01-24-2008, 10:35 AM
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Indians prospect gets back in swing
Shin-Soo Choo attends winter program as he recovers from surgery
By Stephanie Storm
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Friday, Jan 18, 2008
CLEVELAND: Left-hander Shin-Soo Choo once pitched five games in seven days during a tournament for Busan High School in his native South Korea ? totaling a whopping 44 innings.
That's quite a strain on a teenage arm that's still developing. Not to mention a daunting load that no one would allow a veteran major-league pitcher to consider.
''Korea don't care about players' bodies,'' said Choo, who signed with the Seattle Mariners for $1.35 million shortly after being named the Most Valuable Player and best pitcher in the 2000 World Junior Championship held in Edmonton, Alberta. ''It's just, make the championship.''
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