The news about Tanner Houck needing Tommy John surgery was bad news for the Red Sox, for sure. But at least it pinpoints what’s gone wrong with Houck’s performance since the All-Star break last year, and offers a solution. Maybe he can come back fortified and ready for battle again.
But it hit me a little differently, this news, this time. I’m in the middle of recovering myself from a grueling physical setback. I have two herniated discs, and gang, it sucks.
Every time I do my physical therapy exercises, I think about any player who’s ever been on the IL long-term.