Chase Utley Gets Cortisone Shot in Right Knee; Very Glad They Signed Cliff Lee

by WholeCamels on Mar 5, 2011 1:47 PM EST

As reported by millions, including Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com, the Phillies have confirmed that second baseman Chase Utley has received a cortisone shot in his ailing right knee. Utley and General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. have both acknowledged "concern."

Soooo, yeah. This isn't worth of a Walt Whitman Swan Dive or Despairing Cries* just yet, but we, too, are "concerned." The mere possibility of losing your best position players is pretty daunting.

Aside from MVP Wilson Valdez, Ryan Lawrence of the Daily Times raises the possibility of Delwyn Young getting playing time at second base. Or as our own PhillyFriar has suggested, what about Willy Aybar?

* "Despairing Cries," from Leaves of Grass

1 DESPAIRING cries float ceaselessly toward me, day and night,
The sad voice of Death—the call of my nearest lover, putting forth, alarmed, uncertain,
This sea I am quickly to sail, come tell me,
Come tell me where I am speeding—tell me my destination.

2 I understand your anguish, but I cannot help you,
I approach, hear, behold—the sad mouth, the look out of the eyes, your mute inquiry,
Whither I go from the bed I now recline on, come tell me;
Old age, alarmed, uncertain—A young woman’s voice appealing to me, for comfort,
A young man’s voice, Shall I not escape?

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Save some for the regular season Ben

"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully

by DirtyWaters on Mar 5, 2011 1:50 PM EST reply actions

Is cortisone a new chemical they are using for lethal injections? Is it more humane????

Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.

by FuquaManuel on Mar 5, 2011 1:56 PM EST reply actions

Putting him down like Eight Belles at the Derby.

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Mar 5, 2011 2:00 PM EST up reply actions

the PSPCA has put out a statement in protest of the shot

"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully

by DirtyWaters on Mar 5, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions

Todd Herremans weighs in via Twitter

This is funny to me that this is a headline. RT @espn: Spring training 2011: Chase Utley of Philadelphia Phillies given cortisone shot

by Eaglesadvocate on Mar 5, 2011 2:04 PM EST reply actions

Apparently he’s had quite a few cortisone shots.

by Eaglesadvocate on Mar 5, 2011 2:04 PM EST up reply actions

I thought Utley’s blood was 50% cortisone?

by Phrozen on Mar 5, 2011 2:15 PM EST reply actions

Apparently he was a few teaspoons low?

by dannijd on Mar 5, 2011 2:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.

by FuquaManuel on Mar 5, 2011 2:23 PM EST up reply actions

Is that what Brown looks like, now that he’s dead?

by Phrozen on Mar 5, 2011 2:45 PM EST up reply actions

young dom brown’s body lies moldering…

by taco pal on Mar 5, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions

Thanks for the idea, TP. This was fun. With apologes to John Brown.

Dom Brown’s body lies a molderin’ in the grave
Dom Brown’s body lies a molderin’ in the grave
Dom Brown’s body lies a molderin’ in the grave
and his soul goes striking out.

Whining, whining disapproval!
Whining, whining disapproval!
Whining, whining disapproval, his soul goes striking out.

He’s doomed to be backup in the International League
He’s doomed to be backup in the International League
He’s doomed to be backup in the International League
and his soul goes striking out.

…

Dom Brown’s jersey is thrown upon the flames
Dom Brown’s jersey is thrown upon the flames
Dom Brown’s jersey is thrown upon the flames
and his soul goes striking out.

…

His detractors will bitch on WIP
His detractors will bitch on WIP
His detractors will bitch on WIP
and they go whining on.

…

They will always whine that “We shoulda kept Cliff Lee!”
They will always whine that “We shoulda kept Cliff Lee!”
They will always whine that “We shoulda kept Cliff Lee!”
as they bitch along.

…

Now, three cheers for the Phillllies!
Now, three cheers for the Phillllies!
Now, three cheers for the Phillllies!
because it’s only March!

by Phrozen on Mar 5, 2011 5:34 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

ON TO RICHMOND

by Wet Luzinski on Mar 5, 2011 5:58 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

great stuff

Rec’s all around!

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Mar 5, 2011 6:06 PM EST up reply actions

In all seriousness, the orthopedist they interviewed on CSN a few days ago said they usually avoid giving cortisone for knee tendinitis because that tendon can sometimes rupture.

by taco pal on Mar 5, 2011 2:33 PM EST reply actions

Oh god.

Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.

by FuquaManuel on Mar 5, 2011 2:52 PM EST up reply actions

I mean, at some point we have to move past making light of this situation given the time frame and start being concerned right? Or am I overreacting?

