4-3-23: Reconstructing an elbow and a career

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast.This week I am talking about inspiring comeback stories, and I thought that I would highlight baseball comebacks in honor of the season just getting started. Today is all about Tommy John. Yes if you didn’t know Tommy John was an actual pitcher, not just the name of a surgery, and he was a phenomenal pitcher to boot. He pitched for 26 seasons, 14 of which came after his groundbreaking elbow ligament replacement surgery in 1974. He went to three All-Star games and won 20 games three times after his surgery, all adding up to a career with 288 wins. If he hadn’t worked so hard and bounced back so well from the surgery, who knows if it would have continued or just been chalked up as a failed experiment. Instead, because of his grit and determination (and a great surgeon) countless pitchers since have had amazing and prolonged careers due to Tommy John surgery.  Visit my website: saxinthemorning.com for merchandise and other links. Follow us on social media: Instagram: @saxinthemorning_podcastYouTube: subscribe and watch shorts here Sponsor: Wendigo Tea Remember, Sax in the Morning swag is now available on my Instagram site. Go to "Sax in the Morning" underscore podcast. (saxinthemorning_podcast)You'll see it right there on the Instagram and just hit the link. Everything's there Mugs, hats, tumblers you name it.