Is it me? Why do injured MLB players need "rehab" games? I find "rehab games" to be ridiculous. If you can play, then PLAY! If I am sick and miss a day of work, do I need a “rehab day” and work out of home the day after I am sick? No! Why does Jimmy Rollins, 2007 NL MVP, need at least two “rehab” games? Especially after going 4 for 4 in the first… Shouldn’t he know if he is ready to play yet? He didn’t break anything, it was just a sprain. Ever hear of "taping it up"? Isn’t a 75% Jimmy Rollins better then a 100% Eric Bruntlett?
Jimmy Rollins will make $8,000,000 this year. That comes out to $43,956 a day. Jimmy was injured on April 8th, that was 28 days ago. Since then he has made $1,230,768. So, he will make $87,912 to play in two "Rehab" games...
For the past few weeks I have watched on TV Jimmy Rollins doing running drills. I've seen him do the cone drill, a base running drill, some fielding drills. He looked fine to me. Oh yeah, I have also seen him on the 76ers bench, laughing it up…
Thank god for Chase Utley. He is, by far, the best player on the Phillies team. Rollins! Thanks for 2007! You won as many playoff games as the Marlins did last year... 2007 is over with… Get your a** to Arizona!
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You're just jealous! Give Jimmy a break. It's a long season and we need him to be perfectly healthy before he comes back. Plus, he can't come back because Ryan Howard is wearing Jimmy's "doo-rag" under his helmet, and now the whole thing is all stretched out. Jimmy can't come back until they find him a new "doo-rag". Give the guy break.
We all need rehabiliation at some point in time! The trick is to get paid while Rehabilitating. J Ro has figured out the System!
is there a way t send this Blog to the Phillies Front Office ?
Good things Jimmy doesn't play for the Flyers...
Phil Sheridan: The Flyers' Hatcher is tough, and then some
By Phil Sheridan
Inquirer Sports Columnist
To begin to understand the culture of professional ice hockey players, consider the cases of Terrell Owens and Derian Hatcher.
On Dec. 19, 2004, Owens fractured the fibula and damaged the ligaments in his right ankle. On Feb. 6, 2005, Owens defied the odds and heroically played in the Super Bowl just 49 days after suffering the injury.
On March 15, 2008, Hatcher fractured the tibia near his right ankle. On April 15, 2008, the Flyers defenseman defied the odds and heroically played in a Stanley Cup playoff game just 31 days after suffering the injury.
General manager Paul Holmgren called Hatcher's return "a miracle."
Those are the similarities. Tough and tougher. It is in the differences that a picture of hockey culture begins to emerge.
As admirable as Owens' performance was, the wide receiver took every opportunity - before and after - to make sure the world knew about the sacrifice he was making. There's no denying that his feat took toughness and determination and a willingness to risk further injury. It was a legendary thing to do, as T.O. would be the first and loudest to tell you.
Hatcher? When asked about his return the other day, he was as determined to downplay it as Owens would have been to trumpet it.
"My ankle wasn't broke, though," Hatcher said. "Well, it was broke. But when I came back, it was healed. It was getting all the muscles around it going; that was the bigger problem."
When Hatcher had his cast removed April 5, he couldn't walk because the muscles, tendons and ligaments around his ankle were so tight. Two days later, he was skating. After one practice, Hatcher limped badly into the trainer's room, looking as if he had no chance of playing any time soon. Five days after that, Hatcher was playing in Game 3 of the Flyers' first-round series against the Washington Capitals.
He played just over 20 minutes that night, with a plus-3 rating. For 10 playoff games so far, Hatcher has a plus-6 rating.
It is probably not fair to compare Owens' injury to Hatcher's. Owens had screws placed into his fibula to stabilize it and the ligaments around it. Hatcher was hurt blocking a shot and wore a cast for four weeks.
Owens came back and caught nine passes for 122 yards in the Super Bowl, an unforgettable display of guts and clutch performance.
What Hatcher has done is impressive in this sense: He didn't play just one game and take a few months to heal. He has played every other night through two grueling series, taking pucks and slashing sticks off the sore ankle. He plays a very physical brand of hockey, so he's constantly using his wounded leg to push off against other big, strong players.
He hasn't said a word about it. He didn't call his agent to try to turn it into more cash. That's hockey. Half the Flyers and a like number of the Pittsburgh Penguins are surely playing on injuries that would keep athletes in other sports on the shelf for weeks.
Mike Knuble returned in 11 days from a torn hamstring. Jason Smith is playing with a painful shoulder injury. Danny Briere opened the playoffs wearing a knee brace. Lasse Kukkonen is one of several Flyers who required stitches during a game and didn't miss a shift.
"That's what happens, especially in the playoffs," Hatcher said. "There's a lot of stuff floating around that nobody knows about. It's been that way for a long time, and that's probably the way it will stay."
The break between the Montreal series and Friday's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals is an enormous boon for the injured players. Hatcher, for example, has knee and hip injuries on top of the healing ankle. He will have to be at his physical best if the Flyers are going to stop Sidney Crosby and the Penguins.
"The five days will be really good," Hatcher said. "I was kind of getting a little worn down, maybe a little beat up from not playing for a long time, then coming back and playing the next night."
In the past, the Flyers have used Hatcher when Crosby is on the ice, partly playing off an incident in Crosby's rookie season. Hatcher hit him along the boards, bringing his stick up and chipping several of Crosby's teeth.
"I think Sid's come a long way," Hatcher said. "I think he's learned to play through a lot of that [physical] stuff, just by watching him a little bit in the playoffs. But we'll see. We're going to see a lot of him coming up here."
That's why the Flyers need a lot of Hatcher, even if it took an overlooked "miracle" to get him back.
who is Derion Hatchet ?
my boyfriend.
Oh yeah? I went and picked up 3 pizzas and my wrist was in a splint. Take that! Went on rehab after that though....
What is this all about?? Wasn't our fabulous Eagles QB out for 3 weeks with a sprained ankle?? I wonder if the Eagles paid him while he was rehabbing? Perhaps someone has a problem with J. Roll
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