Is It Over For Jacoby In Boston?

With Jacoby Ellsbury being sent back to the DL after re-injuring his ribs this weekend in Texas, Gresh & Zo talk about his ability, or lack thereof, to tolerate pain and wonder if this is it for him in Boston.

Gresh: "No one is saying that what Jacoby Ellsbury had, at one point in time, wasn't serious. I think the indictment on Jacoby Ellsbury is [what Francona said earlier today] pain threshold and toleration. That was the word, tolerate, in terms of pain. The guys who are the primetime players in many sports are those who still find a way to perform through nagging injuries are they not? Jacoby Ellsbury, or his agent, might want to position him and say 'He deserves this kind of contract.' Well, a part of getting that kind of contract is playing through injuries. There's the old line that football coaches told us a long time ago Zo, 'Are you injured? Or are you hurt?' If you're hurt you can still go. If you're injured, you can't."

Zolak: "I've broken ribs, cracked ribs, and also torn the cartilage in between ribs. It's a different sport though too. A lot of my sport, and my position, was predicated on torque in your midsection, turning, and taking shots wide open. I don't mean to bring up injuries because it's a different sport, but look at Tom Brady last year. Haynesworth falls on him and supposedly he had 3 cracked ribs the whole year and he played through it."