Aaron Boone tears ACL; what are the Henson repercussions?

Didn't they sign someone else to play third base?

 

Boone tore his ACL playing basketball... sounds a lot like what happened to Moises Alou, although didn't he 'claim' that he hurt it playing with his kids? or falling off a treadmill?... whatever it was, many people in the 'know' strongly believed he had been playing basketball that day, and suffered the injury on the court.

As far as Henson is concerned, I doubt this really changes that much. Drew's been working out solely on football recently (ie, no winterball or fall leauges), and the Yankees have already invested enough time and money for him to have made significant progress... he didn't, and they can better spend their money elsewhere.

My only complaint is that its too bad we don't still have Blum around for a Yankee trade (we traded him to TB earlier in the fall). I'm sure we coulda fetched better from them than Backe (who probably won't make the team outa ST).

Maybe they'd still want the VIZ!!! NOBODY BEATS THE VIZ!

 

Bad news on Drew Henson front

Aaron Boone tore reportdly tore his acl playing basketball and now Drew may start unless trade.

 

My bad Aaron Boone has tore his acl playing basketball. Now Dre Henson may get to play. It violated Boone's contact, so they may extra money to spend and get someone else like Jose Hernandez.

 

See, I thought Mo tore it and tried to come back, but what happened exactly I forget. I believe something sis happen with a treadmill, but I also remember that what clinched him not returning was that he was riding his bike with his kids and it went soemthing like he had to prevent one of his kids from hitting a car and in doing so reinjured the knee. I think that's what happened at least.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1719255

Well, Henson is not ready for the big-leagues according to the Yankees. All we can hope for as Texans fans is that Boone recovers by the 2005 season and gets back to form so the Yankees don't look into having Henson as a permanent 3B.

 

I hear it all the time, and nod my head, like Joey in Friends, but what in hell exactly is an ACL?

 

ACL is the anterior cruciate ligament. It is one of three ligaments in the knee and in between the other two. It usually takes an athlete about a year to recover from a complete tear of the ligament because of the reconstructive surgery that is required to fix a torn ACL.

 

In the old days a torn ACL would mean the end of one's career. It was considered one of the worst injuries that an athlete can suffer. However, it didn't seem to happen as often back then as it does now. Nowadays people seem to get their ACLs torn all the time.

 

They can still find someone to fill 3rd base for alot cheaper than what they were paying Henson. Geoff Blum would have been great trade bate right now.

 

(in best lou holtz voice)

listen...i don't believe all this malarky about people tearing acl's. i've never seen a dog tear an acl before. i've seen a dog lying on a porch..and a cat walks by..and that dog gets up running and i've never seen him tear an acl before.

 

Whatta dumbass...God forbid somebody actually reads their contract when they sign it...Hell, at least call your agent up and ask if you're allowed to shoot hoops...

 

The Yankees will find a third sacker with sock and D and happily pay for the priviledge.

 

LOL, but sorry to burst your bubble MadMax. I had a Lab that tore not one, but two acl's. They do arthroscopic surgery, just like on people, and yes, it's expensive. That Lab lost alot of vertical after the two surgeries, though. Cut from the league and probably sleeping under an overpass somewhere ....

 

hey, my bubble is still intact. now, lou, on the other hand would be very disappointed in your story.

 

"Bowling? You get no rush from bowling!"
"You want a rush? Drop a bowling ball on your foot, my friend!"

 

If I'm Henson some of those teams look awful attractive. I'd wait for the money because winning brigs that anyway. Play for a winner and reap the rewards later.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=1720245

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

HOUSTON -- Aaron Boone's potentially season-ending knee injury will not extend the Yankees career of Drew Henson. Not if Houston Texans general manager Charley Casserly can help it.


Casserly said Tuesday that he remains committed to signing Henson and then trading the former Michigan quarterback. Houston holds the NFL rights to Henson, taken in the sixth round of last year's draft, until April.


"For now, though, everything is between Drew and the Yankees," Casserly said. "There isn't a lot we can do until that situation is resolved."


Boone suffered a possible tear to the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee playing basketball on Jan. 17. New York's starting third baseman might miss the 2004 season and possibly be forced to forfeit all or most of his $5.75 million salary, which he agreed to last month. Boone's contract contained language saying it would become nonguaranteed if he played basketball.


There was some speculation that Henson might be an option to fill the Yankees' void at third base, but Henson -- who signed a six-year, $17 million contract with the Yankees in 2001 -- has struggled in the minor leagues. Last season, his second at Triple-A Columbus, he hit just .234.


Henson's representatives at IMG, the sports marketing and representation giant, remain in discussions with Yankees officials about settling the remaining three years of the contract. Henson has a guaranteed $12 million coming to him, with base salaries of $2.2 million in 2004, of $3.8 million in '05 and $6 million in '06.


While his agents and the Yankees attempt to strike a settlement that addresses issues that both sides have, Henson has been working out and reshaping his football skills at IMG's facility in Bradenton, Fla., with former NFL quarterbacks coach Larry Kennan.


Of course, an interested observer to all of this is Casserly, who made the clever gambit of drafting Henson and securing his NFL rights with the sole intent of dangling the highly regarded quarterback as trade bait this spring.


Casserly will not address the issue but, NFL sources suggest, there are enough potential suitors. Among the franchises that might be interested in acquiring Henson, who almost certainly would have been a first-round draft choice if he had stayed at Michigan for his final two seasons of eligibility, are Buffalo, Green Bay, Kansas City, Miami and Pittsburgh.


Some league scouts believe that, even with his football hiatus, Henson might be no worse than the No. 3 quarterback prospect in this year's draft, behind Eli Manning of Mississippi and Ben Roethlisberger of Miami of Ohio.


If the Texans don't sign Henson before the April draft, he will go back into the player pool and then can be selected by another team. The primary benefit in such a maneuver would be that Henson would earn a much more lucrative contract than if he signs with Houston, which is limited by rookie pool rules in what it can pay.


But the upside to signing with the Texans this spring, as opposed to re-entering the draft, is that Henson could essentially choose the team to which Houston trades him. A trip back to the draft could be risky because Henson would have no control over where he were to begin his NFL career.


"This is how [a team] beats the system," Casserly said, referring to a Henson trade. "How else are you going to get a young quarterback of this caliber? You can say you're going to take him in the draft but there are no guarantees. With a trade, he's yours, and you don't have to worry about somebody jumping ahead of you and grabbing him."

Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.