Man down: Polanco helped off field with "right knee strain"

by PhillyFriar on Mar 15, 2010 2:38 PM EDT Comment 24 comments

Maybe our good luck with injuries is running out.

While trying to field a pop up near the pitching mound during today's Grapefruit League game against the Pirates, Placido Polanco went down in a heap and had to be helped off by a pair of trainers. The Phillies are calling it a "right knee strain" for now (hat tip to Matt Gelb, among others), and we'll presumably have to wait and see what an MRI says before we know more.

If Polanco winds up on the shelf for an extended period of time, methinks we'll be putting a lot of faith in 2010 being a bounceback campaign from Greg Dobbs, huh?

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Hm. Well that sucks.

by taco pal on Mar 15, 2010 2:41 PM EDT reply actions

Hmm...

Wasn’t this one of the worst-case scenario items that WL talked about…if that post becomes prophetic, we are going to have serious problems this season…

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by Jordan Ellel on Mar 15, 2010 2:43 PM EDT reply actions

Not to mention some serious problems staying positive.

by Walcott on Mar 15, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions

If that happens

I will rue the day Wet Luzinski was promoted. Damn you Wet Luzinski. Don’t make me sacrifice you at the base of the Harry Kalas statue (I’m hoping for that, at least, the statue, not the sacrifice).

by Cormican on Mar 15, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Egad. Makes me want to rethink posting Acts 2-5 of The Curse of the Wet Luzinski. Guess I better rethink taking that tiki statue I found on Maui back with me to the mainland.

Don’t forget the flipside means that Victorino goes back up to #2 in the batting order. Also, Dobbs could use the A game reps after his lost season in 2009 (to say nothing of the fact that Ransom has been killin’ it in ST). If it’s a 2-week DL stint, what better weeks than the last two weeks of ST? One man’s tragedy is another man’s Redemption Song. Now that’s positive.

by Wet Luzinski on Mar 15, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

This is comforting.

by Walcott on Mar 15, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

By the Mask of Racer-X you had to go Tiki

Guess I better rethink taking that tiki statue I found on Maui back with me to the mainland

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No rethinking , just doing . We got an Hawaiian who can escort you , and the Brady Boys back to the mainland. Take Cousin Oliver along and scarifice his bad luck ass as an act of contrition to the Tiki gods. Stat. And oh yes I forgot, your ride…

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by j reed on Mar 16, 2010 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions

I lol’ed. Speed Racer was my absolute favorite show as a young’n.

by Wet Luzinski on Mar 16, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

With this offense, the Phils can survive a Ransom/Dobbs platoon for a month; any more than that becomes a problem.

by Alex Falzone on Mar 15, 2010 2:46 PM EDT reply actions

Its just a little Tweak! Its still good, its still good……

by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Mar 15, 2010 2:51 PM EDT reply actions

Zolecki tweets:

Phils calling it a sprained knee now.
5 minutes ago via TinyTwitter

Polanco: “I don’t think it’s too bad.”
3 minutes ago via UberTwitter

Polanco added he is day to day. Could miss 2-3 days with no game Thursday. Thinks he’ll be fine.
less than 5 seconds ago via TinyTwitter

by taco pal on Mar 15, 2010 2:53 PM EDT reply actions

I hope Dr. Polanco is accurate here.

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by Jose and the Contrarians on Mar 15, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions

hopefully he just sits out a week or two to be precautinary

eff you we winning anyway
A.I. IS BACKKKKKKK

by eagleswin on Mar 15, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I saw the same

He’ll be back by the weekend

bring Dawk & Westy home

by MeanGreen5 on Mar 15, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Well this just sucks, who was it that was worried about his staying healthy? Can’t remember but it’s kinda ringing in my ear right now.

Scar tissue is stronger than muscle tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

by JCB79 on Mar 15, 2010 4:08 PM EDT reply actions

I think this about says it "SH*T"

I wasn't even a year old but I stayed up to be outside the Vet with my Dad and Mom when the Phillies won the World Series 1980.

by Christopher A on Mar 15, 2010 4:12 PM EDT reply actions

Another Zolecki tweet

Question to Manuel: Does your heart jump to your throat when you see Polanco get hurt? “I hope it don’t. I’ll be in trouble if it does.”
13 minutes ago via TweetDeck

Idioms may not be Charlie’s strong suit…

by taco pal on Mar 15, 2010 4:23 PM EDT reply actions