Yeah I have been reading more articles on athletes with labrum tears, I guess it seems like a coin flip. Carpenter, Dwight Gooden and Gil Meche have come back and done well, yet many others haven't. Not that I am any one of them, but like you I would like to get out there and chuck the ball around without any pain, time will tell. I have gotten decent throwing with my left hand since I've been out, so maybe I can be catcher or first base in the softball league haha. Stay positive.