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Cubs vs. Cardinals – Weekend War

One of the best rivalries in baseball actually means something to both teams going into the final weekend of the season. The Cubs are trying to avoid having to play a Wild Card game on Tuesday. The Cardinals are fighting for their playoff lives. How will this battle unfold?

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Tommy John Surgery History and Recovery

Tommy John Surgery is a fear of most baseball players, but especially pitchers. While anyone who has ever played baseball has heard of the surgery few know its history or what is involved in the rehabilitation process after the surgery. With the news earlier in the week that Shohei Ohtani, rookie pitcher and designated hitter for LA Angels will undergo Tommy John Surgery as soon as the season is over, I thought a look at this procedure was warranted.

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UCL Injury May Not Be Catastrophic

Trevor Story left the Rockies game in the 4th inning on Monday with right elbow soreness and reports out indicated it might be a UCL injury and that he was undergoing additional testing. Anytime a baseball player experiences elbow pain, the immediate assumption was Tommy John surgery and a lengthy recovery.

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Cardiac Arrhythmia – Athletes Get It Too

What do Billy Jean King, Larry Bird, Victor Martinez, and Kenley Jansen all have in common? They are all members of a growing list of athletes who have been treated for cardiac arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.  The most common arrhythmia in athletes and the general population is Atrial Fibrillation (AFib). 

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National League Top 10 Power Rankings – Labor Day Edition

Here we find ourselves already in September. The final month of the season and the playoff race has yet to separate. The NL West is as competitive if not more than last year. The NL East will have some new faces representing them. Not to mention the NL Central is occupying three of the five playoff spots right now.

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Brewers Make Championship Push

On Friday the Milwaukee Brewers were busy ahead of the deadline to pick up players and have them available for the postseason. The Brewers acquired lefty reliever Xavier Cedeno from the White Sox, starter Gio Gonzalez from the Nationals, and Curtis Granderson from the Blue Jays. These moves improve the Brewers for the stretch run and show how they are serious about competing this season. Each player provides an upgrade to the Brewers in a major way. For Milwaukee, it will be an exciting ride down the stretch.

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Yankees Acquire McCutchen from Giants

The right field position has been very weak for the Yankees since Aaron Judge went down with a broken wrist in late July, thanks to Jakob Junis. They’ve been rotating Shane Robinson, Neil Walker, and occasionally Giancarlo Stanton in right field when he isn’t playing the role of designated hitter.

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National League Top 10 Power Rankings

One week down and five left to go. As you can tell there is already a decent shakeup to the middle of this list. If you want a more detailed look at last week, this list will give you just that. Let’s dive right into it.

Read More

Cubs vs. Cardinals – Weekend War

One of the best rivalries in baseball actually means something to both teams going into the final weekend of the season. The Cubs are trying to avoid having to play a Wild Card game on Tuesday. The Cardinals are fighting for their playoff lives. How will this battle unfold?

Read More

Tommy John Surgery History and Recovery

Tommy John Surgery is a fear of most baseball players, but especially pitchers. While anyone who has ever played baseball has heard of the surgery few know its history or what is involved in the rehabilitation process after the surgery. With the news earlier in the week that Shohei Ohtani, rookie pitcher and designated hitter for LA Angels will undergo Tommy John Surgery as soon as the season is over, I thought a look at this procedure was warranted.

Read More

UCL Injury May Not Be Catastrophic

Trevor Story left the Rockies game in the 4th inning on Monday with right elbow soreness and reports out indicated it might be a UCL injury and that he was undergoing additional testing. Anytime a baseball player experiences elbow pain, the immediate assumption was Tommy John surgery and a lengthy recovery.

Read More

Cardiac Arrhythmia – Athletes Get It Too

What do Billy Jean King, Larry Bird, Victor Martinez, and Kenley Jansen all have in common? They are all members of a growing list of athletes who have been treated for cardiac arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.  The most common arrhythmia in athletes and the general population is Atrial Fibrillation (AFib). 

Read More

National League Top 10 Power Rankings – Labor Day Edition

Here we find ourselves already in September. The final month of the season and the playoff race has yet to separate. The NL West is as competitive if not more than last year. The NL East will have some new faces representing them. Not to mention the NL Central is occupying three of the five playoff spots right now.

Read More

Brewers Make Championship Push

On Friday the Milwaukee Brewers were busy ahead of the deadline to pick up players and have them available for the postseason. The Brewers acquired lefty reliever Xavier Cedeno from the White Sox, starter Gio Gonzalez from the Nationals, and Curtis Granderson from the Blue Jays. These moves improve the Brewers for the stretch run and show how they are serious about competing this season. Each player provides an upgrade to the Brewers in a major way. For Milwaukee, it will be an exciting ride down the stretch.

Read More

Yankees Acquire McCutchen from Giants

The right field position has been very weak for the Yankees since Aaron Judge went down with a broken wrist in late July, thanks to Jakob Junis. They’ve been rotating Shane Robinson, Neil Walker, and occasionally Giancarlo Stanton in right field when he isn’t playing the role of designated hitter.

Read More

National League Top 10 Power Rankings

One week down and five left to go. As you can tell there is already a decent shakeup to the middle of this list. If you want a more detailed look at last week, this list will give you just that. Let’s dive right into it.

Read More
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