Will Carroll
Will Carroll
Will Carroll is a sportswriter specializing in the coverage of medical issues, including injuries and performance-enhancing drugs. Carroll's "Under the Knife" column appeared on Baseball Prospectus for eight years during his stint there as a senior writer, and he also contributed to the site's radio efforts as well as the Puck Prospectus spin-off site. He is the author of two books on sports-related medical topics. Carroll has no formal medical training...
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We thought this season was coming down to the fact that (Curt) Schilling was taking on Johnson, (as the leaders of their staffs),
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I'm just kind of taking a stand on it. I just don't like the thing. I know everybody else is going nuts for it. I just never liked it before. I just like the game to be played on the field and to put the faith in the officials and players and let that happen the way it's always happened. I'm just a stick in the mud about it and I'm obviously not winning this one.
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One of the keys to finding consistency is not being knocked any which way by the hype and the buildup. We've found a way of dealing with that and ... taking our best preparation into the big game.
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Doesn't matter who's starting but, in my mind, I'm thinking I have the job. I want to be the guy out there finishing. There's just certain things I have to work on like taking that interception all the way to the end zone.
ball taking
That was very gratifying, ... I mean, taking the ball away is what we're all about.
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(The doctors) know the results of the MRI. There's definitely something there (on the MRI), that's why we're being very cautious and taking our time. They need to see how it responds and see how soon he can come back and if he does or he doesn't (need surgery).
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Not only is he a lefty, not only is he a Red Sox killer, but when it comes down to it, has there ever been a point when you've wanted Schilling over Johnson?
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(Baseball) obviously set up the schedule this year so that divisional rivals would play each other late in the season, ... which is phenomenal for the fans. But when you have to face the East, it's tough.
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I see the Yankees missing out by maybe a game or two,
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I'll just say that any move on amphetamines is a positive one.
The Juice: The Real Story of Baseball's Drug Problems.
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I love my daughter very much. And she did have a terrible childhood - because it felt that way to her. I feel reluctant to try to diagnose her, even if some might call her bipolar. Yeah, she lied about her childhood and her experience of me.
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I'm very brave generally, he went on in a low voice: only today I happen to have a headache.
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I'm sure the place is going to be nuts -- it's a tremendous place to play,