Projo SoxTalk with McAdam: Beating all comers at Fenway
Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: the Red Sox' 12-game home winning streak, the need for instant replay in baseball, Coco Crisp's injured thumb and Curt Schilling's rehab progress.
Here are some excerpts from Sean's comments:
The Crisp injury: "It comes at a time when they are somewhat short in the outfield to begin, with given Manny Ramirez's hamstring issues, which don't appear to be great, but the last couple of nights they've taken advantage of the vacancy in the DH spot to get him out of the field and not have him run around as much as he might ordinarily. If Crisp is unable to play the outfield that would require either Manny to go back to left field, or perhaps even a roster move where Crisp goes on the DL and Brandon Moss or someone else with the ability to play the outfield would be summoned. They really can't afford to be too short-handed."
On Schilling's rehab: "I think at this point it's going well until it doesn't go well, if you know what I mean. I'm not sure [the Red Sox] knew exatcly what they were going to get from him physically this season given what he's had to overcome. People should keep in mind that even though it was an encouraging first step [Schilling throwing off a mound yesterday], he's not throwing any breaking balls; he's throwing probably three-quarter speed fastballs at this point. So there is a long, long way to go. ... A best-case scenario would have Schilling ready some time in August. So we're at least two months out from him being able to contribute at any level, and unfortunately there are a number of stops on the road back at which he could run into some problems. But so far so good."
