Sep 05, 2007 2:23 PM EST

Instead of nursing a strained elbow on the disabled list, Cole Hamels believes he'd be helping his pitching-starved team in this difficult dash for the playoffs if only the Phillies had a full-time chiropractor to help him keep his lanky, 6-foot-4 body aligned properly.

"I don't think so," Hamels responded when asked if he thought he would be on the DL if the Phillies had the chiropractor he says he has sought all year. "I really don't."

Hamels' comments came amid rumblings that the Phillies are a lot more concerned about their golden boy's elbow than they have let on publicly.

Via Philadelphia Inquirer