foulke.

Good News from Pawtucket!

Stiff OK After Neck Problem. Kim Hits 83 on Gun.

"Ramiro had stiffness in his neck, he said during warm-ups it may be a problem," said PawSox manager Buddy Bailey. "He slept on it wrong and it had nothing to do with his shoulder, thank goodness." (Baltimore is salivating as we type)

"However, while Kim was throwing 94-95 miles per hour a year ago at this time, as the Red Sox closer, he reached 83 mph just once on the radar guns of several scouts in attendance and was consistently clocked around 80-81." - The Woonsocket Call has it all

6.23.04

Cloud. Silva Lining.

Reese Hurt. Silva, Twins Shut Down Sox 4-2.

Bellhorn, Trot can't complete comeback solo.

D-Lowe pitched just well enough to lose.

Thumbs the Word

Pokey x-rays negative, should be able to avoid surgery.

Docs will watch overnight swelling.

RedSox.com: "Doctors optimistic he could return this weekend"

Captain Morgan on NESN: "Pokey will need a few weeks to recover"

Here we go again.

Theo on with Dale & Neumy on WEEI: “The thumb is doing much better than he thought it would. The swelling and the soreness has not risen to a level that he expected after yesterday. So that’s good news especially because we’re going to be treating this thing by the symptoms. It’s a sprain. It’s not a complete rupture of the ligament. Surgery is not indicated. So we’re really going to treat it with taping, maybe a partial splint and hopefully that’s tolerant. I’d imagine that late this weekend, maybe Sunday, he’ll try to take BP, and if that goes well he shouldn’t be too far away from playing but we have not placed him on the disabled list, that’s a pretty good indication that our medical staff thinks that we need to treat the symptoms.”

Beltransition: Boston the Focus Again

"According to several sources, the three-way Beltran/Dotel trade broke down for financial reasons, despite the fact that owner Steve Schott had told The Chronicle last week that he would increase the payroll to improve the bullpen. At issue was the fact that Dotel will be arbitration eligible after the season and, as a closer, he could command quite a bit more in arbitration than his current $2.8 million salary.

According to one source, Kansas City was to receive Triple-A third baseman Mark Teahen and rising Class-A reliever Jairo Garcia (Astros minor- league catcher John Buck also was to be part of the deal). The Royals were said to be furious that the deal collapsed and now are believed to be shopping Beltran to Boston instead." - San Francisco Chronicle

"The Royals then began shopping Beltran all over again, and industry sources said the Boston Red Sox might have positioned themselves to acquire him." - Houston Chronicle

Larry Lucchino: "We are willing to rent a player." - Sox CEO on WEEI with D&C

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Tito thinks Pokey will be OK

But he also thought the Hindenburg made a smooth landing at New Jersey's Lakehurst Naval Air Station.

Hunter Kills Sox with Two-Run Homer

Torii Spelling T-R-O-U-B-L-E for Boston

(Sox have double play trouble too. Twice. Both sides.)

Blondes Do Have More Fun

Source: Schill slipped Shonda some tongue on the lip lock :-)

"She’s so hot." Is she a good cook? "She’s so hot." – Curt

Schilling will Start on Sunday

How’s the ankle? "It feels good. It’s still attached. It’s not really something I’m limping around with, it only bothers me to do some real specific movements, and most of those movements happen when I throw a baseball. Otherwise it’s fine." - 6.24: Curt Schilling on 105.7-FM with Loren and Wally.

6.22.04

Ready, Schilling, and Able

Curt Stays Perfect at Fenway.

Boston Bats Bust Out in 9-2 Win

Sluggish Schill is Solid for Seven.

Right from the Source's Mouth: "Ankle OK."

Schill defends Tito's bullpen moves on SoSH

"Pretty much every manager I have ever played for lives and breathes thinking about the 25 man roster, who does what, who to bring in, who to match up.You guys/gals, well you are different, baseball here is different, but you focus all your mental energy on thinking about the why's and why not's during the 3 hours of the game, and a lot of ya some hours before and after." - Schill on bullpen

HOME COOKIN'

is the recipe for success.

Wham, Bam, Thank You Slam

Nomar's Better... Off in Boston.

Dominican Dynamite: Manny, 'Tiz Are Explosive as Long Balls Light Up the Night.

Marcaine

If Schill don't wanna sit out, then he'll beat Twins in a rout, Marcaine.
They planned to shut him down, down off the mound; Marcaine.
Schill does like, he does like, he does like; Marcaine.

Dirt dogs dropped bad news, but Curt just can't lose; Marcaine.
When his number gets called, he'll be throwing the ball; Marcaine.
Curt does like, he does like, he does like; Marcaine.

If his ankle's gone and he wanna pitch on; Marcaine.
Don’t forget this fact, he'll just reach back; Marcaine.
Curt does like, he does like, he does like; Marcaine.

Schill must try, Sox on slide, did Docs lie? Marcaine.

Time to Take This Beltran Business Seriously

Gammo is in the know, Sox in the hunt

"Baird says there are four teams currently in the Beltran hunt, with the A's, Red Sox and Yankees three of the four (could the Marlins be the fourth?). Baird and Beane worked on the three-way trade that would have included the Dodgers, then spent the weekend working with Theo Epstein on a three-way deal that in the Red Sox's world would have sent Beltran to Boston, Kevin Youkilis and Scott Williamson to Oakland and A's third baseman Mark Teahan (Kansas City's favorite), Red Sox catcher Kelly Shoppach and Oakland pitcher Mike Wood to Kansas City.

But the A's are not convinced that Williamson is their answer at closer, and Youkilis would eventually have to be moved once franchise player and Gold Glove winner Eric Chavez returns in a month from a broken right hand. Every team Oakland talks to wants reliever Jairo Garcia, who throws 97 to 98 mph and at Class A Kane County has 16 saves, has allowed one earned run and has a 49/6 strikeout/walk ratio in 30 innings. Boston may be able to pull off a trade for Beltran, but Epstein will have to come up with some new parts in order to do so.

While the Red Sox think about putting Beltran in right field and having Manny Ramirez and Trot Nixon switch between left field and DH, Oakland has a lot of decisions to make in the near future." - New Gammons report on ESPN.com

It's not about the funny Dale

Dale Arnold Warrior Princess Lashes Out at Boston Dirt Dogs on Ill-Advised Skipped Start for Schilling Report

Yankees, Yankees, Yankees... Yuk.

"Real Red Sox fans are sick and tired of this obsession with the Yankees... It's cheap and low-rent and makes us look like idiots."

(Same goes for any "curse" crap merchandise. Whether you're reversing it, nailing it, ending it, turning it into first... forget about it. Just don't mention the "c" word.)

Are You Obsessed?

And did The Soxaholix gang come from HBO's Deadwood?

6.21.04

Let's Go Skip

Ankle's Aweigh Again.

Don't Forget to Vote Tonight at Fenway.

(It's Time to Thank Trot for his 2003 Heroics)

"I'm excited to get back home and see my family, be with them for a little while, and obviously get out there and play in front of the best fans in baseball."

Sox Signed Curt Leskanic

Bullpen Help Sign is Not Bull.

Source: Just someone who chats on the internet

(a source of a different color)

SoSH Confirms Report by Linking Back to Their Report Link Here.

6.20.04:

BULLSCHMIDT

Jason Was On, Sox Offense Off

Fonzie Grand Slam is Totally Cool for Frisco in 4-0 Win Over Boston

Another Giant Step Backwards

About Schmidt's Shutout: Boston Batters Were Sleeping Giants While Bronson Left His Heart in San Francisco.

No Bunt = Punt in Big Inning

Keys to the Game: Millar Gives Up on Game Ball in Left, Timlin Didn't Get Pitch In Again: Another Tito Bandito: Damon Should Have Put Bunt Down.

"Our bullpen has too many guys who don't miss bats. They all throw 83-86 miles per hour." - ESPN's Peter Gammons

Kentucky Fried Kevin Can't Lick Left Field

Coming up on The Friendly's Scoop: Kentucky Fried Kevin, who looks like his belly is full of ice cream and chicken, shows us how NOT to play left field.

American Idle: Manny rests at wrong time. Deja Vu: Garciapopup ends game.

Tito Banditoed

Umps Played Us Like Chumps on Wrong Call

"At that point I didn't really care if there was an explanation, there was no room for any error... we had our backs against the wall." - Terry Francona after 2-4 trip

Good for the Goosen: Reteif Kicks Grass in U.S. Open Win

6.19.04:

ALAN WRENCH

Not the right move as lefty takes turn for the worse

San Fran Answers Sox Rally

Boston Pays High Price for Gasoline Alley

Red Sox Can't Buy a Winning Streak, 6-4 Giants

Pinch Me! Did Tito really let Embree Oh! pitch to Alfonzo?

