Nolan Ryan threw hard but he didn't have an injury plagued career:dunno:
Stephen Strasburg likely to have Tommy John surgery
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Nolan Ryan threw hard but he didn't have an injury plagued career:dunno:
At the time, and as an SC Homer I know this, it was said that Mark Prior had perfect mechanics and would throw in the Bigs for 20 years guaranteed.
When Schilling opened his piehole and blabbed that Strassburg was already the best in the Bigs :shocked: how could he make that claim at the time and now say that his mechanics are fucked up
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I'm too lazy to look it up but did Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, Greg Maddox, John Smoltz have Tommy John surgery?
I ask because it's not that hard for a ball player to make an All-Star squad. It's much more difficult to make the HOF which, presumably, Strassburg was thought to be headed toward....
When Schilling opened his piehole and blabbed that Strassburg was already the best in the Bigs :shocked: how could he make that claim at the time and now say that his mechanics are fucked up
:dunno:I'm too lazy to look it up but did Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, Greg Maddox, John Smoltz have Tommy John surgery?
I ask because it's not that hard for a ball player to make an All-Star squad. It's much more difficult to make the HOF which, presumably, Strassburg was thought to be headed toward....
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Hes too young imo...it seems like this is just a "quickfix" for Strasburg, and while it more than likely will be beneficial to me it seems kinda crazy to do. Ill try and explain.
If your strasburg, you know that an entire franchise is expecting you to be GREAT. Not just good, but fucking great. You are getting paid millions and are young. So when your arm starts to hurt a little, and you realize you arent able to perform like the big boys, well lets just pay a doctor to confirm you have a small tear, and get you the BRAND NEW IRON arm. That aint right.
IMO, hes just too young and inexperienced to know if this surgery is really necessary. Again the best way to put it is that this is a cheap, fast fix for strasburg and I dont like that. Now this is all speculation, he might really need it. But the circumstances, along with how sudden this "injury" came on is really kind suspicious...
Its not steroids anymore, its surgically enhanced arms...so when a power pitcher like this comes along, you know his time expectancy is already going to be shorter. To make sure this kid saves his power style for his career this is the easy way to fix it.
If your strasburg, you know that an entire franchise is expecting you to be GREAT. Not just good, but fucking great. You are getting paid millions and are young. So when your arm starts to hurt a little, and you realize you arent able to perform like the big boys, well lets just pay a doctor to confirm you have a small tear, and get you the BRAND NEW IRON arm. That aint right.
IMO, hes just too young and inexperienced to know if this surgery is really necessary. Again the best way to put it is that this is a cheap, fast fix for strasburg and I dont like that. Now this is all speculation, he might really need it. But the circumstances, along with how sudden this "injury" came on is really kind suspicious...
Its not steroids anymore, its surgically enhanced arms...so when a power pitcher like this comes along, you know his time expectancy is already going to be shorter. To make sure this kid saves his power style for his career this is the easy way to fix it.
That's not really true. He did have arm issues almost his entire career, he just pitched through it. The Astros had him on pitch count for much of his career with them, and he hated it. Also, arm injuries probably took a toll on his career when he started throwing with the accuracy of a deflating balloon, (4.67 BB/9)
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