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Who the hell is Zev Chafets anyway?

... and DiMaggio has one less than Berra.

Halo Insider: The Tommy John Club http://angelsphotos.mlblogs.com/2015/05/01/halo-insider-the-tommy-john-club/?adbid=z130jhfjsunlclred22nzdkyoma4flthf04&adbpl=gp&adbpr=115766367479070101466&partnerId=as_laa_20150501_45063726&short_code=2wyhz

Gattis was hitting at a Joyce level till recently hitting 2 HRs with 6 RBIs in his last 4 games. He's heating up. Altuve is hitting .435 over his last 10 games with 12 RBIs from the leadoff spot. He's been carrying them.

Yeah bums like Koufax, Drysdale, Bob Gibson, Bunning, Spahn, Ferguson Jenkins, some young nobody named Seaver, on elevated mounds.

By the way, Mays hit 52 HRs when he was 34 during the days of the higher mound. Hear that Albert?

... or not playing half his games in the swirling winds of Candlestick once the Giants moved to SF.

Josh Donaldson hitting leadoff today for the Jays and of course he hit a HR in his first AB.

Next up on the Tommy John list: Homer Bailey

Today's game and today's pitches are not the problem. Overuse and not giving the arm a chance to rest is one of the major problems for adolescent pitchers. Unfortunately, the problem created at a young age sometimes does not show up until the pitcher is in his 20s and playing professionally. Here is a blurb from Dr. James Andrews and the American Sports Medicine Institute. The entire article can be found here and its a good read: http://www.asmi.org/research.php?page=research&section=TJpositionstatement EPIDEMIC During the past few years there has been an “epidemic” rise in the number of professional pitchers requiring ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction ("Tommy John surgery"). This is like déjà vu, as a similar sharp rise was seen in adolescent pitchers near the turn of the century. These two rises are indeed connected; that is, today's pro pitcher in his 20’s was an adolescent pitcher a dozen years ago. Thus in many cases, the injury leading to Tommy John surgery in today's young pro pitchers actually began while they were adolescent amateurs. Observations by orthopaedic surgeons support this link, as the torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in a pro pitcher usually looks like it has worn out over time. RISK FACTORS FOR ADOLESCENT PITCHERS Research has shown that the amount of competitive pitching and pitching while fatigued are strongly linked to injury. Other risk factors may include pitching on multiple teams, pitching year-round, playing catcher when not pitching poor pitching mechanics,and poor physical conditioning.

I formulated an opinion and asked a question. You formulated an opinion and made a statement as fact. I'm good with that.

As long as he does his talking on the field the same as he has the past 2 years everything will be just dandy.

Why do I waste my time...

Do you get a woody every time you start a new thread?

Koufax had arthritis in his pitching elbow, no ligament issues. Ok, throw out Ryan if you like. How 'bout Perry, Seaver, Sutton, Carlton, Blyleven... throwing 275 or more innings per year for years. Its not like Ryan was outside the norm throwing those kind of innings and lasting into their 40s with no major ligament issues.

Nolan Ryan had what one my call decent fast ball speed and it didn't seem like an issue for him.

Hanley takes the HR lead from Cruz. Wonder how long before he starts having typical Hanley injuries.

The Astros are last year's Brewers. Check the standings on Sep 1st and get back to us.

They could always go back to the 300 innings per year thing. There didn't seem to be as many of these type issues back in the day

Every time I look at the box scores the Cubbies have 6 or more runs. What a fun lineup! I'm sure they will suffer through the learning curve with some of those youngsters but at least it would be exciting to watch.

Wish we had speed like this... Trumbo hit his 3rd triple tonight.

Just trying to help!

The Rangers will easily make the 6 mil back from a bunch of dumb Texans buying Hamilton jerseys.

You did notice that post was from August last year, right?

Weaver and Alex Curry to ChiSox for Sale.