southsider2k5 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/05/12/ste...r-improvements/ SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic (CBS) – Stem cells are being credited for the improvements that former White Sox pitcher Bartolo Colón has seen to his shoulder and elbow issues. Colón signed a minor-league deal with the New York Yankees earlier this year. The Dominican newspaper Diario Libre reported that last year, he received a transplant of stem cells to repair the damaged tissues in his right shoulder, followed by a “booster shot” six weeks later. The procedure involved taking 60 cc of blood from one of Colón’s veins, then processing it into 6 cc of platelet-rich plasma that was injected into Colón’s elbow, Diario Libre reported. Neither procedure took more than 40 minutes, the newspaper reported. “Since last October, there has not been a leaguer where he has not pitched effectively,” the publication said. Colón played for the White Sox during the 2003 and 2009 seasons, and won accolades for shutting out the Minnesota Twins 8-0 early in the 2009 season. But after an injury, he had to leave in the middle of the season, and he couldn’t pitch at all in 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 12, 2011 -> 11:56 AM) http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/05/12/ste...r-improvements/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I personally find this awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 The HGH side of this story is slowly starting to get more attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Um, this is legal? Certainly explains a lot of the returned velocity..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Don't be fooled. Bartolo just ate a couple dozen babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Article from DeadSpin So basically Colon used butt fat to make a come back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 13, 2011 -> 01:57 PM) Um, this is legal? Certainly explains a lot of the returned velocity..... It sure would. But of course baseball doesn't have a test for that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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