Pedro Just Not Ready to Go

Martinez gets roughed up in the first inning again.

Nixon led rally takes ace off the hook for another loss.

("Believe in the man" is getting old Jason, we believe in the wins)

Let's Go Pedro

(and let's hear the Balco chants at SBC today too)

6.18.04:

GIANT STEP

Five Home Runs Rally Sox in San Francisco

Giants Plead in the 5th as Sox Climb Out of 7-2 Hole to Beat SF 14-9

They're Back to Back to Back to Back!

Ortiz (15), Manny (18), Home Run Trot, Belli Flops One

Game Saving Bonds*? Not Tonight.

Kentucky Fried Kevin Greases Go Ahead HR Past Steroid King

MIKE'S HARD LATE INNING AID

Tough night for Tim but Timlin Gets the Win

Bottles, baseballs, and golf balls tossed on field from frustrated Frisco fans

Weaver, Dodgers Beat Vazquez, Yankees: Sox Inch Closer to First

The San Francisco Trick-or-Treat

Wake Can't Get His Show on the Road

Bonds* is a Total Fraud

"They built a tunnel to honor Ted Williams in Boston. What did he imagine would be built for him? "Nothing, man," he said. "I'm black. They don't build stuff for blacks." -- Barry Bonds*

Bonds makes a powerful statement on, off field - By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff | June 18, 2004

BARRY BONDS* WORK ADDRESS:
San Francisco Giants
24 Willie Mays Plaza
San Francisco, CA 94107

WILLIE MAYS PLAZA
Willie Mays Plaza, located at the corner of Third and King streets, honors one of the greatest players in Giants history. With an official street address of 24 Willie Mays Plaza, the entrance of SBC Park pays tribute to the Hall of Fame center fielder. The plaza features 24 palm trees in recognition of Mays' jersey number and is home to a nine-foot bronze sculpture of the famous ballplayer.

THE REST IS HISTORY

Relief Pitch for Nation: MRI OK

For Better or Worse: Schill Won't Sit, Will Make Next Start

Throws Side Session in Pawtucket Saturday (Say Hello to BK)

SCHILLING MRI REPORT: "ANKLE APPEARS STABLE, WE ARE MAKING NO CHANGES IN HIS TREATMENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO OBSERVE HIS SYMPTOMS AND ACT ON ANY CHANGES. CURT SCHILLING IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HIS SCHEDULED START ON TUESDAY NIGHT." - Boston Red Sox Report

Update: Fallout from Early Report on Skipped Start Causes Sox Docs to Have Change of Heart

"...Let's put it this way, Schilling shouldn't be making his next start. But he's making it nonetheless..." - source update

Dirt Dog Digs In: "Feel free to mark the initial bdd.com report down as wrong, call it A-Rod II, no problem with that at all. But I stand by it. The decision at the time was to have him sit. The report had nothing to do with Curt, how he was feeling, the MRI, which was why I didn't drag him into it before posting it..."

Dirt Dog Update on RedSoxNation.net

Maruyama Still Smokin' at U.S. Open

6.17.04:

Garciaparra for the Course: Nomar Whines to Silverado

(Don't worry Nomie, Dale and Neumy are on at 10:00)

At least now we know what the hell he was so animated about at Sonsie on Saturday.

6.16.04

"I Feel Fine"

Schill Says He's OK, but What Will Morgan's Magical MRI Tell Us?

One-Legged Horse Walks!... Too Many. Sox Pull Up Lame, Lose 7-6

Marcaine

If Schilling pitches beyond, that awful 6th inning, Marcaine.
If he schuts them down, after three more guys go around; Marcaine.
Curt does like, he does like, he does like; Marcaine.

Bum ankle blues, he wanna kick that juice; Marcaine.
When your day is done he's back online; Marcaine.
Curt does like, he does like, he does like; Marcaine.

If his ankle's done and he wanna pitch on; Marcaine.
Don’t forget this fact, he's got our back; Marcaine.
Curt does like, he does like, he does like; Marcaine.

