Philadelphia Phillies: Roy Halladay’s Injury and 5 Reasons the Phils Will Manage

Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay thought there was no reason to worry. Everything that was happening was precautionary. Phillies fans were still holding their breath, but let a little bit of air out to hear that everyone in and around the team thought everything would be OK.

Turns out they aren’t, according to FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal.

“#Phillies: Halladay will be shut down for 3 weeks with strained lat (shoulder). Out 6 to 8 weeks,” he wrote on Twitter.

After Philadelphia was led to believe that things would OK, this news comes as a shock.

The knee-jerk reaction is to panic, but I’m going to give you five reasons why the Phillies will survive this injury.

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