PITTSBURGH -- Twenty days after undergoing surgery for testicular cancer, after losing what he described as a "piece of my "manhood" but feeling like more of a man than ever, Jameson Taillon sent a text message to Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis.
Taillon was concerned that people might judge him for what he was about to do: pitch. Before making a start for Double-A Altoona on May 28, Taillon reached out to Bettis, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer in late November, for support. Was he crazy for getting back on the mound so quickly?