Phillies put Jimmy Rollins on 15-day disabled list with "mild to moderate" right calf tear

by WholeCamels on Apr 14, 2010 2:01 PM EDT

There is no injury! Jimmy Rollins will break every great record from your Babe Ruth and Willie Mays!

/2003 meme'd!

In all seriousness, this is pretty bad but survivable. The frustrating part is just how good Jimmy Rollins had been this season so far, albeit in a very small sample of games.

So what now? Looks like Juan Castro, and I expect ~~Brian Bocock~~ Wilson Valdez will be recalled. Shane Victorino likely slotted into the leadoff spot.

Check back here for more details.

In the meantime, smoke if you got 'em...

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Wouldn’t Valdez need to clear Waivers to go back to AAA in 15 days?

by Cormican on Apr 14, 2010 2:10 PM EDT reply actions

i believe that is correct. I read that somewhere yesterday, quite possibly on the Phils MLB site.

by Bilzo on Apr 14, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes

http://zozone.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/04/rollins_gets_mri_status_tbd_we.html

by Steve J on Apr 14, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

I figure I’ll ask this here, since I am in Philly. Are you guys getting an annoying MASN ad on the top bar?

Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!

by say hey nation on Apr 14, 2010 2:18 PM EDT reply actions

No, but sometimes I do get ads there for cougar life.com

by taco pal on Apr 14, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s like “Boys’ Life” for horrendous middle aged women.

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Apr 14, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Oddly, knot-tying instructions are still a feature…

by Steve J on Apr 14, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

But they all involve cherry stems and tongues…

"When you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe"

by The Dark on Apr 14, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I gots the Bloomberg sports

by Wet Luzinski on Apr 14, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions

As do I. Bloomberg, how I loathe thee. (grits teeth)

by FuquaManuel on Apr 14, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Paying for baseball stats is quite a concept.

by Wet Luzinski on Apr 14, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions

but… graphs n’ shit

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Apr 14, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Lawn Doctor for me

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Apr 14, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I am geting MASN ads with Roberts on it. The kicker is that the top banner add is a square and not retangle thus it covers up the fanshot/fanpost part of the menu. it is really stupid.

Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!

by say hey nation on Apr 14, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions

nope

apparently my work filters that crap out.

by Bilzo on Apr 14, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions

<img src=“”width:auto;">From Untitled Album"/>

Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!

by say hey nation on Apr 14, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Apparently MASN knows where we hide the good stuff.

by Cormican on Apr 14, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks for screencapping, I forwarded to Tech Support.

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Apr 14, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Its weird, sometimes i get the banner, but mostly I get this (only MASN)

Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!

by say hey nation on Apr 14, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I guess it could be worse.

by taco pal on Apr 14, 2010 2:23 PM EDT reply actions

What an odd life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Saeed_al-Sahhaf

by taco pal on Apr 14, 2010 2:43 PM EDT reply actions

“Comical Ali”, I like that a hell of a lot more than Baghdad Bob.

by Cormican on Apr 14, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I called Castro the “Latin Eric Bruntlett” when the Phils signed him, and I’ve seen nothing to dissuade me from that opinion. He’s never hit (aside from a BABIP-skewed small sample size last year) and his fielding has slipped in recent years — in short, I fail to see what he really brings to the table. Not that Valdez would be a huge upgrade by any stretch, but the sooner Castro starts losing time to Valdez, the better.

Not to be all Negative Nancy, but this is precisely why I was against signing Castro in the first place. It’s not going to submarine our season by any stretch, but I think we’d all feel a lot better if Craig Counsell or Jerry Hairston were on board to fill in right now.

by PhillyFriar on Apr 14, 2010 3:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

We shouldn’t even be in a position to have to start Castro. I think the Phillies could have done a deal to get Cliff Lee without giving up Jason Donald. He was a minor prospect in the deal and is nothing stellar, but really was the only 2B/SS in our system at the time and had alot more value to us as a backup infielder than to them as a prospect. I’ll say it back then after we shipped him and I’ll say it again now, Rollins/Utley missing a considerable amount of time on the DL really really scares me with no servicable minor league replacements to call up.

by BrandonB on Apr 14, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions

cheap servicable minor league replacements I might add considering managements saying we are at our budget limit.

by BrandonB on Apr 14, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Dobbs for Werth tonight as well.

so sayeth the CBS fantasy oracle.

