Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young hasn't had the chance to see much playing time this season. He's only made two plate appearances this season thanks to the presence of Nick Johnson, and more importantly, a very bad back he's had this season. In fact, his back had gotten so bad recently, that the Nationals actually contacted the Mayo Clinic in hopes of finding a second opinion on it.Still, no matter where they turned, nothing they did improved the condition of Young's back. That is, until they sent him to the team's massage therapist, Tatiana Tchamouroff. After one session with Tatiana, Young's back felt fine and he was able to take batting practice on Thursday without experiencing any pain, and now he's going to Florida for extended spring training before rejoining the Nationals.
The team says it was Tatiana focusing more on Dmitri's hip flexor that's responsible for the sudden turnaround, but given general manager Jim Bowden's comment on the situation, I think "hip flexor" may be slang for something else.
"All of a sudden, he felt instant release," Bowden said. "She found the spot."What an unfortunate quote from Bowden. Wait, did I say unfortunate? I meant to say what an incredibly hilarious unintentional response from Bowden. I don't know if he realizes it or not, but Bowden may have just made the Nationals the number one destination for every free agent on the market this winter. Sure, some teams have large and luxurious clubhouses, and some teams are better set to win, but only the Nationals are offering happy endings.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. I can't wiat for this to show up in "The Dugout."
Posted at 3:23PM on May 2nd 2008 by John
2. Eliot Spitzer has called the team to request a try out.
Posted at 3:28PM on May 2nd 2008 by Panger
3. Pic of the wonderhanded lass...
http://www.reunion.com/tatiana23
Posted at 3:42PM on May 2nd 2008 by hit da spot
4. Gee, how old are you? 15? Kee-rist.
Posted at 5:33PM on May 2nd 2008 by nickstoli
5. You know, if she was a 400lb hag with man hands or a male, no one would be making a big deal out of this. She's a woman who has years of massage therapy experience and did her job.
Posted at 3:37PM on May 3rd 2008 by Gina
6. this so called "miracle" from this massage and from one session is not the truth. Prior visits to a chiropractor is more or less the reason for his recovery. People just tend to relate the last thing to the cause. It's to bad this girl is getting credit for someone else's doing.
Posted at 9:22PM on May 4th 2008 by na
7. She is a respected Massage Therapist who would never do what people are saying. And as far as the comment about the chiropractor... everyone thought it was his back... obviously they didn't do anything to fix it... massage and a knowledgeable therapist is what has fixed him.
Grow up
Posted at 5:48AM on May 6th 2008 by christy michaels
8. Yes it was his back and as for "them" fixing him I am sure he was given a cortizone shot at the "back specialist" which if you know what you are talking about is different from a chiropractor. As well as not just with the back but also nerves connecting which correspond with the rest of the body. As for your grow up statement this just proves that some people are naive and don't want to accept the fact that some things go on without the public's knowledge.
Posted at 5:20PM on May 8th 2008 by na