Tim Hudson to Have Tommy John Surgery

by Tyler Bleszinski on Aug 3, 2008 12:03 AM PDT

I've always loved Tim Hudson and I still hold Huddy in high regard. So it's with great sadness that I let everyone know that he's decided to have Tommy John surgery. Hudson was always the leader of the Big Three, at least in my eyes. He was that guy who just had that different mentality that separated him from Zito and Mulder. He was simply "The Bulldog" for the green and gold.

I wish him the best of luck and hope to see him on a big league mound soon. Best of luck, Huddy. We all want to see that devastating sinker soon (as long as it remains in the NL or comes back to the green and gold - hey, one can dream, right?).

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When I read he was traded...

That was one of the saddest A’s related days Ive had. Loved that guy.

"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com

by Syphon on Aug 3, 2008 12:31 AM PDT reply actions

Damn.

Fate has not been kind to our big three, has it?

Hopefully, Huddy can bounce back from this.

By process of elimination (the only process I endorse), I guess that makes you a piece of lamb. @('.')@

by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2008 2:13 AM PDT reply actions

that hudson trade is looking better and better!!

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Aug 3, 2008 3:41 AM PDT reply actions

that's a totally lame thing to say XB!

I hope you were kidding…...otherwise I’d have some choice words of the perverse nature for you.

by mrod on Aug 3, 2008 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Aug 3, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions

The report this morning

stated that it was a 12 month rehab, good bye for 2009.

by Laoren on Aug 3, 2008 7:35 AM PDT reply actions

He'll be lucky if he plays in 2010,

if at all. I hope he makes a full recovery and has many more effective years as a pitcher. I wonder if the scouts are going to point out his small frame and nod knowingly.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Aug 3, 2008 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions

This seems extreme

TJ surgery is more or less a sure thing these days, and in 2010 his baseball age will be 34. There’s no reason to think this is the end of his career.

by nickolai on Aug 3, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Tommy John

If memory serves me, pitchers who underwent Tommy John surgery in its early days took around a year to be able to pitch in the majors again,and it wouldn’t be until the season after that til they achieved full recovery. However, that was then. These days, it often takes less than a year and the pitcher is at full strength immediately. I guess they’ve refined the rehab.

Hudson will probably be back on the mound next June or July.

by richwol1 on Aug 3, 2008 9:37 AM PDT reply actions

Hope the surgery goes well

and that Tim can make the most of some time with Kim and the kids.

by Englishmajor on Aug 3, 2008 10:11 AM PDT reply actions

Huddy will always be "The Man" to me

Hope you recover well Timmy boy, all of us will say a prayer for you man. Would love to have him return and retire an “A” someday.

“Welcome to me motherfucker!”

-Aces

by mrod on Aug 3, 2008 3:09 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

best post you've ever made

"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball

by flipgatey3 on Aug 3, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions