Strasburg hurt again; Update: Will need Tommy John surgery

[MJLiverock]

John Kruk is still on TV? I haven't watched a minute of Baseball Tonight since MLB Network launched and don't miss it a bit.

[JohnBriggs12]

Disappointing news, especially for Nats fans. He really has unbelievable stuff and I hope he is able to return to form after his recovery.

"Unbelievable stuff" is a tipoff. Here's a partial list of other guys who had "unbelievable stuff": Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Nick Neugebauer.

[mletto157]

The real loser in this whole thing is Tommy John, because we're obviously calling it "Strasburg Surgery" from now on.

[TooLiveBrew]

Here's a partial list of other guys who had "unbelievable stuff": Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Nick Neugebauer.

 

Pedro Martinez, Bob Gibson, Randy Johnson...

[Funketown]

Dibble is out as the Nats' (off) color guy.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5521129

 

Can't say he doesn't deserve it.

[Patrick425]

I will occasionally listen to Dibble on XM. He says a lot of stupid things (especially with it comes to MLB and club finances). He seems to not really think through things before he says them.

[Mike]

I think Strasburg's injury just goes to show how tough it is for pitchers to stay healthy...the human body isn't designed to throw a baseball overhand, much less at 100 mph. I don't think the Nats could have done anything differently to prevent Strasburg from getting hurt. While I believe that mechanics and limited pitch counts are important with preventing injuries, I think the biggest factor is just how many bullets a pitcher has in his arm - I think it's something that's genetic and differs greatly among pitchers. There are guidelines (pitch counts, yearly innings limits, etc) that can help to prolong arm injuries from happening, but I think genetics make them inevitable for certain pitchers.

This is rational, but my question is what can be done to reduce the amount of injuries? Instead of assigning blame (not what the Chorizo is doing), but suggest some remedies. Here are some in an article. Link: Tommy John Prevention

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