Veritek out a month, Bruschi maybe broke his wrist

[WilliamPitt]

Turning up the suck here in Boston sports land...

[Captain Hilts]

1. NOT good. August is cruel to us Sox fans. Fingers and toes crossed. nt

[MaineDem]

2. The Tek loss is going to be horrible

He's a major influence with the team. His preparation for the game is terribly respected. His absence will indeed be felt.

Sorry, I can't comment on the potential loss of Bruschi. I don't pay enough attention to the Pats at all. I do wish he had retired after the stroke though.

BTW, good to see you posting. :)

[MaineDem]

3. Sox close deal for backstop Lopez

ST. PETERSBURG -- It didn't take long for Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein to find a replacement for injured catcher Jason Varitek. The Red Sox acquired veteran Javy Lopez and cash considerations from the Orioles on Friday for a player to be named later.

The cash the Red Sox will receive is expected to pay a considerable portion of the $2.75 million Lopez is due for the remainder of the season. The prospect the Orioles receive is expected to be of the mid-level variety.

Lopez is expected to join the Red Sox on Friday in St. Petersburg and be in uniform and be active for their game against the D-Rays. To make room for Lopez on the roster, the Red Sox designated catcher Ken Huckaby for assignment.

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060804&content_id=1592640&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos?c_id=bos?ymd=20060719&content_id=1564680&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos

[MaineDem]

4. And now Mirabelli is hurt!

This is not good.

[Arkham House]

6. Anyone know Carlton Fisk's phone #...?...:-(...

[Ptah]

5. I'm sorry to hear about Tedy.

He is one of my all time favorite Tucson athletes.

[Baclava]

7. Oh dear! I hope they don't cancel the entire NFL season

He'll be back in time for their home opener against the Giants and set a new NFL record for individual tackles and win a hot dog eating contest against that Japanese dude.

p.s.
This whole thread is disrespecting Brady. He was not even mentioned.

[Broken_Hero]

8. well

you got Javy Lopez now...when is Trot coming back? From what the talking heads on espn say about Bruschi, is that he will miss preseason stuff, nothing major...hey, this tough as nails man, survived an effing stroke! A broken wrist is childsplay!....:)