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i mean june 9th of last year had tommy john surgery already back pitching. >> gary: how many are doingnow? that pitch on the inside corner. >> jim: talk of the oriole trader percentile of success is in the low 90s. >> gary: some people want the operation even if it's wrong. they think they will be better. runner goes and nobody to cover and a stolen base. >> jim: he went on the first move. >> gary: hill was not paying much tension there to mark reynolds decides to take off. >> jim: watch this first move. the minute the leg goes past the pitching rubber you can't two to first. that's how you steal on lefties. just time them. go on their first move. >> gary: first stolen base of the year. now chavez takes the strike. >> jim: big swoop and curve ball that stays up. look at the numbers. again not a lot of opportunities. >> gary: two ball two strike count two away. chavez pops it up. gonzalez foul territory. no runs. one hit. no errors and a runner left in scoring position. >>> the bull pen obviously 13 inning game friday went deep. here they are again. >> jim: today of course got to have t

. >> tim: tommy john surgery only ten months ago and he's back at them.arkable recovery by rich hill. >> joe: pierre takes a strike over the outsidecorner. juan pierre, a guy who wasn't signed until january 27th, so he came to the team late. but he's been one of the more consistent philly hitters so far this season. good on-base percentage, and he can still run. in at the corners on the infield, as pierre grounds one to ortiz. out at first for out number two. he will get the big second out with jimmy rollins coming up. so pierre can't get the job done. the phillies have had two hits in each of the last two innings, including this one, and they do not have any runs. and bobby valentine is going to go to the right-hander with rollins coming up. >> tim: rich hill had held left-handed batters throughout his career to a .203 average, and he comes in and gets a big one in juan pierre. >> joe: so he does his job, and now aceves, the closer, is coming out of the bullpen. aceves for boston is coming in. a three-run game. second and third. rollins coming up here in

. >> among the more notable giant injuries, brian wilson out for the season after tommy johns surgery. willie had been noticeably absent until today. he updated the world on his habbies and his rehab. >> early on, you can think of all of the negative things that hinder you. if you focus on negativity, that's exactly what you'll produce. but i try to think more positively. and surround myself with teammates like i have, that are positive and are going to help me heal well. >> how about the a's in texas. bottom four. 1-0, oakland, until adrian beltre, from one knee, leaving the yard. two-run shot. rangers up 2-1. hugh darvish was terrific. one earned run. and the rangers beat oakland, 4-1. >>> and nba playoffs. lakers/thunder. game two. thunder down with 21 ticks. kevin durant, the tough floater. oak city down by one. they were up seven with two minutes to go. this is a good choke job by the lakers. steve blake needed a three at the buzzer. 77-75, the thunder even up the series. back to our top story, guys. the giants will try to flip the two-game set with the cardinals tomorrow. and th

he is the ace coming off tommy john and that put's start in a different light. nats fans hoping strasburg would look sharp. he did early on. dan uggla, great game to watch. trying to get the lead, espinosa said you got the lead. 5th of the year, 4-0 washington. and then strasburg struggled in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th and then he got tagged. uggla going -- and there goes the hammer. strasburg 5 innings pitched but in the 7th, bryce harper to the rescue. boy wonder, hadn't homered in a while. nats win 8-4. afterwards davie on his ace said, quite simple, the man couldn't locate. >> stras, for some reason, didn't have command of his fastball or he was afraid to throw it over. i even looked up there one time and he had more balls than strikes. it wasn't his day, i guess. he got away with -- he's usually picking us up and we picked him up today. >> they certainly did. >>> baltimore leading in home runs. 3rd inning, jj hardy, standing for i just jacked that. 2-0 o's. and chin was like i had the lead and then i lost it. and then 3rd inning strop comes on and then strop was

wilson has been out of the headlines for a few weeks following his tommy johns surgery.his week he updated the world on his new hobbies and his rehab. >> i kept myself busy with charting the games at home. and doing rehab every day, it's going really well. we're ahead of the schedule. not getting too crazy, but things have progressed exceptionally well so far. >> wilson says he doesn't have time for negativity. and his teammates are helping him keep his spirits up. although he kind of sounded down. >> saving the energy for the elbow. you know what i mean? very zen type of approach. >> his second surgery. >> i know. >>> let's hope for the best on the roads. mike here to explain it all. >> we're operating just fine over here. lots of machines on the construction zone, as well. but we have your closure of the morning for 680, bollinger canyon road. the onramp closed until about 6:00, but the zone from the top of your screen down toward el costa where that speed sensor register 65. both have construction. we'll track it through the morning as they start to clear. and meanwhi

