Two days after Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Oswalt left the mound after only two innings of work, an official diagnosis of his back injury has been made. From ESPN’s Steve Berthiaume:
Roy Oswalt Has Bulging Disc In Back, Likely To Miss Over A Month
#Phillies Roy Oswalt has mild bulging disc in his back. Likely out until August. Oswalt says, he's been worried about blowing out his back.
Well, that’s certainly more pleasant than the nightmares Phillies fans were surely having after Oswalt himself hinted that his career could be in jeopardy, but a bulging disc is still something to take seriously. It’s the same type of injury that has hampered noted golf enthusiast Tiger Woods, and without proper rest, it’s capable of shutting someone down completely.
The Phillies, of course, are not exactly starving for great pitching, as fellow aces Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, and Cole Hamels each have sub-3.00 ERAs. However, the Braves, who have shown themselves to be no slouches themselves in the starting pitching department, are only five games behind in the N.L. East. The grand champion of obvious statements: the sooner the Phillies can have Oswalt back in the rotation, the better.
(Via Hardball Talk.)
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