http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/10/29/placido-polanco-undergoes-successful-elbow-surgery/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:35:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/10/29/placido-polanco-undergoes-successful-elbow-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-88266 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:19:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=23064#comment-88266 [...] Placido Polanco underwent successful surgery on his left elbow Friday, according to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com. Bothered by a bone spur and tendinitis in his elbow for most of the season, the 35-year-old required four cortisone injections in order to play 132 regular season games and eight playoff games. “It went very well and we… Read more on NBC Sports: HardballTalk [...]

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/10/29/placido-polanco-undergoes-successful-elbow-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-88192 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:14:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=23064#comment-88192 [...] The Phillies announced Friday that third baseman Placido Polanco had successful surgery on his left ….  Phillies physician Michael Ciccotti removed spurs from the elbow and performed a debridement and repair of the lateral extensor tendon. Polanco will have follow-up appointments with Ciccotti over the next several weeks.  “It went very well and we are fully expecting Placido to be 100 percent by Spring Training,” Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said in a statement. “We hope to have him swinging the bat again within 10 weeks, around early January.” [...]

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