[Stu]

It doesn't sound that serious. I'm guessing 2-4 weeks before he's back in the lineup every day. This sucks, but we could do worse than Adam Stern as a backup, especially after seeing him play in the WBC and on Sunday.

Quote:

Red Sox medical director Dr. Thomas Gill this afternoon issued the following statement regarding the condition of outfielder Coco Crisp: “Coco has a non-displaced fracture at the base of his left index finger. He will be placed in a splint for 10 days and reevaluated at that time. Once sufficient healing has occurred, Coco can begin batting and return to baseball activities. No surgery is indicated at this time.” Crisp injured the finger during the top of the third inning Saturday at Baltimore while attempting to steal third base. He is batting .333 [8-for-24] with a double, triple and six runs scored in five games this season. The Red Sox gave no indication as to how long Crisp would be out.