Polanco will have fourth cortisone shot
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Polanco will have fourth cortisone shot
Matt Gelb, Inquirer Staff Writer
CORRECTION: This will be Polanco's fourth cortisone shot of the season, not his third, as incorrectly stated before. Story is updated.
WASHINGTON -- The early clinch has offered this benefit: Placido Polanco will be able to have a fourth cortisone injection in his left arm before the postseason begins.
Last week, Polanco told The Inquirer he wanted another shot in the arm. Two of the previous shots were in his left elbow, where bone spurs have caused constant pain this season. That has also developed into tendinitis in his left forearm, where he had a third cortisone injection in June and the fourth will be applied.
Polanco will have off-season surgery to remove the bone spurs. He is hoping the injection will power him through October.
The third baseman said he will need about three days to recover from the shot. He said he wants to try to play in Sunday's series finale at Atlanta. For that to happen, Polanco would need to have the injection either Wednesday or Thursday.
So it's possible Polanco has played his last game of the regular season.
This is karma coming back to haunt Tim Hudson. He has been terrible in Sept. when the Braves needed him the most and is now going to be pitching what, every other day? Yeah, Braves are toast. Even if they squeak into the WC, they are done. Hopefully Polly doesn't play again for the rest of the regular season, maybe a PH or two during the last series.— ESFjellin- Polly played through pain and fought throughout the year like a man, while no-heart Jimmy took the year off.— n62
- jimmy will redeem himself pretty soon here, when it counts the most. how many games did you play n62? stop with the whining from the couch and enjoy this wonderful era of phillies baseball, so much of which is thanks to j-roll.
- n62 go jump off a bridge! J-roll has carried this team for a lonngg time, everyone bad years. If you where an athlete or knew anything about sports medicine you would know that strained muscles just to go away. It will most likely take the off season for him to fully recover. As for now I'll be happy to see him in the 5th or 6th hole.— Murrayag11
- n62, that is one of the dumbest comments I have ever read anywhere regarding the Phillies. If anything, Rollins has been too aggressive trying to come back and has not healed fully. The Phillies will be fine. It's time for the playoffs!— NickFromGermantown
- n62, dumbest thing ever said. Muscle pulls/strains in the legs, you cannot run. You cannot run, you can't be on base nor play the field. Dummy.— beegal99
hope it don't get to his head, cause that melon will explode.
