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Tiki Barber

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
6169 total appearances

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Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

It almost feels like arthritis issues that older people get when their hands start to break down and they start to get joint issues.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

There's just a weakness in your joints because of arthritis.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

I tell you, the one thing that immediately jumps to my mind is, man, Spencer Jones has a real chance to make this team now as a DH if he keeps hitting in spring training like he did when he started the season.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

So I feel like Giancarlo Stanton's issues are maybe being exaggerated, and even by him, because it doesn't make sense that you can't open chips but then can swing a bat.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

It has nothing to do with my strength or lack of tennis elbow.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

It's more like, this thing is really tight.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

Yeah, I mean, he should because there's no reason to risk potentially not ever getting back that strength in your forearms.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

Because think of it, look at his forearms.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

His forearms are massive.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

He's got Popeye forearms.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

And so the last thing you want is the atrophy of all those muscles that you've built.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

But when you think about it, it's probably the reason that he has this tennis elbow.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

Not because he has some genetic disposition to tennis elbow.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

It's probably because he's a...

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

Well, I think what he means is they don't know how I feel.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

They can diagnose what tennis elbow is, the effect that it has on your body.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

Even as a sports orthopedist, you can tell this is how it's going to affect your game performance.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

But they're not him.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

They don't know what it feels like.

Boomer & Gio
Best of the Yankees on WFAN: Giancarlo Stanton's elbow pain

Because it seems like that Giancarlo Stanton for the last couple of years has just been finding ways.