The Mikan Drill

by JoshuaR on Mar 5, 2011 2:34 PM EST reply actions

I agree with you- while there is a lot of time left between now and Opening Day, this is getting harder to make light of the longer it drags on. 26 days.

by dannijd on Mar 5, 2011 2:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

OH GOD AN ENTIRE MONTH

"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez

by Jose and the Contrarians on Mar 5, 2011 3:29 PM EST up reply actions

Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.

by FuquaManuel on Mar 5, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions

never forget

http://www.thegoodphight.com/2010/5/28/1492100/i-call-a-team-meeting-phillies-at#38550129

by taco pal on Mar 5, 2011 3:59 PM EST up reply actions

other classics of the genre

http://www.thegoodphight.com/2010/6/29/1543469/infield-armageddon-utley-and#40834992

http://www.thegoodphight.com/2010/5/28/1492100/i-call-a-team-meeting-phillies-at#38551324

http://www.thegoodphight.com/2010/5/28/1491252/phriday-phillies-links-phor-you#38523033

by taco pal on Mar 5, 2011 4:02 PM EST up reply actions

But this time it’s different! Right?

by taco pal on Mar 5, 2011 4:03 PM EST up reply actions

Admittedly it is different. Although I will point out something that serves both camps. In the infield Armageddon thread, the Phillies did largely fall apart for a couple of weeks, only to then rise like a majestic phoenix in Mid-July.

As much as i hate to say this, Dani was partially correct, she was also very, very wrong about the predicted outcome. Take that as you will.

"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez

by Jose and the Contrarians on Mar 5, 2011 4:07 PM EST up reply actions

2-12, heh

by philsandthrills on Mar 5, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions

So what you are saying is when dannijd starts talking like this, we can expect great things to be in store quite soon?

Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.

by FuquaManuel on Mar 5, 2011 4:13 PM EST up reply actions

Once again undone by the elephantine memory of taco pal!

by Wet Luzinski on Mar 5, 2011 6:13 PM EST up reply actions

I am tempted to make that my profile pic. But on the other hand I do loves the Bugs Bunny.

by taco pal on Mar 6, 2011 9:54 PM EST up reply actions

Just chill the fuck out. We know what he has. It’s not like it’s going to magically get better—it’s knee tendonitis. It lingers. I don’t know why you expect this to NOT to drag on when the injury he has is the very definition of an injury that will drag on.

Get a hobby and stop worrying about stupid shit all the time.

Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.

by FuquaManuel on Mar 5, 2011 3:59 PM EST up reply actions

Aybar

Forget it. No one who sucks with the Rays ever amounts to anything.

by Wet Luzinski on Mar 5, 2011 6:36 PM EST reply actions

This could be going to the extreme, but perhaps a small dose of Charlie Sheen? Might loosen more than just the knee. Cortisone can be so freakin boring!

by looking 4 lefty on Mar 6, 2011 10:00 AM EST reply actions

anyone else sick of this Charlie Sheen crap?

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Mar 6, 2011 11:56 AM EST up reply actions

I’ve tried to stay blissfully unaware of the actual content of the story, and I think I have (something about televised rants under the influence), but even at that the references are unavoidable.

by Wet Luzinski on Mar 6, 2011 12:04 PM EST up reply actions

I think it’s disturbing. Way to enable someone’s very obvious manic episode, America.

Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.

by FuquaManuel on Mar 6, 2011 12:15 PM EST up reply actions

Yes, this. I don’t get the fascination with him. Why does he get away with what Lohan and others cannot?

Like WL, I haven’t seen/heard the actual rants, but you get the basic idea from all the Twitter BS. It’s not funny to me in the least. I guess I’m a killjoy that way.

Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.

by doubleh on Mar 6, 2011 12:57 PM EST up reply actions

It’s not funny to me either- kind of like Britney back in ’08- I see both of them as being ill, and hate the fact that everyone is trying to make a profit off of the fact that a celebrity does not have control of their faculties and thus is doing stupid things- I do my best to not support this behavior- I do not watch the TV interviews, nor purchase magazines with the celeb involved being shown doing stupid things, or read the stories on the web.

by dannijd on Mar 6, 2011 9:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

To be honest, I assumed that Sheen was making fun of the “celebrity-gossip-industry” that inexplicably exists in our country by acting completely insane. Vatican Assassins?

But maybe he really is sick or deluded or whatever. I usually try not to care—none of my business.

by Phrozen on Mar 6, 2011 10:32 PM EST up reply actions

It’s possible, but equally possible that he’s completely off of the reservation with delusions of grandeur. I don’t see how there’s any such thing as controlled cocaine use. I suppose anything’s possible.

I usually don’t care, either—until it becomes a national sensation with its own catch phrase™.

Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.

by doubleh on Mar 7, 2011 12:44 AM EST up reply actions

The only reason I’m not certain that he’s just playing is that his (former?) wife supposedly took the kids away and isn’t telling him where they are, which suggests that she believes he’s really unhinged. But maybe she’s in on the joke, who knows?

by phatj on Mar 7, 2011 11:06 AM EST up reply actions