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When was the last time Pogue pitch? How did he do?

 

Anything yet in 2020?

 

Coming back after Tommy John surgery can be a tricky thing. Some recover fully and are better than ever; others never never get their "stuff" back. Pogue had his surgery in mid-February 2021. Surgical procedures have improved as doctors have become more expert at doing the surgery since it was first done in 1974, but it's not a guaranteed success and rehab can take anywhere from 1-2 years. Apparently Pogue's rehab has gone well. Time will tell if he gets his old velocity and ball movement back. Would be great for the young man, and the team, if he's as good or better than before because he could be a key cog in the wheel. As an aside, he got his Bachelor's in Psychology in August 2021. Here's what WebMD says about the Rehab process:
Tommy John Surgery Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery usually takes about a year. In some cases, up to 2 years are needed for athletes to return to their previous level of ability. Other types of UCL surgery may not need this much rehabilitation. Rehabilitation should be closely monitored by the patient's doctor and physical therapist. Some rehabilitation programs follow a three-phase process:

Phase I. After surgery, patients take these steps:

• Wear a splint for 7 to 10 days to immobilize the elbow.
• Do gentle range-of-motion exercises for the wrist, hand, and shoulder.
• Wear a range-of-motion brace to gradually regain full motion of the elbow joint.
• Do exercises to strengthen the arm and shoulder.
• Perform total-body conditioning exercises.

Phase II. Starting about 6 weeks after surgery:

• Most patients can begin to perform elbow-strengthening exercises.
• For at least the next 4 months, most patients are advised to avoid activities that overstress the graft.

SUGGESTED
Phase III. In the final phase of rehabilitation, patients typically take these steps with their surgeon's approval:

• About 4 or 5 months after surgery, athletes may toss a ball without a wind-up motion.
• After 6 months, athletes may start to use an easy wind-up when throwing.
• After 7 months, baseball pitchers may return to the mound.
• After 9 months, pitchers may throw in competition if they are pain-free and have regained their normal strength and range of motion.

When surgeon Frank Jobe, MD, performed the first UCL reconstruction on Tommy John in 1974, a torn UCL tear was considered to be a game-ending injury for most players. But now, up to 85% of patients who undergo this surgery are able to resume their sport at, or even above, their previous level of competition.

 

Moving on up for Coppola. Let’s see how he does in Round 2!!!

 

This thread is tremendous. I really appreciate you guys putting out all the information, especially Matherly, and discussing all of the nuances of the game and our team. I always check out the threads in this forum for what's going on with the team. Thanks, so much!

 

I’m sure that’s just giving Manning an extra day off of his midweek work—I think…..

 

Even with Manning’s single inning against Stetson, Coppola has still been much better. Maybe it is rest but Coppola has earned the Saturday start compared to Manning in my view.

 

Oh, I don’t argue that for a minute-I was just offering an explanation for moving Manning from Sat to Sun.

 

Funny what a difference a week makes....gone from worrying exclusively abou the pitching to now being much more concerned with the hitting.

 

Pogue/Nesbitt haven’t pitched in live real baseball in a long time. All of a sudden working their way into a Saturday role scares me more than the current situation. By late May, sure. But mid March, I don’t see it.

As we all like to say, it is a marathon and not a sprint.

 

Glad your mentioning Nesbit. I’ve mentioned him several times and think he’s just as important as Pogue in many ways. We talk about Pogue’s stats but Nesbit flashed with:

1-0 0.00 era 11 ip 7 hits 17 k’s

impressive numbers!!!

 

Nesbit seen as a huge cog out of pen. See my post above. When he went down w injury was throwing very well.

 

Agree. Manning’s starter job to lose.