BOSTON -- Curt Schilling received a cortisone shot in his right shoulder on Friday, beginning a treatment plan the Boston Red Sox hope will bring the right-hander back before the end of the season, according to the Boston Globe.
The pain-killing shot would allow Schilling to begin rehabbing an injured shoulder tendon -- the Red Sox' team physician believes the tendon is damaged, not torn, and that rehabilitation gives Schilling his best chance to play this year.
Schilling's physician, Dr. Craig Morgan, disagrees, saying the tendon is torn and requires surgery.
On Saturday, Morgan said he could not confirm that Schilling had received the cortisone shot, but repeated his opinion that the team's recommended course of action is doomed to fail.
He said that within a couple of weeks of the shot, "[Schilling] won't even be able to exercise."
It also says in the article that the reason Schilling is choosing to rehab the shoulder instead of having surgery is because his fears that the Red Sox would void his contract. For $8 million I'd risk destroying my shoulder too.
As much as I hate to say it, the loud-mouth is a fighter, and will bust his ass to get back on the mound. So don't be surprised to see him pitching at some point this year. However, that doesn't mean he's going to be effective. He's 41 and without the use of HGH I don't think he's going to be able to recover in time to make much impact this season.
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George Costanza: "Jerry, did you hear about loud mouth Schilling?"
Jerry Seinfeld: "That's a shame."
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