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Back in 1966, when athletes played with broken bones and their eyes hanging out, left-handed pitcher Ron Nischwitz injured his throwing elbow in spring training with the Mets and a New York doctor outlined a procedure to fix it.
"He explained the whole procedure to me, how he was going to transplant my ulnar nerve and everything," Nischwitz said. "It sounded good to me. I asked him what his success rate was. He said I'd be the first one."See the full content of this document
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Raiders Insider; Nischwitz Will Be Honored Today
Imagine if Nischwitz hadn't decided that the operation was too risky and had gone on to star with a soundly mended arm. He thinks his name is t...
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