Shohei Ohtani Has New UCL Damage

[mulwin444]

24 minutes ago, Vladdylonglegs said:

ALL MY WORK AT MY JOB IS DONE IN ALL CAPS SO I DONT BOTHER CHANGING IT WHILE IM HERE.

You can just hold the "shift" key down with your left pinky all day...what's the problem?

[Docwaukee]

no caps

CAPS

WHEW!  that was stressful

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

5 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Except that I heard it takes about 6 months to be able to hit, after TJS.   If he waits until early October to get it, he may miss the first 3-4 weeks of the 2019 season, factoring in time to wear off the rust.   Which is more important, the next 3 weeks or the first 3 weeks of a new season?

Did you read the article from the previous page.

...At the three-month mark, one surgeon said, he would expect Ohtani to be ready to start taking batting practice. Batting in and of itself, according to another surgeon, is not considered perilous for a UCL; Major League Baseball’s injury-tracking database, according to a source, shows only one case in which a hitter was believed to have blown out his elbow while swinging a bat.

Even better for Ohtani, a third doctor said, is his handedness. The elbow ligament that is stressed most during the swing, he said, is on the trail, or back, arm. Because Ohtani is a right-handed pitcher and left-handed hitter, his trail arm is his left. While this does not inure him from any troubles swinging, the fourth surgeon said, the case for Ohtani to bat next season is well worth whatever risk the Angels would be taking. Particularly, the first surgeon said, because he sees Ohtani being ready to return to full-time batting anywhere between the 4½-to-six-month mark...

[Troll Daddy]

 

[Tank]

3 hours ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Did you read the article from the previous page.

...At the three-month mark, one surgeon said, he would expect Ohtani to be ready to start taking batting practice. Batting in and of itself, according to another surgeon, is not considered perilous for a UCL; Major League Baseball’s injury-tracking database, according to a source, shows only one case in which a hitter was believed to have blown out his elbow while swinging a bat.

the angels: "challenge accepted."

[tdawg87]

Why you get surgery? Why you no GIVE surgery?

[Troll Daddy]

 

[Troll Daddy]

 

[yk9001]

Another homer off a lefty.

 

Never ever would have happened if Pujols were still playing.

[Bluegrampus]

I wonder why do you all put trust on the Medical Stuff's Diagnosis.

 New UCL damage after 50 pitch means logically,  

1: Medical Stuff could not find it on June so could not care about it.

2: His ligament is so worn out that easy to tear.

It is suspicious that they anounce 2 coz to protect themselves.

 

 

 

 

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, Bluegrampus said:

I wonder why do you all put trust on the Medical Stuff's Diagnosis.

 New UCL damage after 50 pitch means logically,  

1: Medical Stuff could not find it on June so could not care about it.

2: His ligament is so worn out that easy to tear.

It is suspicious that they anounce 2 coz to protect themselves.

 

 

 

 

What they basically said is his UCL is as good as it’s going to get, it’s healthy.   The problem is, his UCL is no longer able to pitch.  

[Jeff Fletcher]

Think of it this way guys....

Everyone who ever tore his UCL was cleared to pitch before he tore it. 

[Angelsjunky]

On 9/7/2018 at 5:02 PM, Troll Daddy said:

 

I love his determination. He really wants to be not just a "could have been" two-way player who becomes a star hitter, but a two-way star - at both hitting and pitching. And I think he will.

The silver lining here is not only do we get a full year of his bat, but by the time he's ready to pitch, he'll have had 900+ plate appearances as a hitter and be settled in, and not have to be adjusting at both hitting and pitching.

[Bluegrampus]

TJ may reduce his hitting power.

Seth Maness method is better way, I think.

[Blarg]

Ohtani in the second half, after being shut down from pitching the first time, has hit .300/.382/.675/1.057

The last 20 games he has been hitting .373/.467/.882/1.349.

Since being told he will need Tommy John sugery he has been hitting .423/.531/1.000/1.531.

Let that sink in for a moment.

Making statements like he would lose power hitting after the tendon is repaired really doesn't make any sense at all. 

[Bluegrampus]

I am afraid that TJ surgery requires Tendon from another arm or legs, so it may reduce his hitting power etc.

Pitcher can sacrifice his Non pitching Arm, that will make sense.

But how about 2 way player?

 

[Blarg]

A donor tendon can be used, it doesn't have to be harvested from the player. 

[Bluegrampus]

Ic , using Immunosuppressant then?

anyway thx

 

[Blarg]

The tendon can be harvested from a donor which could be a previously healthy non athlete that never put strain on the tendon. There is no problem with tissue rejection from tendons. 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

3 hours ago, Bluegrampus said:

Ic , using Immunosuppressant then?

anyway thx

 

The short answer at this time is no, the allograft will not fail because of immune response such as what is seen with organ transplants [3].

http://www.myorthodoc.com/blog/do-acl-allografts-fail-due-to-rejection/

[failos]

Shohei can have my UCL