That's really good news! :)

Krista




--- In mannyacs@yahoogroups.com, "Lynne" <lynne@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Apparently Manny's knee isn't as bad as reported before. Here's the
> latest news.
>
> Lynne
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> BOSTON -- The Red Sox got some good news Wednesday on the health of
> Manny Ramirez, who underwent an MRI on his sore right knee Wednesday
> in Boston and missed his ninth straight game.
>
> "Everything came back very good, that was good news," said manager
> Terry Francona, who indicated earlier in the day the team wanted to
> see if the slugger was dealing with a stress fracture. "We just wanted
> to make sure and we didn't want to miss something. And I don't think
> anybody thought it was a stress fracture, but we need to rule out
> everything. That was good news."
>
> Ramirez, who has been bothered by a sore right knee since just before
> the All-Star break, is second on the team in homers (34) and RBIs (101).
>
> "The way it was explained to me by Dr. [Thomas] Gill, if you do it
> now, the stress fracture would be healing over, so you could see it
> now," Francona said. "You couldn't see it a month ago -- or whenever.
> They're just trying to cover all the bases."
>
> "Then, if it stays at the diagnosis [of patella] tendinitis, then we
> know what it is, we've eliminated everything [else] and just wait
> until he's OK," he added.
>
> For now, all the Red Sox can do is wait on the results and observe how
> Ramirez responds to continued physical therapy.
>
> "You could do some [electronic stimulation] and ice to try and enhance
> the recuperative process," said Francona, "but rest is really what
> does him more good than anything else, unfortunately. We need to know."
>
> Source: Mike Petraglia / Special to MLB.com
>