Posted: Monday, September 7, 2009, 12:39 PM | 23 comments |
 

Happ scratched with oblique injury
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The weekend of horrors for the Phillies continues.  J.A. Happ suffred a mild strain of his oblique muscle on Saturday taking batting practice, and was scratched from his start today. Jamie Moyer will be starting against the Astros.  Happ and assistant GM Chuck LaMar are stressing the word "mild," but as Clay Condrey demonstrated, oblique injuries can be nagging and always a cause for concern.

Happ said he was hopeful to make his next start, but the next few days will determine that.  "It was enough where I though it would change my effectiveness, and right now that's not a good thing for me or us," Happ said.

LaMar called the injury "day-to-day."
 
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:10 PM, 09/07/2009
    Bad break - with Ibanez, Vic, Condrey, Romero all hurt - it could mean the Phillies either lose the NL East or make a quick exit from the NLDS.
    — sdgeiger
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:10 PM, 09/07/2009
    Bad break - with Ibanez, Vic, Condrey, Romero all hurt - it could mean the Phillies either lose the NL East or make a quick exit from the NLDS.
    — sdgeiger
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:17 PM, 09/07/2009
    Bad break - with Ibanez, Vic, Condrey, Romero all hurt - it could mean the Phillies either lose the NL East or make a quick exit from the NLDS.
    — sdgeiger
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:54 PM, 09/07/2009
    The jinx about Philly teams may be back. It will take a real concerted effort by the team via heart to come back and stop this free fall. Moyer could be that start. We shall see today. If the Phils get shutout or down by a guy with over 5 ERA, then they are in '64 mode.
    — KGKoons
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:13 PM, 09/07/2009
    Phillies have been sleepwalking since July. Maybe a good, hard fall will put some fire in their belly for next year. Lord knows that have been playing anything but inspired baseball.
    — Manor2009
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:14 PM, 09/07/2009
    The difference is that Happ spoke up as soon as he injured it so that he wouldn't aggravate it and make it worse. Condrey hurt his back, didn't say anything about it, changed his mechanics to try to compensate for the back injury and ended up injuring his oblique and tried to keep pitching like that. Happ's injury sounds much less severe.
    — JimG
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:46 PM, 09/07/2009
    Come off the ledges folks, the world is not ending.
    — zonaindie2
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:11 PM, 09/07/2009
    Truly a bad break - with Ibanez, Vic, Condrey, Romero all hurt - it could mean the Phillies either lose the NL East or make a quick exit from the NLDS
    — Habu T
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:52 PM, 09/07/2009
    This is probably Milt Thompson's fault. Because his hitters can't drive in runs, he has to force the pitchers to take extra batting practice to compensate. Now his incompetent offense has cost us an effective pitcher. Fire Milt Thompson!
    — psuflyers
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:19 PM, 09/07/2009
    fire milt thompson.
    — gulls3012
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:31 PM, 09/07/2009
    I want the better alternate outfielder from back then to be hitting coach, hire Wes Chamberlin
    — wolfburn
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:36 PM, 09/07/2009
    Chamberlin plattoned in right with Eisenreich. It's Pete Incaviglia that we need!
    — burholme
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:44 PM, 09/07/2009
    Pete Incaviglia's approach at the plate is the LAST thing this team needs. Dickie Thon, though...
    — psuflyers


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