Rollins article wrote:The Guinness World Record is for the greatest distance one individual can hit a batted baseball in a legal manner with no restriction on equipment.

Grotewold wrote:

Rollins article wrote:The Guinness World Record is for the greatest distance one individual can hit a batted baseball in a legal manner with no restriction on equipment.

I'm bringing a rocket launcher, then

The B1G Piece wrote:Yimmy trying to break a record

http://www.uwishunu.com/2011/06/on-monday-june-27-jimmy-rollins-will-attempt-to-break-babe-ruths-guinness-world-record-for-the-longest-batted-ball-ever-hit-in-a-special-lunchtime-event-on-the-benjamin-franklin-parkway/

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

The B1G Piece wrote:Yimmy trying to break a record

http://www.uwishunu.com/2011/06/on-monday-june-27-jimmy-rollins-will-attempt-to-break-babe-ruths-guinness-world-record-for-the-longest-batted-ball-ever-hit-in-a-special-lunchtime-event-on-the-benjamin-franklin-parkway/

Which Phillies will try to break Ruth's booze and hookers record?

Soren wrote:

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

The B1G Piece wrote:Yimmy trying to break a record

http://www.uwishunu.com/2011/06/on-monday-june-27-jimmy-rollins-will-attempt-to-break-babe-ruths-guinness-world-record-for-the-longest-batted-ball-ever-hit-in-a-special-lunchtime-event-on-the-benjamin-franklin-parkway/

Which Phillies will try to break Ruth's booze and hookers record?

Burrell tried and failed from what I understand

Roy Oswalt, PHI (Bulging disc)


The Phillies removed all doubt about whether or not Oswalt would make his next start by placing him on the disabled list for a bulging disc. As we discussed in Friday's Collateral Damage, Oswalt's low back injury history is nothing new. His bulging and herniated discs have been recognized for several years, as has an overall diagnosis of degenerative disc disease.

Complicating the difficulties caused by the disc injuries is a thickening of the facet joints, which is a nice way of saying that Oswalt has early arthritis in that area of the spine. Early arthritis is not unheard of for someone of Oswalt's age and activity level, but it’s not normally quite as limiting as it is for Oswalt at this stage of his career.

Oswalt is relieved that his season isn't over yet, but he’s hardly out of the woods. Doctors are recommending a regimen of different injections and physical therapy aimed at decreasing the inflammation while simultaneously strengthening his core, but that may not be enough to decrease his symptoms. The problem is that it's not as simple as prescribing a treatment and waiting for the area to heal, since the damage is already done. The herniating and bulging discs will not get noticeably smaller, and the arthritis around his facet joints will not go away. When Oswalt does return, he’ll be at risk of aggravating the injury every time out.

Ryan Madson, PHI (Right hand inflammation)


In another unusual diagnosis, Madson was deemed to have inflammation of the small muscles in the hand, caused by being struck by a comebacker on May 20th. After experiencing ongoing soreness while throwing pitches in the wake of the incident, he had an MRI of his hand, which was negative.

Continued pain while gripping certain pitches led him to a hand specialist, who discovered the inflammation. The affected muscles, while small, are invaluable for fine motor skills. Without proper functioning of these muscles, pitchers are unable to grip the ball properly and impart the correct spin on the ball.

Anti-inflammatory medications were prescribed, and Madson also received an injection to knock out the inflammation faster. He will throw a side session tomorrow to see how his hand feels, after which we'll have a better grasp on the timeline for his return.

When Oswalt does return, he’ll be at risk of aggravating the injury every time out.

Soren wrote:

smitty wrote:(The fact, that Abreu was essentially replaced with Werth, who was better than Bobby, is a big thing too)

I can't argue the intangibles stuff because it's, as you said, like trying to nail jello to a wall. This point though, I do have a tiny quibble with.

In Abreu's last full year RF had a collective .862 OPS, in 2006 with half a year of Abreu we had a .816 OPS out there.

2007 was the first full year sans Abreu. That year, the Phils RFers put up a cumulative .791 OPS. In 2008, that number was .756, albeit with wretched Jenkins getting a large chunk of playing time out there. 2009 was the year where WERTZ really took over, and RF that year for the Phils had a cumulative .898 OPS.

So yea, we did eventually wind up with better offensive production out there but that wasn't exactly the motivating factor for moving Abreu, just a happy coincidence.

As an aside, it's really #$&! cool clicking through BR and seeing WORLD CHAMPIONS underneath the data for the 08 phils.

Soren wrote:

Soren wrote:

smitty wrote:(The fact, that Abreu was essentially replaced with Werth, who was better than Bobby, is a big thing too)

I can't argue the intangibles stuff because it's, as you said, like trying to nail jello to a wall. This point though, I do have a tiny quibble with.

In Abreu's last full year RF had a collective .862 OPS, in 2006 with half a year of Abreu we had a .816 OPS out there.

2007 was the first full year sans Abreu. That year, the Phils RFers put up a cumulative .791 OPS. In 2008, that number was .756, albeit with wretched Jenkins getting a large chunk of playing time out there. 2009 was the year where WERTZ really took over, and RF that year for the Phils had a cumulative .898 OPS.

So yea, we did eventually wind up with better offensive production out there but that wasn't exactly the motivating factor for moving Abreu, just a happy coincidence.

As an aside, it's really #$&! cool clicking through BR and seeing WORLD CHAMPIONS underneath the data for the 08 phils.

cross posted to a more relevant thread

Asked about making a trade, Amaro again put the onus on the team’s current players to start producing.

“It would be like giving a Tic Tac to a whale,” he said. “These guys need to produce. I could add Mickey Mantle and it’s not going to have any effect if the guys we already have don’t hit.”

jerseyhoya wrote:SPEAKING OF CD from PhilliesPhans misspelled Ryan Ludwick's last name 26 times in the same thread today

http://philliesphans.com/viewtopic.php_ ... &start=225.html

jerseyhoya wrote:

Asked about making a trade, Amaro again put the onus on the team’s current players to start producing.

“It would be like giving a Tic Tac to a whale,” he said. “These guys need to produce. I could add Mickey Mantle and it’s not going to have any effect if the guys we already have don’t hit.”

Amaro is always thinking about whales