1.   And that therefore losing Ewing to season-ending wrist surgery might not have been the worst thing that could have happened to New York.

2.   And Nomar Garciaparra is an idol, but the shortstop is sidelined until at least July after wrist surgery.

3.   Anderson had wrist surgery during the off season and then missed most of the preseason with a hamstring injury.

4.   Another rookie, Josh Booty, will play third until Bobby Bonilla has recovered from wrist surgery, and another, Mark Kotsay, will play center.

5.   At the time, it caused concern among team medical staffers and outside specialists, who say wrist surgery could present a long-term flexibility issue.

6.   But in a Red Sox universe that lost its center of gravity when Nomar Garciaparra underwent wrist surgery in Worcester Monday, there are no absolutes anymore.

7.   Carter announced Friday he will have wrist surgery soon and that his season is over.

8.   Collins, a reserve center, had wrist surgery Tuesday and will miss the remainder of the season.

9.   Deadmarsh attended a pre-Olympic orientation camp just before training camp but did not participate because he was recovering from offseason wrist surgery.

10.   Dr. Charles Melone, the Manhattan hand specialist who performed wrist surgery on Kenny Anderson last May, told Coleman he suffered a tear in the ligament.