Outlaw wrote:
Not picking on you, Mike, I just happen to disagree with just about everything you say on the subject
Tommy John is bad for baseball. And although it makes great talk show fodder, not to mention Message Board fodder

I really don't think Major League Baseball is doing much in how to avoid it.
The innings seemingly get shorter for these pitchers and Tommy John seems to grow.
I don't think that the problem will either be fixed or even slowed during the coming few years.
What I do believe is that stem cell research or medicine will come into play making the recovery period shorter for those undergoing the procedure. Medicine created Tommy John surgery. I believe that medicine will also make it not as cumbersome or lengthy for those afflicted.[/quote]
No worries, We all look at things differently... You said it yourself "The innings seemingly get shorter for these pitchers and Tommy John seems to grow" So the root Causes are?[/quote]
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I don't think that most will care for my reply.
I believe that Tommy John and other arm injuries rose with the advent of counting pitches. Doctors were wrong in thinking that less repetition would mean less injury. I also believe that in the coddling of these players, agents provided the opposite effect for their million dollar investments.
Now that the process has started, it can't be stopped. Nobody but the most astute will have their kids throw everyday to build up these ligaments. Instead, it will be stop and go hard as it has been. It doesn't work for car engines and it most certainly does not work for the ulnar.