I was just looking up news trying to find out if anyone knew how Lowrie was doing and this is what I found out. Apparently Lowrie had to leave in the fifth inning due to soreness in his knee. This scared me a bit until I remembered that Lowrie is on the DL for a wrist injury – not a knee injury. What happened was on Tuesday Lowrie was hit by a pitch in the knee. It seems as if the eager shortstop might have been pushing a little too hard on the knee, which forced him to leave the game early. Poor guy. Hope he gets better soon. I’m sure he was more than frustrated after leaving the game, but at least the soreness has nothing to do with his wrist.
In the same article I learned that Jonathan Van Every will be out for the remainder of the Paw Sox season after injuring his left knee as well (that’s ironic). As much as I feel bad for Lowrie, I feel more bad for Van Every right now. This guy is 29 years old and still has yet to play more than seven games in the big leagues. Any injury that keeps you off the field for a year is frustrating, but when you’re fighting to make it to the big leagues and you have to stop because of an injury – well that’s more frustrating. I’m sure Lowrie feels his frustration, however, seeing as Lowrie has yet to play a full season in the big leagues himself. It just sucks that Van Every has to be even more patient than he’s already been.
Here’s the article, written by John Beattie from nesn.com. Apparently Beattie is a college grad who used to do reporting for the New York Jets. Good stuff, Beattie!
http://www2.nesn.com/boston-red-sox/2009/06/28/lowrie-down-v
Now, who’s ready to see the Sox sweep the O’s?
Keep the Faith.
Keywords: Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie, John Beattie, Jonathan Van Every, Pawtucket Red Sox
