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SportTicker: [J.D.] Drew out of lineup with vertigo

Looking up at the Rays in the standings isn’t sitting well with him, it appears.

Boston Red Sox outfielder J.D. Drew is suffering from vertigo and was held out of Friday’s starting lineup against the Baltimore Orioles.

The oft-injured Drew is batting .281 with four home runs and 22 RBI in 44 games for the reigning World Series champion Red Sox.

AP: Matsuzaka placed on DL with shoulder injury

NTNgod Posted: May 30, 2008 at 07:18 PM | 69 comment(s)
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1. The Jerry Royster Experience Posted: May 30, 2008 at 07:23 PM (#2800331)

Who was the guy that had vertigo so bad he had to retire? Nick Esasky?

2. robinred Posted: May 30, 2008 at 07:24 PM (#2800335)

Nick Esasky?

Yeah.

Cue U2 and Hitchcock jokes.

3. hunting for a halo-red october Posted: May 30, 2008 at 07:25 PM (#2800338)

This is the primary reason Drew has been permanently replaced by Swisher in my fantasy lineup.

4. too fat and ugly to play third Posted: May 30, 2008 at 07:29 PM (#2800346)

This is the primary reason Drew has been permanently replaced by Swisher in my fantasy lineup.

Because you have vertigo?

5. John DiFool2 Posted: May 30, 2008 at 07:29 PM (#2800348)

Hello, Hello
Hola!
I'm at a place called vertigo
It's everything I wish I didn't know
Except you give me something I can feel
Feel

6. Ryan Jones Posted: May 30, 2008 at 07:51 PM (#2800369)

I seem to remember Ken Dayley having the same or similar problem, shortly after he signed with the Jays. I'm not entirely sure that it was vertigo, but it had something to do with an inner ear problem.

7. HowardMegdal Posted: May 30, 2008 at 07:51 PM (#2800370)

In Denver, I could understand this condition.

8. Dock Ellis on Acid Posted: May 30, 2008 at 07:58 PM (#2800386)

Jeff Bailey replaces Daisuke on the roster. I don't know who he is.

9. dahlian Kirby, children's author extraordinaire. Posted: May 30, 2008 at 08:06 PM (#2800399)

Cue U2 and Hitchcock jokes.

What about the Liza Minelli jokes?

10. Tom Nawrocki Posted: May 30, 2008 at 08:12 PM (#2800417)

Jason Varitek is being held out of tonight's game because of suspicion, and Kevin Youkilis is out because of sabotage. It's a real frenzy to fill the starting lineup.

11. Guapo Posted: May 30, 2008 at 08:14 PM (#2800423)

Uno

12. Guapo Posted: May 30, 2008 at 08:15 PM (#2800426)

Dos

13. Guapo Posted: May 30, 2008 at 08:15 PM (#2800427)

Tres

14. Guapo Posted: May 30, 2008 at 08:15 PM (#2800428)

Catorce!

15. Ryan Jones Posted: May 30, 2008 at 08:36 PM (#2800482)

What about the Liza Minelli jokes?

Liza Minelli is the joke.

16. Cooperstown Schtick Posted: May 30, 2008 at 08:39 PM (#2800493)

In related news:

[Moises] Alou out of lineup with all seven seasons of "Golden Girls"

17. Craig Calcaterra Posted: May 30, 2008 at 09:34 PM (#2800617)

Jason Varitek is being held out of tonight's game because of suspicion, and Kevin Youkilis is out because of sabotage. It's a real frenzy to fill the starting lineup.

And of course, Steve Lyons was let go by Fox because he's . . . a racist.

18. SoSHially Unacceptable Posted: May 30, 2008 at 09:39 PM (#2800628)

Jason Varitek is being held out of tonight's game because of suspicion, and Kevin Youkilis is out because of sabotage. It's a real frenzy to fill the starting lineup.

Fortunately, they're playing the Birds.

19. gef the talking mongoose Posted: May 30, 2008 at 09:50 PM (#2800650)

JD Drew is awesome at not playing baseball.

20. Barry`s_Lazy_Boy Posted: May 30, 2008 at 09:54 PM (#2800659)

The amazing poor luck of Drew continues.

21. Posada Posse Posted: May 30, 2008 at 10:29 PM (#2800761)

What's his next injury going to be - hemorrhoids?

22. ghost of perros Posted: May 30, 2008 at 10:40 PM (#2800794)

Funny how Ryan Braun is playing through a similar problem.

23. Darren Posted: May 30, 2008 at 10:59 PM (#2800835)

He's a real man!

24. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: May 30, 2008 at 11:05 PM (#2800845)

He's a very apt pupil, isn't he? He's a very apt pupil!

25. aleskel Posted: May 30, 2008 at 11:38 PM (#2800939)

Drew is mad north by northwest!

26. IronChef Chris Wok Posted: May 30, 2008 at 11:45 PM (#2800953)

He's a very apt pupil, isn't he? He's a very apt pupil!

