Jeffrey Warren Niemannis an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Tampa Bay Rays from 2008 to 2012... (wikipedia)
I can't evaluate things day-by-day because there are going to be bad days. We evaluate on a weekly basis, and I've gotten significantly better each week.
It was time to put something behind it and the ball was coming out good.
Baby steps. Once you get through this, it makes you stronger. I want to get something positive out of it and come back stronger.
It's tough when you're out there and you can't participate. It wears on you a little bit.
I figured I was still young enough to have relatively non-evasive surgery to get back to where I was. I can't forget about the big picture.