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July 18, 2007
Red Sox reliever Brendan Donnelly (right forearm) was in the clubhouse this afternoon after his trip to California where he was examined by orthopedist Lewis Yocum. There's no further damage to the arm and Donnelly will continue his rehab.
“Basically Yocum confirmed what we already knew,” said Donnelly. “Basically he just made sure nothing more severe was going on, so that’s absolutely relieving to know that I will be able to come back and help this team at some point.”
Donnelly has been on the DL for the last month and suffered a set back during his rehab, hence the trip to the west coast.
“Maybe I was just to do a little too much too soon,” he admitted. “That’s my fault because I want to get back out there as soon as possible. I should have taken it a little bit slower and been more sure about things. That’s what I’m going to do now, we’re going to make absolute sure everything is fine before I move forward with any kind of intense activity.”
The veteran right-hander also said it may take two weeks or a month before he returns, but he does knows he’ll be back this season. He made a joke of it, saying he’ll wait for fellow reliever Mike Timlin to make his 1,000th appearance before he’s activated. Timlin currently stands at 14th all-time with 985 appearances.
Donnelly is 2-1 with a 3.05 ERA in 27 appearances this season.
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