When I spoke to Phils G.M. Ruben Amaro Jr. about an hour ago, he said the team was still waiting on word from New York, where Brett Myers injured right hip was getting a second opinion.

But word from Florida is Myers has elected to have surgery.

Myers father has told the Jacksonville Times-Union that after his son saw hip specialist Dr. Bryan Kelly, that he has elected to have surgery. He may be lost for the season.

Here is the story from the Jacksonville Times-Union, the home newspaper of Myers, a Jacksonville native.

"[Kelly] told him if he's going to be a baseball player, he's got to get [the surgery] done," Phil Myers told the newspaper. "The hip locked up on him Wednesday night [pitching against the Florida Marlins]."

I'm awaiting official word from the Phillies. When I know, I'll update.