Troy Percival
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"Troy Eugene Percival" is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He gained fame as a Closer (baseball)/closer. During a 14-year baseball career, he pitched from 1995–2009 for four different teams, pitching primarily with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/California/Anaheim Angels. He was also an integral part of that franchise's 2002 World Series championship team. Percival currently ranks 9th in career saves.

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It's doing a lot better than it was. I'm back to normal everyday stuff. I haven't gotten to where I think I'm comfortable enough to start picking up a ball and start chucking it yet, but I still have the whole offseason to get that ready and come firing in the spring. I'll know a lot more on Friday when Dr. Yocum looks at it.

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There are a lot of good people in here, and they've got a chance to have a good clubhouse. Just let Tram run with it, and I think he'll do a good job.

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He's very even-keeled. He knows the game. He puts faith in his players. He doesn't try to do too much.

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It's been difficult not being at the park. I came here to help this organization grow, and I haven't had a chance to do that. I still feel like a player, and I'm sitting at home during the season. This if the first time I've been on a 60-day [disabled list] and I knew my year was over.

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I don't want to get my hopes up too high, but I'm just hoping that Dr. Yocum will tell me that it's healing up to a point where I can start lifting weights. I'm tired of running. That's all I've been doing.

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Has done a heck of a job to keep motivation to go out there and try to win.

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He's not going to want to do any surgery. He liked the way the scar tissue looked to be healing. The strength was coming, so I'm basically in a pattern where I can start doing some rehab stuff, some strengthening stuff, and then start throwing in December. Then we'll go from there.

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I'm hoping to have one last good year.

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If I have surgery and I have to sit out next year, I'd be done. Either he'll say this is going to heal up enough to pitch, or we're going to have to do surgery — which I don't want to do. With surgery, I have no chance and I'll miss all next year because it's a minimum of 12 months.

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