ESPN TJ Surgeries

A more realistic and accurate article about TJ surgeries.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_...-tommy-john-epidemic

4/25/143:00 PM

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roothog6610,000+ posts

"The percentage of pitchers who land on the disabled list hasn't changed. And the percentage of time on the DL because of arm problems hasn't changed."

This has been my argument all along. An increase in TJ surgeries only means that there has been an increas in TJ surgeries. However, everyon in the media (and the internet) takes this fact and, somehow, derives from that proof that injury rates are higher. That simply isn't supported by logic or fact.

4/25/143:39 PM

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