. >> a handful of players have tried to come back after having to tommy john surgeries' but wilson hopesthat he is the one that a successful. >> i did a lot of research. it was not fun to research it. let's just say that i would like to be one of the only guys to come back from it. and i will. >> wilson is sticking by his prediction to be ready to go for next year's opening day. at at&t park, back to dennis. >> thank you. that is gary sinise. who's he? lt. dan. that is right. c.s. i, not very good on the mound but he gets another season. the oakland a's in texas getting their first look at the japanese sensation. giving up one in the first but struck out josh rat pack to end the third. the rangers answered back in the fourth. taking tom malone deep. that is gone, part of a four run inning. 4/1, texas. sixth inning. a bad hops, this one cost a suspension. plant laurie has been suspended for games for spiking his helmet which hit the umpire. he said the helmet tokay " unlucky hop ". he is appealing the suspension. slovakia showing what a: the terminator. stage four, 130 mi.. once again at

everyone talks about strasburg coming off tommy johns.onzalez is who everybody should be talking about. he pitched one of his best games tonight. he stepped it up for the national games. the nationals are red hot and so is starter gio gonzalez. he is among the nl leaders with 69 strikeouts, third best with a 1.98 e.r.a. and is holding opponents to a major league low .167 batting average. tonight the lefty looked to become the nats first pitcher to win five straight starts since 2006. we'll start at the top of the 4th, nats trailing 2-1. here's gio gains at the dish with the bases loaded. he helps his own cause. deep shot to left, it's deep enough for ian desmond to score on the sack fly. nats tie it up 2-2. bottom 7 it's 6-2. gio gets his 10th strikeout of the game going seven innings, allows one hit and two earned runs. top 8 bryce harper taking the former natalie van hernandez to depp right -- nat livan hernandez to deep right. the nats sweep the braves 7-2. they won. the orioles hosting bottom 5 tied 2-2 and jones with a drive to right

brian wilson, out for the entire season after his second tommy johns surgery, kind of staying of the spotlight until now. so the questions are, what's he been up to? and what's going on. here's the update from the bearded one himself. >> i kept myself busy with charting the games at home and -- doing rehab every day, it's going really well. we're ahead of the schedule. not getting too crazy, but -- things have progressed exceptionally well so far. >> more good vibrations, wilson is so optimistic about his recovery, he says he'll be ready by opening day next year. >> good deal. all right. >> good to know that elbow surgery's not hurting him from grooming that beard. >> he's got people, right? >>> coming up, a bull's eye on new jobs. a potential target for your resume just ahead. >>> and a lovely live look outside over san francisco. old glory just kind of waving back and forth. so not too windy out there. looks like it's going to be a pretty day. kind of chilly, though, christina loren with all the details. 5:21. >>> welcome back, everybody. how are you doing on this thursday morning

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she donated $200,000 to republicans since 2008 including tommy thompson, john boehner, and paul ryan.nd donated $510,000 to walker's campaign. so this is the lady, senator larson, that he's telling about his plans to divide and con ter the unions. a lady that gave him about a half million dollars and he is giving over $200,000 to other leading republicans. >> right, and this is his base, these are the people that he's going to try to appeal to. he's continued to ignore the regular citizens of wisconsin when they were showing up in groups of tens of thousands. but to -- fund his entire campaign. at least she was one of the rich people in the state of wisconsin. two thirds of his money came from other places across the country. he is trying to be a right wing rock star, and that's not what wisconsin wants. wisconsin wants somebody that will bring us together. there is a great picture going around of mayor barret going up to the protestors, shaking their hands, and talking to them. that's what we need, not someone looking for ways to divide us. >> let me quickly go to you, the associated

we're all wearing tommy johns restaurant. i did hear about these shirts, though.we things. let's talk about the news of the morning. it is less than i think 22 minutes to go before we get that job report and we've been talking all over about prepare dikss. he doesn't ally out on on whewh they're going. butch we met up with here at berkshire hathaway. we got an opportunity to talk to him about jobs and here's what he had to say. >> we are looking for 160,000. would you -- i know you don't normally look the numbers but would you take the under or over at 160,000? >> probably the under. >> why is that? >> 3. >> rick: it's been behind since the fall of 2009. that angle has not improved in the last few months. the economy is better now than it was three, four months ago but it's not a lot better. >> why do you think it's not improving from washington to demand. >> it's because because construction has hasn't a huge effect. when we start leaping the buildings, as many as we have households for, and u see a change in the economy and my grab, i will tell me. i'm gradually

. >> we go inside the medal of freedom ceremony honoring people like john glenn, tommy morrison and boban. >> president obama awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to 13 political, cultural, and athletic icons. >> what sets these men and women apart is the incredible impact they have had on so many people. not in short blinding bursts but steadily. over the course of a lifetime. >> among the honorees the first american to orbit the earth. >> john glenn became a hero in every sense of the word. >> the first female secretary of state. >> she helped bring peace to the balkans. >> the winningest coach who is bringing her competitive drive to her fight against alzheimer's. >> i think about my two daughters who are tall and gifted and knowing that because of folks like her, they're standing up straight and diving after loose balls. >> i remember in college listening to bob dylan and my world opening up. >> the president said all the honorees have made an impact on his life and he counts bob dylan and toni morrison as his private heroes. >> that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00 p.m. the late