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Stephen Strasburg has torn ligament; Tommy John surgery likely #522883 08/27/10 11:43 AM
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OP Browns Lifer Hall of Famer B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,936 Medina, OH	Link WASHINGTON -- Rookie right-hander Stephen Strasburg has a significant tear in his ulnar collateral ligament that probably will require reconstructive Tommy John elbow surgery, the Nationals announced Friday. General manager Mike Rizzo said an enhanced MRI taken a day earlier revealed the extent of the injury. The 22-year-old will travel to the West Coast to see Dr. Lewis Yocum for a second opinion. But Rizzo said he anticipates Strasburg will require surgery, ruling him out for 12 to 18 months. The star pitcher has had two MRIs since he was removed from Saturday's game at Philadelphia. The initial diagnosis was a strained tendon in his right forearm. But the first scan raised enough questions for the team to order a more enhanced MRI. Strasburg was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday, the second time he's been on the DL in less than a month. He was previously shelved with inflammation in his right shoulder. Strasburg, whose impressive array of pitches includes a 100-mph fastball, a dominating changeup and a devastating curveball, has logged 68 innings in 12 starts, going 5-3 with 92 strikeouts, 17 walks and a 2.91 ERA. He struck out 14 batters in his major league debut in June. -------- Wow... hate to see this happen to such a young guy. [color:"white"]"Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." -- Mark Twain [/color]

Re: Stephen Strasburg has torn ligament; Tommy John surgery likely Browns Lifer #522884 08/27/10 11:44 AM
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Re: Stephen Strasburg has torn ligament; Tommy John surgery likely Browns Lifer #522885 08/27/10 11:55 AM
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bigdatut Dawg Talker B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,577 Likes: 8 Hartford, Ohio	Sucks for him and the Nationals for now, but with the way guys come back from this injury anymore it's really not the huge deal that it used to be. The interesting thing will be if he can stay healthy once he gets healthy, or is this Mark Prior 2.0 as a few people feared. And, should he actually come back healthy - Harper will be knocking on the door too about that time if things go right. Could be a tought ticket to get in Washington. "If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college" GO ROCKETS

Re: Stephen Strasburg has torn ligament; Tommy John surgery likely Browns Lifer #522886 08/27/10 12:30 PM
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brownsfan2119 Hall of Famer Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,639	Have him in a Dynasty league. Eat it Phil...

Re: Stephen Strasburg has torn ligament; Tommy John surgery likely Browns Lifer #522887 08/27/10 02:10 PM
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ThatGuy Legend Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 12,065 Likes: 1	Alter his throwing motion NOW or he won't have a career... He throws too violent... Arm won't last... Am I the only one that pronounces hyperbole "Hyper-bowl" instead of "hy-per-bo-le"?

Re: Stephen Strasburg has torn ligament; Tommy John surgery likely ThatGuy #522888 08/27/10 09:30 PM
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Ballpeen Legend B Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 39,485 Likes: 957 Tennessee	Quote: Alter his throwing motion NOW or he won't have a career... He throws too violent... Arm won't last... You don't alter anything. He either comes back or he doesn't....just the way it goes sometimes. I've coached a lot of baseball....good players....several who have made AA or higher.....most teams late teens to college age players in summer leagues. You can "tweek' a few things, but you don't alter anything unless you just want to Fudge something up or try to make a new player....and that doesn't work the vast majority of the time. Let them play their game and quit thinking you know it all. You let the kid mend, come back next Aug., tell him to do his thing and see if it works If everybody had like minds, we would never learn. GM Strong

Re: Stephen Strasburg has torn ligament; Tommy John surgery likely ThatGuy #522889 08/28/10 09:24 AM
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Dave Legend D Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 13,205 Likes: 234 Cleveland	Quote: He throws too violent... Arm won't last... That's what the Indians said about Dennis Eckerley when they traded him, at the age of 23, to Boston for 4 stiffs. 20 years, 197 wins, and 390 saves later he retired. He's in the HOF now. Not all pitchers have the picture-perfect mechanics of Tom Seaver or Nolan Ryan.

Re: Stephen Strasburg has torn ligament; Tommy John surgery likely Dave #522890 08/28/10 09:30 AM
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Ammo Hall of Famer A Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 7,531 Chesterland, OH	Quote: Quote: He throws too violent... Arm won't last... That's what the Indians said about Dennis Eckerley when they traded him, at the age of 23, to Boston for 4 stiffs. 20 years, 197 wins, and 390 saves later he retired. He's in the HOF now. Not all pitchers have the picture-perfect mechanics of Tom Seaver or Nolan Ryan. This guy dressed up as Eckersley at an Indians game the other day. Hilarious.

Re: Stephen Strasburg has torn ligament; Tommy John surgery likely Ammo #522891 08/28/10 09:54 AM
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Dave Legend D Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 13,205 Likes: 234 Cleveland	I remember Manny Ramirez's walkoff homer off Eckersley like it was yesterday ... TV camera's shot of Eck saying "Wow" is a classic moment in Cleveland sports history.

Re: Stephen Strasburg has torn ligament; Tommy John surgery likely Dave #522892 08/28/10 12:07 PM
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brownsfan2119 Hall of Famer Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,639	Quote: I remember Manny Ramirez's walkoff homer off Eckersley like it was yesterday ... TV camera's shot of Eck saying "Wow" is a classic moment in Cleveland sports history. Eat it Phil...

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