Schill won't lie, Sox on slide, can we all try?; some Marcaine

CHECK PLEASE!

McCarty Pop Up is the End Game

SOX IN A MOUNTAIN OF TROUBLE

Mile High 6th is 7 Heaven for Rockies, Make Mountain Out of MoleSchill

Hot to Trot Shot, and Schill's Hot too... in the Dugout

7 K's... and 7 runs for Schill (and 11 - L.O.B. for Clutchless Kids)

Curt's AL All-Star game start is shot

OBP, BUT NOT ENOUGH RBI

New York 6 Up in Loss Column

Sox Slip Sliding Further Away:

Thanks to Diamondbacks D, Yanks Raze Arizona

Umm... cowboy up?

Ankles Away

Schill Thinks He'll Be Bad to the Bone Tonight

(from lyrics to the original Anchors Aweigh)

Stand Schilli out to sea
Fight our battle cry
We’ll never change our course
So vicious foe steer shy-y-y-y
Roll out the M.R.I.
Ankles Aweigh
Sail on to victory and
Sink their bones to Todd Jones hooray!

Yo ho there Schill dog
Take the fighting to the far off sea
Hear the wailing of the Nation banshees (by the second batter in Denver tonight)
All hands, fire brands Let’s blast them as we go, so

Ankles Aweigh my boys
Ankles Aweigh
Farewell to wild card joys
We sail at break of day day day day
Through our last night on shore
Drink to the foam
Until we meet once more
Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home!

Heave a ho there Nixon
Everybody drink up while you may
Heave a ho there sailor
For your gonna sail a break of day
Drink away, Drink away,
For you sail at break of day, hey!

Ankles Aweigh my boys
Ankles Aweigh
Farewell to wild card joys
We sail at break of day day day day
Through our last night on shore
Drink to the foam
Until we meet once more
Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home!

6.15.04

Dog Days of Summer Start Today

Trot bats in the six spot tonight.

6.16.04: "When he was introduced to this crowd, it was almost like he was being introduced at Fenway Park for the first time this season." - Jerry Remy from Coors Field in Colorado, USA.

The "Heart and Soul" is Back from His Leg and Back Attack.

Just in time as Sox drop to 4-1/2 back.

(Kentucky Fried Cowboy will have a seat on the bench. Did Kevin dig deeper into his schnozz in that awesome NESN camera shot than he digs into those buckets of chicken?)

Sox Vanish into Thin Air

The Skinny on Vinny: 3-4, home run, 2 RBI

Embree Oh! Rockies pull away late, Sox lose 6-3

Error, Varitek/Manny ridiculous baserunning costly

"It wasn't a miss... if anyone did anything wrong it was me. Kennedy hung, Tek didn't go like he's supposed to... I thought he'd (Youkilis) put it in play. That's why in those situations we don't run as much as other people" - Tito Francona

Nation Has a Field Day at Coors

"Let's Go Red Sox" chants bust out again on the road

6.15.04 - ESPN MLB SCOREBOARD - Write in Ortiz for AL 1B today

Pokey Scratched for Series Opener:
Hurt Toe Making Leaping Catch Last Week

Arroyo-yo goes in Colorado

6.14.04

Walker Ends Roger Run

Cubs Ground Rocket. Clemens loses first game 7-2.

(But they still may let him face Curt Schilling in the All-Star game)

I MISS TODD WALKER'S OFFENSE

6.13.04:

Los Angeles: Pedro Dominates

Pedro Brutality, Pokey Handcuff Dodgers 4-1

Sky Dive

Pokey Goes Airborne to Stop Rally in the Defensive Play of the Year

Former President George H.W. Bush Made a Skydive from 3,000 Feet Sunday. Pokey Jumped Higher.

(No error for Nomar? Oh my!)

Kapler, Reese Drive in Big Runs

6.12.04

Dodgeball Knocks Out Wakefield, Sox

Wake Can't Fake Out Dodgers. Sox Get Slammed.

Not Good Times at Fenway on Saturday.

Schilling May Have to Schut it Down

Curt Schilling will make his next start in Colorado then will have an MRI and check of the edema in the ankle area. If the MRI shows a change in condition for the worse "we will have to shut him down" according to Red Sox GM Theo Epstein. Curt has had two MRIs, and the second one showed a build up of fluid and Doctor Morgan indicated there may be a meniscus tear at the end of the bone where th