Spring Break!

Man this was a great break. Had some time to myself just to lay back and enjoy what the lord had given me. Even if I do have a bum arm I am more than able to gaze at the stars each night with anticipation for the great success ahead, on or off the field. Many people take their fortunes for granted; I try to show my gratitude for the littlest things, no matter how my life is going. At this point I should be pretty bummed I can’t throw, but I just think of this as an uprising, a signal to take better care of the things I am blessed with; My Arm being one of those things. On the upbeat, the left hand is coming along better then a lot of people would have thought. I am trying to get video so that everyone can see the progress on that, hopefully soon. It would be great to have your feedback! Anyways, the arm still feels 100% but far from it. There are about 2 more months till I can actually think about throwing and I see the Dr. in less than 3 weeks to get the next diagnosis on how I’m doing. It’s still pretty hard to not throw right, but you know, throwing left handed has taken a lot of stress off my back. The challenge and the fun that I have trying to throw left handed keeps me wanting to throw more and more; Left-Handed. It’s kind of weird; the first thing I think of when I go outside is to throw lefty. I don’t even think about my right, although I may go through the motions in my basement, the left is what I prefer at this time. I am still getting pretty used to it, but it keeps me in the game, and helps me feel as if I can still do something if my right arm never healed.  As far as the rehab I have stuck with stretching, tubing, running, and I started doing sit-ups again.  My body through all of this is getting physically better as well as mentally tougher. I think I have been through the worst part of this process because at this point I am patient and know that my day will come. I am no longer worrying about whether the surgery will work, nor if I will be able to throw again. I mean of course I day dream about being on the mound, but I don’t have worries about getting back up. There is no arm pain, just a little soreness each morning from sleeping on it. My left arm hurts more than the right at this point. Haha…It’s all part of the process so far, and if I ever get fluent with my left arm, honestly, I think that will be one of the biggest achievements of my career. 1. Because it is extremely hard at my age to convert. 2. Because every pitcher who’s not throwing in the upper 90’s right handed, wish they were throwing in the upper 80’s with their left. I may be making an opionionated statement there but from my experience most pitchers wish they threw left-handed, and for me to make it part of my game will be an excellent stride.

On another note, I would like to thank everyone who has read and supported my journey thus far. My Parents first and foremost because they will always be my number one supporters. My DSU family, Baseball Team, because I know they all have their fingers crossed for my return. All of my close friends who push me to go after my dreams, and all of you who read this. Nick Underhill, if it weren’t for you this Documentary would have never happened, much love. Again, I am extremely fortunate for the things that have happened thus far and Thank all of you for wishing me luck.