Tuesday, July 10, 2012
NY Post: Doc: Rivera could pitch in 2012
“This is a very detailed guy and he did everything right [pre-surgery],” Pyne said. “He strengthened, he got range of motion. He was very functional before surgery. I don’t want to put a percentage on it, but he reduced recovery time by a lot.”
There were other factors Pyne believes are accelerating recovery. It turned out when Altchek went in that Rivera had a partial, not a full tear. Pyne believes the recovery time would need to be longer if it were Rivera’s landing left leg because of the impact and twist necessary at the end of a motion.
Mainly, though, Pyne attributed the rapidity of recovery to Rivera’s physical and mental makeup. Pyne had not known Rivera before this rehab, but he has learned what those who have followed Rivera’s career are intimate with: The right-hander has freakish flexibility, athleticism and determination.
I don’t want to get my hopes up, but this would be awesome.
Comments
I can’t believe it, but this is Mo we’re talking about, he’s just not human
Would love to see him close out just one more of Andy’s wins.
I kind of don’t want him to. I would rather him rest and be absolutely sure he is 100% before starting workouts again for next year. I’d rather he not rush and possibly mess up his shoulder compensating or something. To me it’s not worth it just to have a chance to come back in 2012 and hope he isn’t rusty.
Who returns first, Mo, or Reggie ?
I’d rather he not rush and possibly mess up his shoulder compensating or something
I don’t think they’ll let him come back if he’s not 100%. Like I said, I wouldn’t get my hopes up, but it’s good to hear that the recovery is going well anyway, even if it just means good things for next year.
This made my morning.
If Mo and Gardner come back before the playoffs, this team would be the best Yankee team in a while
Mo is a man of great faith. I know that that is quite an unpopular thing to say, but Mo has talked about this in the past.
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