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Starter is harder to replace than a closer. Hope it isn't season-ending.

Well shoot! I would say "next man up" but he shoes might be hard to fill. Hoping for a speedy and full recovery,Kyle.

Dang....Halstead and now Hart. Hopes for a fast and full recovery.

Mike Dyer ‏@MikeDyer  Apr 2 Colerain senior Tegray Scales (#Indiana football signee) had school's most career wrestling wins (154) and most in a single season (41)

Kendall Rogers ‏@KendallRogersPG  12h #Indiana LHP Kyle Hart, who had a 2.29 ERA in six starts (nine apps), has a partial tear in his UCL, and very likely done for the year. #IU

So about 9-12 months recovery.  His UCL was probably getting weaker gradually, it's usually not a sudden tear.

Matthew Weaver ‏@MB_Weaver  13h 3-star Ohio OL Hunter Littlejohn (@littlebigjohn22) told http:// Peegs.com that #iufb is his No. 1 school.

New Orleans,LA (John Curtis) Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 180   Offered 4/1/14.   247   Rivals    Scout    ESPN   Videos   Twitter

Nobelsville, IN (Noblesville) Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 205   No offer. Not much in the database yet.   Videos

Enjoy. New computer tomorrow. Buckle up! Let's got to war!  :ninja:  :assassin:

Ha! You only beat me by 6 minutes that time. I'm right on your ass, CCG!

Steve Wiltfong ‏@SWiltfong247  11m Indianapolis Decatur Central QB Tommy Stevens tells me he's visiting the #Hoosiers tomorrow. http://247sports.com/Player/Tommy-Stevens-35502 … #iufb

I looked it up online and it said 12-18 is commonly quoted but with modern techniques it's more like 9-12, that's why I posted it.  Tommy John himself needed 18 months, but he also suffered a major setback in his recovery.  Here's an article.   I don't know what's causing it.  Some teams were limiting pitch counts and innings, but that hasn't helped.  The Rangers were wanting to get their pitchers going longer in games but that hasn't really helped either.  A while back I heard one factor might be that kids want to learn to throw breaking balls, because it's "cool" to make the ball break, but breaking balls just speed up the process to a major injury.  At the time it was suggested the kids learn a change up first and as they get older start working on breaking pitches.  I'm not really sure how true that is though, but it does kind of make some sense to me since it's adding the extra strain from a breaking ball to a less developed arm so the breakdown starts earlier.  At the end of the day though throwing the ball is an unnatural motion and puts a lot of strain on the arm and shoulder.

  Unfortunately being a Cubs fan I have seen this a bit.  They are more cautious with younger kids coming back.  They always give a timeline of 12 months to 18 months.  Usually they can start tossing a ball at 6 months to build up strength.  I am no doctor, but this is all too frequent anymore.  I don't know strength and conditioning is causing this to occur more?  Hopefully this allows him to come back stronger and have a chance as a prospect.  

Wow! Sammy Sosa's really getting thin.

This sucks for him, unfortunately things like this are on the rise.   The pitching motion isn't natural to begin with and puts a lot of strain on the arm, and throwing a breaking ball just speeds up the process of a major injury.

Donavan Cole Lynch ‏@DonavanLynch7  18m So pumped for my #iufb visit tomorrow! @HoosierFootball

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Damn.  UCL = Tommy John.  

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Smh elbow injuries are the worst. That's what ended my college career.

ChosenToChange ‏@JonHolland_COO  1h On the plane ride to IndianaLooking forward to the weekend. #Hoosiers #B1G

Committed - 1/19/14 Cincinnati, OH (Colerain) Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 215 Has an offer. 247 Rivals Scout ESPN Videos Twitter

Chris Green ‏@BigDaddyGreen45  5h gonna try to make this Indiana visit on the 12 see what they are about

Where is the University of Indiana?

Quinn Oseland ‏@Q_Oseland78  9m Had a great visit at Indiana and received an offer from the University of Indiana #Hoosiers #IU

We're in the lead with all three.

[quote name="mamasa" post="53790" timestamp="1395840745"]Would be a nice dual threat option, but I don't see us stealing one from MSU[/quote] Have some faith brother!!!! We're not talking a Lynch team anymore. We are starting to win recruiting battles!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Would be a nice dual threat option, but I don't see us stealing one from MSU

They're actually similar coaching records.   Tom Crean:  1 Final Four, 2 conference titles, 60.7 winning % in 15 years (officially his early years here do count, so that's what I went with) Mike Davis:  1 Final Four, 3 conference titles, 60.6 winning % in 13 years   Aside from the recent Sweet 16s they are practically mirror images of each other.  And that should be a scary to anyone that wants this program to succeed.