Pupil problems and Vertigo? sounds like he has a neurological problem!

Also, I can't take a dump on this ,because i get occasional vertigo.

27. ghost of perros Posted: May 30, 2008 at 11:50 PM (#2800964)

Also, I can't take a dump on this ,because i get occasional vertigo.

Question is, do you take the day off on those occasions?

28. IronChef Chris Wok Posted: May 31, 2008 at 12:07 AM (#2800989)

Question is, do you take the day off on those occasions?

I take the morning off and go back to work/school in the afternoon.
Edit: It happens about 4 times a year: not a huge deal.

29. Dag Nabbit Posted: May 31, 2008 at 12:21 AM (#2800992)

The notorious J. D. Drew making headlines again.

I confess he's never been one of my favorite players, but I wish him the best here.

30. Jim Wisinski Posted: May 31, 2008 at 12:27 AM (#2800995)

This isn't the first time for Drew having vertigo during the season, is it? I think it has happened at least once before.

31. Dag Nabbit Posted: May 31, 2008 at 12:31 AM (#2800997)

I never heard that before. Maybe you have the wrong man.

32. Sabradix Posted: May 31, 2008 at 12:57 AM (#2801004)

Poor bastard. I fully expect some day that he'll swing the bat and both his arms will fall off twisting an ankle in the process, and whilst being carted off to the nearest medical facility the ambulance ends up going off the road and into a ditch. Of course everyone survives, though the ambulance driver nerves are shot, so he lights up a cigarette not noticing the gas spewing from the punctured tank...and well...you can imagine the rest.

33. Tom Nawrocki Posted: May 31, 2008 at 01:14 AM (#2801008)

It beats missing a game because of stage fright. Now it's more important than ever for Varitek to catch a thief. Did the Sox have to use Manny Delcarmen tonight -- you know, Number Seventeen?

I can't wait to hear a report on Drew from a foreign correspondent; I'm just spellbound waiting for more news.

34. ghost of perros Posted: May 31, 2008 at 02:13 PM (#2801172)

Funnier that fragile alter-ego Milton Bradley was also out friday with inner ear trouble.

Have they ever been on the field at the same time?

35. Bicycle RepairMan Posted: May 31, 2008 at 02:21 PM (#2801175)

I think the Red Sox have given Drew enough Rope. Drew, for some reason or other, is a permanent Lodger on the DL.

36. ghost of perros Posted: May 31, 2008 at 02:26 PM (#2801179)

If the Rays traded Baldelli for Drew, he'd account for over a fourth of their payroll.

37. Dr Love Posted: May 31, 2008 at 02:27 PM (#2801181)

Have they ever been on the field at the same time?

They managed to play a few games together with the Dodgers without colliding into each other.

38. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: May 31, 2008 at 03:40 PM (#2801212)

Once again, The J.D. Vanishes.

39. ghost of perros Posted: May 31, 2008 at 05:06 PM (#2801304)

They managed to play a few games together with the Dodgers without colliding into each other.

Ahhh, a good explanation for DePo's demise -- he was playing two players and getting less than one player's production.

Definitely a fire/ice combo.

I drafted both on my roto team but quickly corrected myself and dealt JD.

40. The Politics of Torre: How the HOF Really Works Posted: June 01, 2008 at 03:33 PM (#2802223)

Fortunately, they're playing the Birds.

Unfortunately, Tippi Martinez left Baltimore several presidential administrations ago.

41. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: June 01, 2008 at 05:08 PM (#2802370)

Why does U2 get mentioned? I think of Vertigo and I think of Hitchcock - not U2!

42. Kirby Kyle Posted: June 01, 2008 at 05:42 PM (#2802411)

(Drew examines rings on redwood section) "Here I debuted... and here I was on the DL... and here... and here... and here...

43. Joe Bivens, Ditch Digger Posted: June 01, 2008 at 05:49 PM (#2802412)

He hit a HR today, and made a great catch.

44. Darren Posted: June 01, 2008 at 05:54 PM (#2802414)

I think the Red Sox have given Drew enough Rope. Drew, for some reason or other, is a permanent Lodger on the DL.

Drew hasn't been on the DL since joining the Red Sox. His problem has been a lack of power (his HR today brought his slugging up to only .434).

Or am I missing some joke that has to do with you capitalizing Rope and Lodger?

45. Tike Redman's Shattered Dreams (shayborg) Posted: June 01, 2008 at 06:26 PM (#2802433)

Or am I missing some joke that has to do with you capitalizing Rope and Lodger?

Yes. It's part of the running, not-very-funny Hitchcock joke throughout this thread.

46. gef the talking mongoose Posted: June 01, 2008 at 07:33 PM (#2802462)

I'm so ####### sick & tired of this lame-ass limpwrist hitting a ####### home run after I've put him on my ####### fantasy team's ####### bench because he's missed a ####### couple of days with ####### PMS or whatever. He did it again today, the ######. #### him. Go ####### die of toxic shock syndrome, you useless ############.

