Sanchez and Me

[MFS62]

I may have posted some of this before on the old board.

When I was in high school, I was scouted by several major league teams (Cards and Phillies) as a pitcher and a catcher. I threw in the mid 80's at 16 years old.
Then, one summer I was playing in a touch football game and suffered a shoulder separation in a freak accident. On a wide run I got blocked into a stone walk next to the field.
It was before the days of arthroscopy and all surgery was "major". So I was told to see if it could heal itself through rest. Yes, it healed, but to this day I can't raise my arm totally vertically. And my velocity after the injury was initially closer to 40 than 80 MPH. I never was able to fully regain my pre-injury velocity.
With advancements since those days, in diagnosis as wel as surgery, I hope that if Sanchez requires surgery, he gets it as soon as possible before calcification prevents his returning to his natural throwing arm slot/ strength.
Later

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Why, do you suppose, will it take a week for them to know if surgery is necessary? Is there swelling that has to subside?

[MFS62]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Why, do you suppose, will it take a week for them to know if surgery is necessary? Is there swelling that has to subside?

That would be my guess. That is what they usually say.

Later

[Farmer Ted]

"On a wide run I got blocked into a stone walk next to the field."

MEAN MACHINE, MEAN MACHINE, MEAN MACHINE!

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

You shoulda dropped down, Brad Chadford style. O Steve Schmoll style maybe.

[MFS62]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: You shoulda dropped down, Brad Chadford style. O Steve Schmoll style maybe.

Didn't help.
Too many things (bone chips?) hindered my throwing motion.
Believe me , I tried.
(sigh)

Later

[seawolf17]

I can definitely throw more strikes and about fifteen MPH faster submarine-style. Wish my old coaches would have let me do it.

[seawolf17]

Actually, what a story that would be if Sanchez comes back as a sidewinding bullpen ace!

[Guest Edgy DC]

It's a rare man who gets more speed sidearmed.

Most get more movement. Some get more control, but speed is tough from that angle, as --- among more physiological reasons --- you're working against gravity, rather than with it.