Friday, August 27, 2010

Tommy john surgery


News that drive the phenomenon Stephen Strasbourg is likely headed by Tommy John surgery and amazingly put an end to what was one of the most fascinating stories of the season in baseball. The Strasbourg for the first time in 14 chamfered amazing citizens in June was able to exceed all the hype that preceded it large.

It was announced Friday that citizens magnetic resonance imaging test revealed the presence of a rupture in Rabat large guarantees ulnar arm in a monument to him. The team said he was headed to get a second opinion, and if confirmed the original diagnosis, and said that there is an operation immediately.

This means only 12 games in his career in the major league, Strasbourg, 22, faces a recovery of 12 to 18 months of the process and probably the last season to regain form. Strasbourg, and the choice seemed to No. 1 in the draft 2009, for stardom and now it seems like a lot of young pitchers who failed to arms suddenly.

"It's a difficult day for him and for us all, for both fans of NATs," said President of the citizens, Stan Kasten, in a telephone news conference with reporters on Friday, a day after fierce Jordan Zimmerman for the first time after his surgery John Tommy a year ago. "We saw Jordan back last night. After a year of the day, Stephen will be joining him."

This is the end of the optimistic schedule, but about 90 percent of major league pitchers who have undergone surgery may return successfully. In fact, the nine pitchers selected for the 2010 All-Star game underwent surgery.

The first problem appeared to Strasbourg in July, when it was put on the disabled list for 15 days because of inflammation in his right shoulder. He returned two weeks ago, but the season starts it lasted more than three. It was withdrawn from Saturday's game against Philadelphia in the fourth quarter after taking on his arm and wincing in pain after throwing the changeup.

The Panel invited initially to the strained flexor tendon in his arm, but further testing revealed in Rabat tear.

"The player was developed and cared for in the right way, and things like this happen," the Director-General of the citizens of Mike Rizzo said in a telephone news conference. "Breaking the pitchers, pitchers get hurt, and we are certainly not second guess ourselves. Frustrated? Yes. But the second-guessing ourselves? Not."

Strasbourg has not been available in a conference call for comment. The team is headed to California for a second opinion.

The focus is "As you can imagine, was in the beginning he was upset, but he turned in the same reality of being upset on rehabilitation," said Rizzo. "Is determined to get to do surgery and begin the rehabilitation process."

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