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Every outing is a win. (The Ace).

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| May 06, 2002 | Morris, Matt | COPYRIGHT 2002 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Every day, I see the scar, and I know where I've been and what I've been through. Three years after having Tommy John surgery, I can say I'm a better pitcher than I was when I first came up. It's a blessing in itself, just to come back from something like this.

But it's an experience I would not wish on anyone.

I remember the pitch that caused the injury. I had come into camp in 1999 feeling 100 percent, firing the baseball. We were having a pitcher's practice, and I was on the 40th pitch of a 40-pitch sequence. I was working on my changeup, which was not a comfortable pitch for me, especially back then, and I dropped my elbow a little lower than ...

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