47. Russlan is an overhyped Met BTFer Posted: June 01, 2008 at 07:36 PM (#2802464)

gef the talkining mongoose: Lee Elia?

48. gef the talking mongoose Posted: June 01, 2008 at 07:38 PM (#2802465)

There. I feel much better now. I think I'll stroll across the street & kill the neighbors.

49. SoSHially Unacceptable Posted: June 01, 2008 at 07:39 PM (#2802466)

I'm so ####### sick & tired of this lame-ass limpwrist hitting a ####### home run after I've put him on my ####### fantasy team's ####### bench because he's missed a ####### couple of days with ####### PMS or whatever. He did it again today, the ######. #### him.

Ah I remember #######. A little-known classic in the Hitchock oeuvre.

50. Shooty: Now rated AAA by Moody's and S&P! Posted: June 01, 2008 at 07:47 PM (#2802470)

They need to throw Drew out of the Lifeboat already.

51. Darren Posted: June 01, 2008 at 07:51 PM (#2802473)

It'd be a better rant without the homophobia and misogyny.

52. ghost of perros Posted: June 01, 2008 at 07:54 PM (#2802476)

No such thing as a PC rant.

53. gef the talking mongoose Posted: June 01, 2008 at 08:03 PM (#2802482)

It'd be a better rant without the homophobia and misogyny.

I'll have you know that the neighbors I killed were straight males, Mr Holier-Than-Thou.

54. Russlan is an overhyped Met BTFer Posted: June 01, 2008 at 08:06 PM (#2802485)

But did they support the feminist movement?

55. gef the talking mongoose Posted: June 01, 2008 at 08:07 PM (#2802489)

I forgot to ask.

56. tfbg9 Posted: June 01, 2008 at 08:21 PM (#2802504)

It'd be a better rant without the homophobia and misogyny.

Yes! Kos Kidz Kill! (socially dangerous hate speech dead!)

/rolls eyes

57. Darren Posted: June 01, 2008 at 09:01 PM (#2802573)

More name calling. Impressive.

58. Exploring Leftist Conservatism since 2008 (ark..) Posted: June 01, 2008 at 09:15 PM (#2802602)

Yes. It's part of the running, not-very-funny Hitchcock joke throughout this thread.

Hey, give G-Bub credit. 38 was authentically witty.

59. The Politics of Torre: How the HOF Really Works Posted: June 01, 2008 at 09:16 PM (#2802603)

Sorry I revived this thread.

60. walt williams bobblehead Posted: June 01, 2008 at 09:19 PM (#2802610)

Sorry I revived this thread.

That's the trouble with Gary.

61. NTNgod Posted: June 01, 2008 at 09:24 PM (#2802622)

It's part of the running, not-very-funny Hitchcock joke throughout this thread.

Unless my memory fails me, the Who thread was much longer, so this one has a ways to go.

62. The Politics of Torre: How the HOF Really Works Posted: June 01, 2008 at 09:29 PM (#2802626)

You know Darren and tfbg9, if Alex Belth and Pat Jordan can get along, so can you. I don't know if folks wonder why I'm not in Sox Therapy or the Red Sox Game Chatters that often, but this is one of the reasons.

63. The Politics of Torre: How the HOF Really Works Posted: June 01, 2008 at 09:39 PM (#2802636)

Sorry about that folks. Return to your Hitchcock jokes.

I don't think that the Cardinals got what they were hoping for when they Dialed M for Mulder.

64. The Politics of Torre: How the HOF Really Works Posted: June 01, 2008 at 10:03 PM (#2802662)

Wow, I was able to revive and kill a thread; all in 6 1/2 hours.

65. Darren Posted: June 01, 2008 at 10:49 PM (#2802733)

Sorry you don't enjoy my company, GGC.

66. The Politics of Torre: How the HOF Really Works Posted: June 01, 2008 at 11:12 PM (#2802763)

No, it's not your company. It's the bickering between you and tfbg9. He's at fault, too. I should've emailed both of you instead of expressing my displeasure in public and for that I apologize.

Anyways, I'm looking forward to this series against Tampa coming up (yeah, I know there's still another game against Baltimore.)

67. Darren Posted: June 01, 2008 at 11:20 PM (#2802768)

I was offended by the post and said so. Tfbg took that as a opportunity to engage in some name-calling and pointed it out, rather than respond in kind. I don't see how I'm bickering with him here.

68. Exploring Leftist Conservatism since 2008 (ark..) Posted: June 02, 2008 at 12:04 AM (#2802789)

The rumor that putting 3 people on ignore triples your BTF fun is true.

69. The Politics of Torre: How the HOF Really Works Posted: June 02, 2008 at 08:58 AM (#2802854)

Fair enough, Darren. I'll drop this.

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