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Game Thread: 5.19 Fish at the Disco

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We need another upside surprise to keep the torch burning that Schmitt lit.
 

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Here is an update on Szapucki, in case anyone hasn't seen it yet.

 

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Here is an update on Szapucki, in case anyone hasn't seen it yet.

Not knowing what "thoracic outlet" surgery was, I thought he was gonna get a colostomy bag.

How was he gonna pitch with that?
 

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Hmmm. IBB to Yaz to pitch to Schmitt...

Edit: pays off for the Fishies.

Can FYWW save the day???
 

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As easy as 123.
 

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Not knowing what "thoracic outlet" surgery was, I thought he was gonna get a colostomy bag.

How was he gonna pitch with that?
Didn't Noah Lowry have that procedure too?

I think it involves the removal of a phuking rib.
 

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Didn't Noah Lowry have that procedure too?

I think it involves the removal of a phuking rib.
Yup. From that MLBTR link:

"Thoracic outlet syndrome has become relatively common for pitchers in recent years. It’s a condition that typically requires the removal of part of a rib to reduce nerve pressure on the arm."

Can be more miss than hit:

"The track record for pitchers returning from thoracic outlet syndrome is mixed at best. Diamondbacks righty Merrill Kelly bounced back from the procedure in 2020 to turn in two-plus productive seasons. The likes of Matt Harvey, Tyson Ross and (to this point) Stephen Strasburg haven’t been so fortunate. Harvey and Ross never recaptured anything approaching their pre-TOS form, while Strasburg has only been able to pitch once since undergoing the surgery nearly two years ago due to various setbacks."
 

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Yup. From that MLBTR link:

"Thoracic outlet syndrome has become relatively common for pitchers in recent years. It’s a condition that typically requires the removal of part of a rib to reduce nerve pressure on the arm."

Can be more miss than hit:

"The track record for pitchers returning from thoracic outlet syndrome is mixed at best. Diamondbacks righty Merrill Kelly bounced back from the procedure in 2020 to turn in two-plus productive seasons. The likes of Matt Harvey, Tyson Ross and (to this point) Stephen Strasburg haven’t been so fortunate. Harvey and Ross never recaptured anything approaching their pre-TOS form, while Strasburg has only been able to pitch once since undergoing the surgery nearly two years ago due to various setbacks."
This surgery seems more dicey than Tommy John, in terms of extending careers, from what little I've read of it.
 
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