Tommy John surgery
Subject in Medicine
Tommy John surgery has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Pardon My Take. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
John SmoltzBaseball Hall of Fame pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and Fox baseball analyst
John Smoltz advises that young pitchers throwing very hard should be moved off the mound to protect their arms.
“When I see a young man at 14 throwing 92 miles an hour, I cringe”
Pardon My Take: Lebron James Is A Free Agent Again, World Cup Must Win For USMNT, John Smoltz Talking Baseball Plus Our Dingers Only Fantasy Draft (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:27:04
John Smoltz says Tommy John surgery typically restores a pitcher to his prior level but does not improve him.
“Wherever you have your surgery, wherever you were at, you got a high likelihood of going back to that, but not necessarily advancing from that”
Pardon My Take: Lebron James Is A Free Agent Again, World Cup Must Win For USMNT, John Smoltz Talking Baseball Plus Our Dingers Only Fantasy Draft (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:28:03
Podcasts
- Pardon My Take · 1 episode
Episodes
Lebron James Is A Free Agent Again, World Cup Must Win For USMNT, John Smoltz Talking Baseball Plus Our Dingers Only Fantasy DraftPardon My Take · Jul 1, 2026 · 3 h 5 min
Dan Katz, PFT Commenter, Memes and Zach discuss LeBron James's free agency and the World Cup, interview John Smoltz on pitching, and hold their Dingers Only fantasy draft.