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George Steinbrenner Among 12 Veterans Committee Hall of Fame Candidates

Former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who died in July, is one of 12 candidates who will be up for election to the Hall of Fame by the Expansion Era Committee at this year's Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla. Steinbrenner is joined by former players Vida Blue, Davey Concepcion, Steve Garvey, Ron Guidry, Tommy John, Al...

Roto Rush: Stephen Strasburg, Meet Tommy John

Look at that elbow closely. Take a picture of it. Frame it. It'll never be the same. On Friday, the Washington Nationals revealed that phenom Stephen Strasburg has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his $15.1 million pitching arm. He'll go for a second opinion on Friday, but all signs point to Tommy John surgery and...

Why Does Strasburg Need Tommy John Surgery?

(Aug. 27) -- On Friday, Washington Nationals rookie phenom pitcher Stephen Strasburg learned the bad news: In order to try to salvage his burgeoning career, he will need to undergo Tommy John surgery. FanHouse reported that Strasburg, who routinely hurls fastballs close to 100 miles per hour, tore the ligament in his...

Damage Control: Kevin Youkilis to Miss Rest of Season

My condolences. Kevin Youkilis will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn muscle near the base of his thumb (he injured the digit taking a cut against Cleveland on Thursday). It's just the latest in a series of thumb injuries that have sidelined stars this season, and just one of the...

Parents Want Kids to Have Tommy John Surgery for Stronger Arms

The medical procedure known as "Tommy John surgery" has always been considered a last resort: When a Major League Baseball pitcher suffers a career-threatening elbow injury, an elbow ligament can be replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body, possibly prolonging the pitcher's career. But now something shocking is...

Tommy John News From the Web

06/01/12 Collateral Damage Daily: Friday, June 1 by Corey... Source: Baseball Prospectus Blum still hasn't started any baseball activities, so he's clearly several weeks away from returning, even without the 60-day DL tag on him.
05/31/12 On the Beat: Fireballer in the Hole by John Perrotto Source: Baseball Prospectus When Sparky Lyle strode from the bullpen the mound at Yankee Stadium during his days as a premier relief pitches in the mid- to late 1970s, organist Eddie Layton would play "Pomp and Circumstance."
05/22/12 Boston's way: Love 'em one day, hate 'em the next Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA What, fans at Fenway booing Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett?
05/22/12 No Tommy John surgery necessary for Phillies' Vance... Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA A visit to renowned orthopedic surgeon James Andrews confirmed the Phillies' diagnosis of a bone chip and inflammation in Vance Worley's right elbow.
05/22/12 Collateral Damage Daily: Tuesday, May 22 by Corey... Source: Baseball Prospectus Blum still hasn't started any baseball activities, so he's clearly several weeks away from returning, even without the 60-day DL tag on him.

Background on Tommy John

Thomas Edward John Jr. (born May 22, 1943) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball whose 288 career victories rank as the seventh highest total among left-handers in major league history.

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