Nomar Re-Injures Wrist
More MRI Than RBI: Will Garciaparra Go Back on the DL Like He Promised to in Boston?
"Garciaparra didn't mention the injury when talking to reporters about his Achilles' tendon in Houston after Sunday's game, and the Cubs didn't let on either. "That could be a possibility," Garciaparra said (regarding going on the DL). "That's something we haven't discussed or gotten into yet. Right now, we're looking at the present day and the very near future, and see how that goes. Then we'll worry about the rest when it comes." -- 8.23: Cubs shortstop Nomar Garciaparra
"But we have to wait to see what's up with Nomar because if you put him on the DL and it's only a matter of a few days, then you've lost him [for 15 days]. We just have to wait this out and see." -- 8.23: Cubs manager Dusty Baker
"Could he play Tuesday? "There's a possibility," Garciaparra said. "Right now we're going day to day, and that's the attitude we're taking right now. (The wrist) is going to tell me. There's been some discomfort. There was a reason for the exam but at the same time it's more symptomatic and you have to listen to it."
Is Nomore taking a shot at Tito and Theo? "Garciaparra is expected to undergo an MRI exam at Northwestern Memorial today when he visits team orthopedist Stephen Gryzlo and hopes to be cleared for a return to the lineup.
"I'm going to see the doctor and check things out," said Garciaparra, adding that he told manager Dusty Baker he could play Sunday against the Astros. "[Sunday] was one of those days. I told Dusty I was ready to play. He's great. He's like, 'No, you're not playing, I'm making the decision.'
"He's looking after me, which says a lot about him. He said, 'Let's get more answers.' I'll have more answers for you [today]."
Another in-depth Nomar interview on strategy
MLB.com: Do you know if today's opposing starting pitcher is right-handed or left-handed?
Garciaparra: I have no idea.
Nobody missing Nomar
"We're all getting along great, this is a good bunch of guys. We got rid of one superstar, but we got three everyday players who can play defense. We're professionals. We see the revolving door all the time, but I do think we're better than before, in every way. Defensively, we can count on those guys all the time. I think we're better." -- Johnny Damon in the Boston Herald on the Sox after trading Nomar
Tek Will Serve Four-Game Suspension Starting Tonight
"...not all players can play in Boston. It takes a certain make-up to be successful here. If a player is not a "gamer" or a "dirt dog" it will be difficult to fit in into this city. The fans here want players who grind it out in the good and the bad times."
-- Jason Varitek mailbag on The Remy Report
Manny's in the Driver's Seat
"Boston is the best city ever," he says. "The fans are great. They love me. Oh my God. You go out to eat, they don't let you pay for nothing. You win it there and people will go nuts. I'm going to party for a month."
See tomorrow's Boston Globe as Stan Grossfeld follows Manny as he picks the color on his Dad's new wheels at "Rad Rides by Troy," in the village of Manteno, 53 miles south of Chicago. Ramirez went here on a Sox day off to select a color for a 1967 Lincoln Continental convertible he purchased and is having totally restored for his Dad's birthday. Kevin Millar remains pissed that they chose to stop at Mickey D's over the chicken stompin' KFC he represents.
McManny is Lovin' It
"...and they're into the backstretch and here comes Unlikeable Team on the outside!"
(It's a two horse race for the East)
Timlin Tough as Nails
in Hammer Time
Sox Refuse to Lose, Win Again Against White Sox 6-5
Mueller, Mientkiewicz Flash Leather, That's All Foulke
"Manny Ortez" Lead South Side Sweep
Sox Slip Up Late, But
Don't Let This One Get Away
DominiCan-Do Again as Manny, David Don't Quit
DO Has Bingo: "That's one thing you don't want to do. When we start thinking about the Yankees, we start playing terrible for some reason... we'll see at the end. We don't have time to think about the Yankees or anything like that" -- David Ortiz gets it
But Someone Needs to Slap Kiss-of-Death Kevin Again: "It's a 6 1/2-game deficit all of a sudden. And what do we have, six games left with them?" -- Kevin Millar (after Saturday's game) does not
