I read an eye-opening article at Yahoo Sports yesterday. There are 30 MLB teams, and each carries approximately ten pitchers. So there are about 300 pitchers in pro ball. 124 have had Tommy John surgery! That’s about 40%. The procedure is named after the first player to have it. At the time, 1974, the odds of success were calculated as 100-1. John rehabbed for 18 months and went on to pitch until he was 46, winning a total of 288 games, 164 after the surgery, which involves replacing a tendon in the elbow with another from somewhere else in the body. These days recovery time is down to a year and the success rate is 85-92%. And since some pitchers experience an increase in velocity post surgery, misguided parents are asking doctors to perform it on their uninjured sons. In the words of Ralph Kramden: “Boy, medicine is remarkable.”
There were no web sales of my books for the fifth straight week, but I managed to funnel $49 into my paypal account today thanks to my survey work - just in case I ever need to buy more copies to sell on the street. My thanks to Jack of Chase bank, who purchased a David Baldacci thriller, to the gentleman who donated three Barbra Streisand CDs, and to the people whose offer of book donations I had to refuse. My inventory is becoming unmanageable. as for the weather, it wasn't nearly as hot as yesterday, especially under the tree in front of the bank, but the heat wave continued. A brisk breeze made it tolerable in the shade. The forecast calls for thunderstorms and sub-90 temperatures tomorrow. I look forward to it. It's a been a tough stretch, almost like work.
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