This past weekend I had my first outing since the surgery (July 07) and it was a great experience. I was on a 40 pitch limit so I was only expecting a few innings of work. I ended up throwing 2 innings, 1 hit, 3k's, no runs, 29 pitches. Fortunately for me location was not a problem as I had expected it to be. I think maybe the fact that it was finally a game situation helped in that aspect. I actually started the game with 10 straight strikes. Another positive, before the surgery I worked comfortably 84-85 from the left side. Following the surgery I was 86-87 comfortably with no strain. I have noticed a significant increase in arm strength when long tossing. After my 2 innings I decided to call it quits as I was getting a little tired, and didn't want to ruin the good outing. So far so good, hoping to get a couple more innings this coming weekend and keep heading in the right direction. Thanks for all the support from this site. I may not always post, but I do read up constantly.
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