TJ surgery rip Stevie
― johnny crunch, Friday, 27 August 2010 15:39 (thirteen years ago) link
damn
might as well get it over with now i guess rather than when they're ready to contend
― ciderpress, Friday, 27 August 2010 15:40 (thirteen years ago) link
oh shit
― ('_') (omar little), Friday, 27 August 2010 15:41 (thirteen years ago) link
STEVE PHILLIPS WAS RIGHT
― Andy K, Friday, 27 August 2010 15:41 (thirteen years ago) link
EXPOS CURSE
ok so how did the first MRI miss a "significant tear"?
― ('_') (omar little), Friday, 27 August 2010 15:43 (thirteen years ago) link
the second one used the dye so they can see stuff better
― call all destroyer, Friday, 27 August 2010 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
i wonder if there was some damage previously when he was on the DL before and they missed it
― ('_') (omar little), Friday, 27 August 2010 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
1st dl was for shoulder inflammation
― call all destroyer, Friday, 27 August 2010 15:49 (thirteen years ago) link
oh yeah. anyway this sucks. i wasn't aware dusty baker was giving the nats advice on how to handle him.
― ('_') (omar little), Friday, 27 August 2010 15:51 (thirteen years ago) link
they've been absurdly conservative with him pitchcount-wise, there's no way that this is workload-related like prior probably was
― ciderpress, Friday, 27 August 2010 15:56 (thirteen years ago) link
if anything, they were probably too conservative, like if your ace ends up conditioned to throw only 90 pitches per start then that's a problem in the future
― ciderpress, Friday, 27 August 2010 15:57 (thirteen years ago) link
(j/k)
i guess we'll see him again in 2012, then.
― ('_') (omar little), Friday, 27 August 2010 15:57 (thirteen years ago) link
dibble probably still thinks he should pitch through it
― ('_') (omar little), Friday, 27 August 2010 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link
nats could be good in like 2013 if harper comes out of the gate strong, otherwise they're gonna have to find some more talent somewhere. they drafted well this year so we'll see...
― ciderpress, Friday, 27 August 2010 16:01 (thirteen years ago) link
this was fun while it lasted though!!
― max, Friday, 27 August 2010 16:06 (thirteen years ago) link
we should just replace pitchers w/ pitching machines imo
maybe people will actually pay attention to mat latos now
― ciderpress, Friday, 27 August 2010 16:14 (thirteen years ago) link
YOU IN MY WORLD NOW SON
http://sameernagdamd.com/photogallery/images/image5.jpg
― sanskrit, Friday, 27 August 2010 16:19 (thirteen years ago) link
That might be the least accurate bobblehead ever made on the table there. (It is smiling.)
― Andy K, Friday, 27 August 2010 17:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Max otm
― J0rdan S., Friday, 27 August 2010 17:18 (thirteen years ago) link
http://livingwithballs.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/generation-K.jpg
― buzza, Friday, 27 August 2010 17:26 (thirteen years ago) link
http://i.cnn.net/money/2007/07/27/commentary/sportsbiz/jobe_hall_of_fame.jpg
― sanskrit, Friday, 27 August 2010 18:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Four RIPs in this thread.
Keep it up.
― Andy K, Friday, 27 August 2010 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
shades of Francisco Liriano immfho
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 27 August 2010 19:07 (thirteen years ago) link
excess of snark in this thread is kinda foul.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Friday, 27 August 2010 19:11 (thirteen years ago) link
FLir 2006:12-3, 2.16, 1.00, .205
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 27 August 2010 19:14 (thirteen years ago) link
oh drop the act morbs, why don't you go rejoice in the phillies thread about injuries to utley, shanevic, howard, etc.
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 27 August 2010 19:15 (thirteen years ago) link
lol @ morbs
― J0rdan S., Friday, 27 August 2010 19:39 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/Baseball/Pitching/Images/Pitchers/StephenStrasburg/StephenStrasburg_001.jpghttp://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/250/750/Example_InvertedW_MarkPrior_002_display_image.jpg%3F1275952139
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 28 August 2010 20:21 (thirteen years ago) link
/\/\
http://www.tmarchman.com/ic/2010/8/27/shocked-shocked.html
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 11:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah those guys all had the exact same problems... wait a second no they didn't.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 13:18 (thirteen years ago) link
not workload related, mechanics related imo. throwing curves is hard on a dude's arm. every time I hear about somebody who's throwing some insanely fast can't-believe-it curve I assume he'll be needing surgery before long
― gross rainbow of haerosmith (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 13:22 (thirteen years ago) link
it's not a big deal that stras needs tommy john. it will be a big deal if he can stay healthy for 3-4 years upon coming back.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 13:26 (thirteen years ago) link
eh, it's a little bit of a deal to be needing surgery that young imo. Tommy John had been pitching for eleven years when he got it.
― gross rainbow of haerosmith (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link
true--i don't have data to back this up but i'm guessing they're more aggressive these days in just saying "go get it done." like maybe 10 years ago stras would've gone on the dl for a bit, come back, been less effective, and it just would have been a big waste of time.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 13:43 (thirteen years ago) link
dudes in high school are getting tommy john surgery these days and coming out better than they were before but yeah it's not something anyone wants to go through
― max skim (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 13:45 (thirteen years ago) link
very time I hear about somebody who's [pitching at any level--majors, minors, high school--level] I assume he'll be needing surgery before long
[pitching at any level--majors, minors, high school--level]
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 15:40 (thirteen years ago) link
That wasn't what I was trying to do lol
oh well
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 15:42 (thirteen years ago) link
you'd have thought tommy john would have eased up on his workload when he was younger, how did he not see that surgery coming
― ('_') (omar little), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 15:45 (thirteen years ago) link
"fuck if I keep this up they're going to have to invent a surgery for me, lol"
― gross rainbow of haerosmith (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 15:48 (thirteen years ago) link
A song about Stephen here called "Phenom"
http://thebaseballproject.bandcamp.com/
― van smack, Thursday, 2 September 2010 23:59 (thirteen years ago) link
OTOH Nolan Ryan threw the biggest, fastest curve in baseball for like a hundred years. And still had the arm strength to beat the shit out of Robin Ventura.
― a cross between lily allen and fetal alcohol syndrome (milo z), Friday, 3 September 2010 02:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Meanwhile -- "Former phenom Prior is pitching to be noticed"
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AgaYcrjN5Fyd9twPVjLOs.ARvLYF?slug=sh-priorcomeback090110
― earlnash, Friday, 3 September 2010 03:46 (thirteen years ago) link
it's more like strasburg was pitching for prior to be noticed
― "bubbling" pictures for mormon approved j0hn (J0rdan S.), Friday, 3 September 2010 03:48 (thirteen years ago) link
what a story, i was living in San Francisco during this guys prime. i wish him the best as he really was a good guy.
― Bee OK, Friday, 3 September 2010 04:39 (thirteen years ago) link
He doesn't seem to be handling the heat well today.
― Biff Wellington (WmC), Saturday, 30 June 2012 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
except when he's batting
― mookieproof, Saturday, 30 June 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
Bill James: "No, I wouldn't shut him down. I never understood the logic by which limiting the growth of innings pitched year to year could protect a pitcher, and I think most serious analysts agree that that was just sloppy research. But at least it did a good job of protecting Joba. I think they need to be careful with Strasburg, perhaps limit his pitches, be extra careful about looking for signs of fatigue. But drawing an innings limit and pretending that that's somehow going to protect him is perilously close to magical thinking."
― clemenza, Thursday, 12 July 2012 20:52 (eleven years ago) link