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Pedroia: ‘I’m a freak healer. I heal great’

“My other injury is healed. It’s 100 percent healed, and I could tell because I was hitting balls in the air to the pull-side. That’s a big thing because it means my bat speed is fine,” he said. “That’s the part that’s frustrating. I was about to get on a huge run the rest of the way, like I always do, and this happens. But there is still a lot of games left, I’ll heal this thing up, get out there and it will make a huge difference.

“I’m a lizard. I heal while I play. I’m a freak healer. I heal great.”

Jim Furtado Posted: July 07, 2012 at 08:43 AM | 19 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. gef the talking mongoose Posted: July 07, 2012 at 08:46 AM (#4175347)

Nice to know. Anyone got any freaks who need healing?

2. Swedish Chef Posted: July 07, 2012 at 09:04 AM (#4175353)

Nice to know. Anyone got any freaks who need healing?

Bah, there's no known freak condition that can't be treated with a medical marijuana card.

3. YR Misses Reggie Bars Posted: July 07, 2012 at 09:07 AM (#4175354)

Now that will help you let your freak flag fly, man!

4. OCD SS Posted: July 07, 2012 at 09:17 AM (#4175355)

Short, ugly facial hair, attitude, now he heals like a freak ... has anyone checked him for a metal skeleton?

5. Koot Posted: July 07, 2012 at 10:01 AM (#4175364)

As dumb as it sounds, this makes me feel a little better about the Red Sox chances this year.

6. Chip Posted: July 07, 2012 at 11:24 AM (#4175420)

It makes me feel worse, because he's going to force himself into the lineup while still injured, as he did the first go round with the thumb, and proceed to put up horrible production at the plate for weeks and weeks before he "freak heals."

7. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: July 07, 2012 at 11:35 AM (#4175438)

I don't think it's a coincidence that Pedroia hit 210/280/300 in the period between his first thumb injury and this entirely unrelated thumb injury.

I wouldn't be surprised if Pedroia really is a freak healer, but that he also has utterly unrealistic expectations of what his body can do. So if they get him to sit for two weeks, he very well might heal up better and faster than most folks would. He just can't do it in three days.

8. gef the talking mongoose Posted: July 07, 2012 at 01:35 PM (#4175548)

I fully expect Robert Pollard to write a song called "Freak Healer."

9. Morty Causa Posted: July 07, 2012 at 01:42 PM (#4175551)

Freeeaks to heal! Bring out your freeaks to heal!

10. Swedish Chef Posted: July 07, 2012 at 01:50 PM (#4175556)

I fully expect Robert Pollard to write a song called "Freak Healer."

That title sounds too sensible. It needs a non sequitur in there to be properly GbV-ish, maybe "Lizard Freak Healer" or "Freak Healer Checked Swing".

EDIT: I liked that first one :-)

11. gef the talking mongoose Posted: July 07, 2012 at 01:59 PM (#4175565)

I need to focus on your suggestions, because as it is I'm unfortunately hearing "Freak Healer" as following the tune of "Dream Weaver."

12. Gamingboy Posted: July 07, 2012 at 02:07 PM (#4175571)

I’m a lizard.

Then who is Spider-Man?

13. Morton's Fork Posted: July 07, 2012 at 02:09 PM (#4175575)

Nice to know. Anyone got any freaks who need healing?

I hear that Pedroia's fielding calls from Sabean inquiring about rates.

14. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: July 07, 2012 at 04:26 PM (#4175658)

"Freak healer"? What gooblegobbledygook. I don't accept it, I don't accept it.

15. Darren

Posted: July 07, 2012 at 04:38 PM (#4175666)

Speaking of Freaks, I watched a little of Freaks and Geeks the other day. The show holds up pretty well and wow, what a cast they had. James Franco, in particular, is great.

The parents, unfortunately, were the weakest part of the show.

16. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines Posted: July 07, 2012 at 04:51 PM (#4175676)

I guess we've identified the counterpart to Carl Crawford's Mr. Glass.

17. Tripon Posted: July 07, 2012 at 05:18 PM (#4175685)

I read DC's recent Earth One's Batman GN, where its yet another retelling of Batman's origin. Nothing really new, and actually quite boring to read.

18. gef the talking mongoose Posted: July 07, 2012 at 05:57 PM (#4175697)

Nothing I've heard about any of those Earth One books makes me in any way interested. Admittedly, I'm old & jaded, but still.

19. ??'s Biggest Fan! Posted: July 07, 2012 at 07:32 PM (#4175750)

Geoff Johns is a hack. He's to comic book writers what a high priced closer is to a baseball team. Highly overrated and can only perform under highly formulaic conditions. A total waste of resources, for his employer and the customer.

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