Another pitcher is seemingly destined for Tommy John surgery. Mere hours after reporting that Oakland A's starting pitcher A.J. Griffin had had a setback in his recovery from flexor tendinitis in his right elbow, the fact that Griffin is set to have the surgery on Tuesday was reported by Joe Stiglich, A's inisder for Comcast Sports Net...
It was announced Monday night that White Sox pitcher Chris Sale was headed for the 15-day disabled list. Unlike the long list of pitchers before him, however, he does not have ligament damage but a flexor strain. In 2014 that is especially good news for a pitcher suffering from elbow soreness. It makes him extremely lucky, but let's...
There's a slightly disturbing trend happening to players of Los Angeles Major League Baseball teams. Two players, one former and one current, have been hit in the head with line drives in the last week. One has to wonder who's next since there is the old superstition that things often happen in groups of three.
It's a scary...
Yes, the rumors are true. Retired National Basketball Association star Tracy McGrady is hoping to become a big league pitcher one day.
ESPN commentator Jeff Van Gundy let it slip Friday during a telecast of the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Brooklyn Nets game, that the former Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets star has plans for a...
The New York Mets announced on Tuesday, August 26th that Matt Harvey has a torn UCL in the elbow. Harvey will miss the rest of the 2013 season. The news came as a shock to many (including Harvey) and was devastating to Met fans everywhere.
With all of the young talent rising into the league, Matt Harvey emerged as a top candidate...
A discussion between Milwaukee Brewers’ TV announcers Brian Anderson and Bill Schroeder during Friday night’s victory by Washington at Miller Park prompted a larger contemplation: In an age when pitching seems to have regained an upper hand in the game, whatever happened to the screwball as a pitching weapon? Its last foremost...
Let’s face it - the New York Mets have not exactly had a lot to be excited about in recent memory.
In 2013 they are currently 27-40, in 2012 they were 74-88, in 2011 they were 77-85, and from there you get my drift.
In fact, the Mets have not had a winning season since 2008. However, their opening day payroll over that same...