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July 2, 2007
BY PAUL KENYON
Journal Sports Writer
BOSTON -- Sometimes, when you least expect it, you end up with more than you thought you would get.
So it is with Terry Francona today. As everyone was filing in to his daily meeting with the media, the discussion was whether we could come up with anything interesting to talk about. It turns out, there is plenty of news.
The fact that his team has lost five of its last six certainly has not gotten the manager down. He was upbeat and went into great detail on a variety of subjects, ranging from Curt Schilling and Manny Delcarmen, to the All-Star game and the depth of the Red Sox organization these days.
We will take them one or two at a time. Let’s start with . . .
THE INJURY REPORT
This is a key day for testing to see where Curt Schilling stands with his shoulder tendonitis. But the tests are a bit behind because Schilling was late reporting for the tests, with permission.
''He had an ALS thing he had to do,'' Francona said, ''with our blessing . . . We’re not trying to hide anything. It’s something he probably needed to take care of. It means some pretty significant money to a nice cause.''
Schilling, of course, is heavily involved with raising money for the ALS Foundation which is fighting for a cure for what is often called Lou Gehrig’s disease. Schilling is undergoing the tests as we speak. A report on what is found likely will be made available before the end of the night.
There is good news on Coco Crisp’s injured thumb.
The center fielder is not playing again tonight. Jacoby Ellsbury will hit eighth and play center. But Crisp could be back soon.
''[Sunday] was probably significantly better, which is good news,’’ Francona said. ''The day before I think it was slightly (better). He made some big gains yesterday which is always the hope . . . The hope is this guy turns the corner quickly. It didn’t look like that two days ago. Yesterday it did.''
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