Saints Select C Matt Tennant w/#158

stockman311 · 04-24-2010, 12:36 PM

I don't think it will be an issue. Our medical staff had to have checked him out or they wouln't have given up a 4th rounder for him. Additionally, a lot of kids are actually getting Tommy John surgery proactively now prior to being hurt as the arm actually comes back stronger than prior to surgery. I saw a 60 minutes episode on high school pitchers that do this. It's the only surgery I know of that actually strengthens the joint.

CantonLegend · 04-24-2010, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by stockman311

I don't think it will be an issue. Our medical staff had to have checked him out or they wouln't have given up a 4th rounder for him. Additionally, a lot of kids are actually getting Tommy John surgery proactively now prior to being hurt as the arm actually comes back stronger than prior to surgery. I saw a 60 minutes episode on high school pitchers that do this. It's the only surgery I know of that actually strengthens the joint.

i think its a misconception

people talked about this when i played baseball back in the day.......they said its the strength of the new ligament that causes you to throw harder but the muscle itself is not any stronger

they said that it weakens much faster than the original and that its not recommended to actually throw after having the surgery

then again....like you said it does make you throw harder initially

04-24-2010, 12:40 PM	#2
CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Saints Select C Matt Tennant w/#158 Originally Posted by stockman311 I don't think it will be an issue. Our medical staff had to have checked him out or they wouln't have given up a 4th rounder for him. Additionally, a lot of kids are actually getting Tommy John surgery proactively now prior to being hurt as the arm actually comes back stronger than prior to surgery. I saw a 60 minutes episode on high school pitchers that do this. It's the only surgery I know of that actually strengthens the joint. i think its a misconception people talked about this when i played baseball back in the day.......they said its the strength of the new ligament that causes you to throw harder but the muscle itself is not any stronger they said that it weakens much faster than the original and that its not recommended to actually throw after having the surgery then again....like you said it does make you throw harder initially

04-24-2010, 12:36 PM	#1
stockman311 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,137	Re: Saints Select C Matt Tennant w/#158 I don't think it will be an issue. Our medical staff had to have checked him out or they wouln't have given up a 4th rounder for him. Additionally, a lot of kids are actually getting Tommy John surgery proactively now prior to being hurt as the arm actually comes back stronger than prior to surgery. I saw a 60 minutes episode on high school pitchers that do this. It's the only surgery I know of that actually strengthens the joint.