Posted: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 6:35 PM | 14 comments |
 

Three Phillies to have surgery
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The Phillies announced that three players will undergo surgery in the coming days.

According to a press release,  righthander Brad Lidge is scheduled for surgery on Wednesday to remove a loose body from his right elbow. Team physician Dr. Michael Ciccotti will perform the surgery. Lidge will also have his right flexor/pronator tendon evaluated.

Outfielder Raul Ibanez is scheduled for surgery Monday to repair a sports hernia. Dr. Bill Meyers will perform the surgery. Meyers, a noted abdominal surgery based at Drexel, also has repaired the sports hernias of several Eagles, including Donovan McNabb, Kevin Curtis, LJ Smith and Dirk Johnson, and the Flyers' Danny Briere.

Lefthander Scott Eyre is also scheduled for surgery Monday with Ciccotti to remove loose bodies from his left elbow.
 
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:53 PM, 11/07/2009
    I said it in spring training, when you miss your spots by 1-2 ft, it's indicative of an elbow injury. And in spite of Cole Hamels being given an exit physical that was deemed "clear", I suspect he has an elbow ligament injury in waiting also. Any medical professional watching thse two perform, can tell. It just isn't bad ebough to send up any red flags at this time. Maybe next year......when once again, he's at a loss to explain why he can't locate his fastball to set up his changeup.
    — Mark1npt
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:53 PM, 11/07/2009
    I said it in spring training, when you miss your spots by 1-2 ft, it's indicative of an elbow injury. And in spite of Cole Hamels being given an exit physical that was deemed "clear", I suspect he has an elbow ligament injury in waiting also. Any medical professional watching thse two perform, can tell. It just isn't bad ebough to send up any red flags at this time. Maybe next year......when once again, he's at a loss to explain why he can't locate his fastball to set up his changeup.
    — Mark1npt
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:53 PM, 11/07/2009
    I said it in spring training, when you miss your spots by 1-2 ft, it's indicative of an elbow injury. And in spite of Cole Hamels being given an exit physical that was deemed "clear", I suspect he has an elbow ligament injury in waiting also. Any medical professional watching thse two perform, can tell. It just isn't bad ebough to send up any red flags at this time. Maybe next year......when once again, he's at a loss to explain why he can't locate his fastball to set up his changeup.
    — Mark1npt
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:31 PM, 11/07/2009
    You can say it 3 times, but that doesn't make it true. Hamels only had 43 walks in 193.2 innings. That isn't indicative of a pitcher with control problems. He got himself in trouble repeatedly when he lost his temper or lost his focus and grooved a fastball over the heart of the plate. His velocity was down at times so he probably suffered from a tired arm since he pitched many more innings last year than he ever had, he had a shorter off-season due to the World Series and he wasn't able to properly build up arm strength in Spring Training and the beginning of the season due to his injuries.
    — JimG
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:35 PM, 11/07/2009
    What about Chase?
    — voice1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:45 PM, 11/07/2009
    Chase is fine.
    — everydayguy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:05 PM, 11/07/2009
    EEEHHHHHHHH..its the fonze -not bob levy
    — remyy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:32 PM, 11/07/2009
    Calling Mr. Taylor, Mr. Taylor you are need in Left.....
    — Conshy04
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:43 PM, 11/07/2009
    Too many loose bodies, that was the problem.
    — sillybilly
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:47 PM, 11/07/2009
    Too many loose bodies was Pat Burrell's problem...
    — Dan in Holmesburg
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:48 PM, 11/07/2009
    In a strange way, it's good news on Eyre. Would he bother with the surgery if he was retiring to spend time with his family? He could lift his kids with his good arm.
    — Claudio Vernight
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:01 PM, 11/07/2009
    Exactly what kind of medical professional are you Mark? And where did you get your training in pitching biomechanics?
    — dgatens
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:16 PM, 11/07/2009
    @Dan in Holmesburg: Good one.
    — andrewfrombrooklyn
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:09 PM, 11/09/2009
    JimG...You make a good point with Hamels' walk stat. But I don't agree about the cause of his decline. He had one of the best outings of any pitcher in baseball this year, in May against the Dodgers. The Dodgers were the best team in baseball at that time, and Juan Pierre was hitting over .400 as replacement for Manny. Hamels threw a 90-some pitch complete-game shutout. If his problems came from a long 2008 season or poor spring, he couldn't have achieved that night in Dodger Stadium.Sometime in very late August or early September he threw another complete-game gem here at CBP. I don't know why he wasn't always effective, but I don't think you can blame the innings in '08 or spring '09.
    — Cazptain Philadelphia


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About David Murphy
David Murphy joined the Daily News as its Phillies beat writer in February of 2008. Born in Upper Merion and raised in the Poconos, he attended college at La Salle University before taking jobs with the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun-News and the St. Petersburg ( Fla. ) Times. E-mail Dave at dmurphy@phillynews.com.

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