Charlie Manuel calls him "Polly Polanco" so I'm going to go ahead and call him the same this morning.

Polly Polanco, also know as Placido Polanco, showed up in Phillies camp today. The reigning National League Gold Glove winner at third base had double sports hernia surgery after last season, a season that was mostly lost due to injuries.

Polanco played in 122 games in 2011.

After he checked in to Camp Clearwater, Polly Polanco talked about his health with the press corps.

(Oh, and like Roy Halladay a day earlier, who said "165 games," he also apparently didn't know how many games a major league plays each season. Weird.)


Q: What have you been up to?

Polly: I've been taking ground balls, hitting, running. I think I'm good to go.


Q: How much do you want to put behind from last year?

Polly: Everything. Everything but the Gold Glove.


Q: Why confident you can stay healthy?

Polly: You have to think like that. You can't think, 'Oh, I'm going to get hurt.' I got fixed. I did a good rehab. So, we'll see. I think I'm going to stay healthy.


Q: Will you be limited in what you can do because of the surgery in October?

Polly: No.


Q: How much pain?

Polly: After surgery? A lot of pain.


Q: No, how much pain while playing down the stretch last season.

Polly: There was a little pain. But I was really weak.


Q: How bad were the tears?

Polly: They told me one of them was really bad. The other one was starting to tear. So I did what I had to do.


Q: How frustrating has it been to have the injuries in last two seasons?

Polly: Even when you're 100 percent, sometimes you can't perform. This is a tough game. When you're hurt, it makes it harder.


Q: Is is better to play like 130 games in order to stay healthy at this point, get some time off?

Polly: The goal is, how many games do we play?


Q: Baseball teams play 162 games in a season.

Polly: 162. That's the goal.


Q: But better off with less work this spring?

Polly: We'll see. I think it's too soon to talk about. I'll discuss with the trainers. I'm very positive. I feel good.


Q: Where does the pain affect you?

Polly: When you have a tear in the abdominal, you know it's there. When you're hurt in that area, you know how much you use it. Sometimes you take it for granted. When you hurt your elbow, you can't move. You use your abdominal for everything. And when I had surgery, I really noticed it. Every time I coughed, every time I laughed, it hurt. It's a small muscle, but you really use it.


Q: How much work this spring? Charlie mentioned holding you and Utley back some.

Polly: I think I'm OK. We'll see what Charlie and the trainer has in mind. We'll see. I don't know.