Phillies

Late Afternoon Roundup

By Kyle Scott

Published: Jul 6th, 2011 · 5:19 PM EDT

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Pic via Jamie Apody (@JamieApody)

We'll do this in order of severity, I suppose:

– Armon Gilliam is dead.

– Placido Polanco will see a spinal doctor when he returns to Philly. Polly has been bothered by a sore back and is hitting .216 since May 1st. The beat writers are convinced this is nothing more than wear and tear, but numbers don't lie and spinal doctors aren't good. 

Ryan Lawrence has some quotes.

– Shane Victorino made the media rounds today, soliciting votes for the All-Star game. He told reporters his thumb feels better. The Phillies just announced that he is leading All-Star voting with less than 24 hours to go. It helps to play in a major media market. Vote here.

– One of Vince Young's publicists said Young and DeSean Jackson developed some "good timing" working out together today. Ya digg?

– Here's video of Brayden Schenn and Paul Holmgren meeting with the media today. To be honest, I didn't watch the Holmgren video, but I assume anything he says is a lie.