Stephen Strasburg isn't despised by Nats fans for two reasons

1. The guy simply had his arm break. It wasn't a case of not putting in the effort, not not carrying once he got paid
2. And this is the most important one. He still won them a world series. Sure, it was before the contract, but he did get them to the top of the mountain.

Lincecum's run was always going to be short. He was oddly small and elastic with a heavy throw and high spin rate. It was always going to end in injury

I'll take the good years we had with Timmy. He gave us his all, and this city loves him beyond the stats he put up later in his career. A lifelong eat/drink for free.

I don't think people realize the type of strain being a freak athlete puts on the body. The fact that they can throw the ball and swing the bat so much faster than even the best athletes in the world comes at a cost. The human body isn't meant to do what an average MLB player does, let alone the outliers of the game.

Timmy will always be my favorite player. I met him and got his autograph when he was making a rehab start for the Angels and I’ll never forget it

People make jokes about Timmy getting off the tree but I grew up in the bay and the biggest issue had to do with his dad. His dad called in I think every Tuesday to KNBR 680 and he explained that after 2 cy young’s Tim felt he didn’t need his dad anymore and stopped the long toss that his dad famously implemented. By the time Tim tried to get back to it too much time had passed and he couldn’t get back. Words from Mr. Lincecome

Crap happens in sports.
My coach in high school was 7-0 for the Atlanta Braves and then he threw his arm out.

Ended his career.

Sure he only pitched seven games in the majors, but you have to think of all the pitches he threw in his lifetime just to get there.

No one ever thought Freak would experience a long-lived career. It was an incredibly fun ride while it lasted. Certainly more than just a flash in the pan.

Corbin’s out pitch was a killer slider…when umpires began checking pitchers for the sticky stuff, it stopped sliding.

I see Tim Lincecum on the thumbnail, I click on the video

It's a shame when it goes so young

Chone Figgins from 2008 to 2009 when he signed with the Mariners.

Alek Manoah would like a word.

Baez never learned plate discipline, so once his skills began to decline, everything else has gone with it.

Thanks for this video. I follow only one team, so I lose track of many players unless they are in the division.  I wondered what happened to these guys.   Thanks again

Chris Co. Was on the sauce.Also, Corbin pitched well for the Jays, but the lack of run support killed his soul.

I absolutely saw Baez’s flameout like 4 or 5 years ahead of time. Dude NEVER could judge the strike zone and once he lost just a touch of athleticism he was gonna crater. That’s exactly what happened. Still will always love him of course.

That back stuff gets quite a few sluggers. I remember Jose Bautista used to play in a lot of pain. Tulo's career took a header to back injuries

Waiting for the tommy pham unlucky fly out video titles "We just saw a one of the hardest crushed fly balls get caught for an out"

Kris Bryant is always going to be a case that makes me tear up as a cubs fan, he was the one who made me a cubs fan with his ROTY, MVP, All-Stars, and WS ring in only two years, the first jersey I ever bought, I miss him