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Old 09-13-2010, 10:54 AM
dabigyankeeman dabigyankeeman is offline
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Default Why did Koufax retire?

I always had heard Sandy Koufax retired due to his arthritic elbow giving him so much pain, plus he was afraid it would lock up one day.

However, I recently read (I forget where) that Koufax said he couldnt take the stomach pain anymore from the pain-killers he was taking for his elbow, and that the stomach pain was the actual reason he retired.

Anybody know the true reason?
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