When oft-injured outfielder J.D. "Nancy" Drew left the Dodgers more than two months ago, he left instructions that his locker be cleaned out and its contents and other items be shipped to him in care of the Red Sox at 4 Yawkey Way, Boston.
But with Drew's contract talks with the Sox stalled due to ongoing concern about Drew's health, the shipment has been refused, thus causing to be returned to Los Angeles Drew's shoulder and knee braces, splints, bandage rolls, traction harness, IV bag, cane, crutches, wheelchair, iron lung, 14-karat gold pillbox and favorite porcelain-lined stainless steel bedpan.
Doctor X -- the 'Baseball Medic' -- is an anonymous U.S. government trauma specialist with a Duke University sports medicine background and more than 20 years experience in emergency medicine. From time to time he considers MLB rumors, events and news reports as they pertain to baseball players' injuries, illnesses and various other disabilities, both on the field and off.
MLB Rumors editor Greg Fieg is a former sports news editor and award-winning writer whose bylines have appeared on the wires of the Associated Press and in numerous publications, including San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Light, Houston Chronicle and Philadelphia Bulletin. He formerly was posted in various positions on the U.S.-Mexican border with Freedom Newspapers, and was a regular, independent contributor to United Press International.