Aaaand I’m heading to the game tonight. For those of you scoring at home, please note that the game that should have been pitched by Blanton, SS Rollins, and RF Werth will now have Kendrick, Castro and Dobbs.

I feel as though I’ve brought this upon myself somehow. Well, I’ll gets me my t-shirt.

by Wet Luzinski on Apr 14, 2010 4:45 PM EDT reply actions

Forget the SI jinx; it’s teh Curse of the Wet Luzinski!

"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luuko

by doubleh on Apr 14, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions

See, become an associate member and blogger and your fictional writings come true. It’s like a Stephen King novel.

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

by JCB79 on Apr 14, 2010 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Yep, and now you woke up this little bundle of joy from the dead

by j reed on Apr 14, 2010 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions

do you get a discount?

by Steve J on Apr 14, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

ick. Sorry to hear that WL. Hope you still get to see a “W”.

(btw…why isn’t Francisco taking Werth’s spot? Is Stamman a RHP and they’re angling for the platoon split I guess?)

by Bilzo on Apr 14, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Dobbs has phillies veteranability – proven himself time after time as a good company man

by jemagee on Apr 14, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Dobbs vs. righties lifetime = .748 OPS. Francisco vs. righties lifetime = .778 OPS.

I would have used Francisco, as I would imagine that he’s also a better fielder than Dobbs. But it’s only one game. It’s not like Charlie is making some kind of long-term commitment here.

by taco pal on Apr 14, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Might actually make sense to get Dobbs some ABs when we can. He was awful last year but he was also used quite sparingly.

by FuquaManuel on Apr 14, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Dobbs stole Bruntlett’s blackmail material. It’s why Beardo’s gone, and Dobbs is getting the start over Francisco.

"When you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe"

by The Dark on Apr 15, 2010 8:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Last time J-roll went on the DL was in 2008. Phils won the series that year.

I don't know how to put this, but I'm kind of a big deal

by JHobbs on Apr 14, 2010 5:22 PM EDT reply actions

There ya go, that’s positive thinking!

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

by JCB79 on Apr 14, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions

never forget

by taco pal on Apr 14, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions

never ever!

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

Jerry Crasnick

Derek, Relax. The last time Rollins went on the DL for an extended period, the Phillies went 16-12 with Eric Bruntlett at shortstop. As long as Castro can catch the ball — which is his strength — Charlie Manuel’s lineup can absorb the loss of Rollins. They need to shut him down and take care of this injury so it doesn’t linger.

Which one of you was derek?

by jemagee on Apr 14, 2010 6:15 PM EDT reply actions

Actually, this does mean one good thing

Manuel has to actually bat a guy at leadoff who can get on base at an above average rate.

"Its like the matrix; There is no high or low, only air" - David Krauss

by jpdtrmpt72 on Apr 14, 2010 6:32 PM EDT reply actions

Lineup order doesn’t matter very much.

by taco pal on Apr 14, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, but it does matter a little

There was a post or a story earlier this year linking to someone who did a simulation of Phillies batting orders vs. a generic pitcher. I can’t find it now, but the gist of it was that you could squeeze out maybe 7-10 runs a year. That’s generally considered to be one win.

The closest things I could find are listed below. Perhaps someone else has the, um, missing link at their fingertips. Please, no “bearded Werth” photos. Here you are:

http://www.pankin.com/PhillyNews1.pdf

http://www.scribd.com/doc/238337/A-Markov-Model-of-Baseball

http://www.drivelinemechanics.com/2009/10/29/1105531/world-series-batting-order

Remember the Phitans

by RememberthePhitans on Apr 14, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions