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The Bleacher Bums found this 3/6/2008 on www.baseballprospectus.com [flag]
"Since the invention of the breaking ball, there has been no more significant development in baseball than Tommy John surgery." --Will Carroll, Saving the Pitcher Kerry Wood . Matt Morris . John Smoltz . Mariano Rivera . Tom Gordon . Eric Gagne . Other than an ability to throw a ball past the best hitters in the world, what these hurlers have in common is a four-inch scar on their pitching ... [link]

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The Liriano watch
Published 3/6/2008 by Chris Dall at The Bleacher Bums
... ) Looks like we in Minnesota are not the only ones interested to see how Francisco Liriano returns from Tommy John surgery . Liriano's is expected to pitch tomorrow, his first live action since the surgery. Jack Curry from the New York Times has ...

A User’s Guide to Pujols’ Elbow
Published 3/7/2008 by Derrick Goold at Bird Land » Bird Land
... problems with it in 2004. It felt as good then as it has in any seasons since. – The elbow flared this past season, forcing Pujols to play in pain. – Shortly after the end of the season Pujols consults with Cardinals’ team doctors and is also sent to Dr. James Andrews for an exam and a discussion on his possibilities. It is at that time that Andrews and Paletta lay out three options for Pujols: Reconstructive surgery, a/k/a Tommy John surgery (graphic). A scope, similar to the one done on ...

Rawls and Rules
Published 3/11/2008 by Tommy at Breaking Balls
... of the pitcher’s mound before the 1969 season, for the moment). “The game does not give unusual preference or advantage to special physical types.” Q.E.D. “The game uses all parts of the body.” It does so in different ways, too. Leg strength contributes to fastball speed, home run power, baserunning prowess, and fielding, for example. Even the relatively small and obscure ulnar collateral ligament gets to play a starring role! (Unless, of course, you are R.A. Dickey.) “All plays of ...

Examining the Rotation
Published 6/15/2008 by Brian (noreply@blogger.com) at Ontario Street
... The good news is that Tommy John surgery has become very common and has an 85 to 90 percent success rate, improving with older patients (Carroll, 2004). The large majority of pitchers who undergo the procedure regain their former abilities within a 14 month period. The majority of the time is spent rehabbing the elbow, which leaves the chances of a successful recovery largely in the hands of the pitcher and training staff. ...