Joel Zumaya Recovering From Active List

For the last three months, Tiger relief pitcher Joel Zumaya has been stuck on the active list. Finally returning to the disabled list, which has missed his presence since late April, teammate Eric Chavez said "We're just not the same without Joel. Hopefully he can stick with us for awhile before becoming active again."

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Too bad they started testing for PEDs

Assorted pitchers were recovering from their medical days off more quickly and throwing harder than ever back in those days.

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by Johnny Safron on Jul 18, 2009 4:56 PM EDT reply actions

I've just finished reading The Wrong Stuff

by Bill Lee, the former Boston and Montreal pitcher from the 60’s and 70’s. He goes into some depth about the stuff that was available to them, although it sounds like it was more about deadening the arm to avoid the pain than something that allows the muscles to regenerate faster.

by Jesse on Jul 18, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Lost me there

Quite a jump from the ’60s and ’70s to the ’90s and ’00s.

There are some who suggest players used steroids in the ‘50s and ’60s. There’s no doubt in my mind pitchers used them in recent years to recover from injuries.

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by Johnny Safron on Jul 19, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Could it be that Leyland left him out there for 59 pitches against the Twins?

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Jul 18, 2009 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

Hee hee

Took me a couple reads to interpret this. Very very funny.

It’s all that guitar hero he’s been sneaking in.

"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
~ Earl Weaver
"In God we trust. All others must provide evidence."
~ Billy Beane

by AdamOnFirst on Jul 18, 2009 8:39 PM EDT reply actions