Aubrey Huff Recovering From Sports Hernia

First of all: ouch!

The surgery was performed Thursday in Philadelphia and will sideline Aubrey Huff for four to six weeks. According to team prez Andy MacPhail he could start resuming some "baseball related" activities in four weeks, but most will take six. What about the things I like to call "non-baseball related" activities like taking a piss standing up, or having relations with a woman? Give me a pulled hammie any day.

Position players are scheduled to report to training camp on February 19th. If my math skills are correct, Huff will miss at least a few days of camp. And what kind of "baseball shape" will he be in at that point?

Huff is 31 years old and had a relatively quiet 2007 season: .280 average with 15 home runs and 72 RBI. But when you break it down, his second half was actually more like the Huff of old. He batted .309 with nine of his homers coming in the second half. He also posted a .508 slugging percentage and .897 OPS. He might just have a little something left in the tank.

Huff is expected to mainly DH for the Orioles but may get some starts at first, third or out in left field. He will most likely bat fifth behind Kevin Millar.