Raiola - Fibula

[Irv]

Common practice - most athletic surgeries are done by a handful of leading surgeons with long track records.

Back in the day, pretty much every pitcher in MLB went to one guy when they had elbow operations... might still be that way.

Frank Jobe - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

Frank Jobe - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

He probably did a bunch, but there was some guy in the south who operated on almost everyone for years.

edit - looked it up and it's James Andrews: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Andrews_(physician)

 

[Ghost of Devaney]

Yeah - no doubt his arms and legs are heavily insured and not just any surgeon is going to take that on.

 

[Kazman5k]

Could have just gone to Zios if he wanted a New York slice

 

[Irv]

He probably did a bunch, but there was some guy in the south who operated on almost everyone for years.

edit - looked it up and it's James Andrews: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Andrews_(physician)

Oh, that's right. Remember a bunch of players going to Birmingham,.

 

[BusterScruggs]

Anyone know why exactly the surgery was in NY?

word on the street is he's transferring to Rutgers

 

[Huskerscoop]

word on the street is he's transferring to Rutgers

DR should go to Miami or SEC school.