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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...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 17

MLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world.The second half of the season is in full swing and lo and behold if capitalism hasn't reared it's ugly head once again. Billy Beane was spun off Matt Holliday (as expected of...

There's Not Always Next Year for These Hall of Fame Candidates

The 2009 Hall of Fame headlines rightfully belong to Rickey Henderson, who was elected the first year he was eligible, and Jim Rice, who was elected the very last year he was eligible. As for everyone else, well, there's always next year, right? The short answer: it depends.In Tommy John's case, no, there is no next year....

Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice Officially Elected Into Baseball Hall of Fame

The Baseball Hall of Fame is expanding to include the giant resume of Rickey Henderson. Much to the chagrin of Corky Simpson -- who is "not a Rickey guy" -- Henderson easily cake-walked to induction in his first year of eligibility, garnering a whopping 94.8 percent of the vote.Joining the stolen base, walks, and runs...

Rickey Henderson Headlines Hall Ballot

Everyone likes to debate whether their favorite player is worthy of the Hall of Fame, but there are fewer than 600 people in this country who actually get to make that decision. Later this afternoon, the esteemed Baseball Writers Association of America will make their collective opinion known, revealing the results of this...

TommyJohn 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.