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Losing Gonzalez would be a major blow

By Amy K. Nelson

Friday, October 2, 2009

BOSTON -- Alex Gonzalez walked into the clubhouse Friday night, just 10 minutes after the game ended. His right hand was wrapped in ice and covered with a white ace bandage, almost as if he were a boxer with a taped hand. But Gonzalez is not a boxer prepping to get into the ring, he's Boston's shortstop, a key member of the team's defense and its only viable option at that position. He is now hurt, and unsure of the severity of the injury after Kerry Wood hit him on his right hand in the ...

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