http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/14/casey-kelly-likely-facing-tommy-john-surgery/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:38:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/14/casey-kelly-likely-facing-tommy-john-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-456587 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:33:39 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=308910#comment-456587 The explosion of Tommy John surgery is looking more and more like the explosion of tonsillectomies in the 1950s and 1960s – a fad treatment for all throat problems then, a catch-all for elbow problems today. The equipment is getting so precise, it’s showing things doctors have never seen before, things that just MIGHT be common, and treatable with rest, like Billingley’s elbow problem, rather than surgery. With no medical training whatever and no access to the tests results, I boldly call baby-shoes (BS) on this “micro-tears” business.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/14/casey-kelly-likely-facing-tommy-john-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-456382 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:57:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=308910#comment-456382 I wonder if there’s been a study to see if some teams have young pitchers who have more tommy john surgery than others.
What did his shoulder look like before he was traded to the padres?

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