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FroHawke · April 2012

I read somewhere that the way majority of MLB pitchers throw just puts major stress on their elbows. And Lincecum's motion may be problematic...I'll try to find the article tonight...was pretty interesting

FroHawke · April 2012

Here it is...it's long, but its a good read:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7712916/tommy-john-surgery-keeps-pitchers-game-address-underlying-biomechanical-flaw-espn-magazine

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EVERY PITCHER no matter his age, generates enough force on each pitch to rupture the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. It's a scary thought, for sure, but also an easy one to forget in the idyllic, emerald-grass setting that is Viera, Fla. Though Washington Nationals spring training has only just begun, a healthy crowd has turned out to watch fireballer Stephen Strasburg throw today's bullpen. It's been 18 months since the Nationals star underwent Tommy John surgery -- the reconstruction of that oh-so-delicate UCL -- at the age of 22; note the four-inch scar on the inside of his right elbow. Strasburg, who's known for touching 100 mph, doesn't disappoint. The fans, with their noses pressed through the chain-link fence, are thrilled. The Nationals, with their $15 million starter back on the mound after a year on the disabled list, couldn't be happier. He looks exactly the same as he did before his elbow blew up.

And therein lies the problem.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -- multiple biomechanics experts interviewed for this story

Stephen Strasburg, drafted No. 1 in 2009, has yet to pitch a full season. Some biomechanical experts see his strained motion and worry he never will.
To throw a baseball properly, a pitcher must get into the right position at the right time with the right succession of movements, like dominoes falling. Disruptions in this kinetic chain, as experts call it, cause problems at the weakest link, most often the elbow or shoulder.

"I'm not going to let new-school ways get in the way of my old-school thinking. I don't need biomechanics. I have experience. I have my eyes. I just watch and look." -- White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper

Independent coach Paul Reddick compares pitching mechanics of the near-perfect Greg Maddux with the near-disaster Stephen Strasburg.
Baseball, it's been said, is the only thing besides the paper clip that hasn't changed. And in the case of MLB pitching mechanics, the status quo is stickier than pine tar. Whether you're a pitcher, scout, coach or GM, the goal is to keep your job and win baseball games -- not shift paradigms

#1 pick · April 2012

KeepOnPushing wrote: »

Velocity is about Stride Length , Hip explosion , and Release point ........ Tim does all that correctly , so it's either his off season program he's not doing correctly anymore or has something in his shoulder that he's not telling anyone , cuz his drop in Velo is very weird for some1 in their prime

I agree and it's not just him either. Tommy Hanson velocity has went to shit as well. I am really trying to understand this but I can't.

Cosmic_Cannon · April 2012

Is anybody winning like Matt Kemp?
He smashed Rihanna; his team is in 1st place, he's having a hot start, AND he was on the cover of Forbes?

Spoiler:

greenwood1921 · April 2012

I hope Kemp and Heyward take over the league.

Cosmic_Cannon · April 2012

Oh yeah Giants did some damage, by locking up their young ace Madison Bumgarner for an extra 5 years, that's a power move right there.

Chi-Town Bully · April 2012

My White Sox got annihilated in the 10th inning, they cant be losing to teams like the Orioles if they go compete with Detroit

northside7 · April 2012

EducatedForSumReason wrote: »

Oakland As fans packin the stands lmao! 3rd game of season too

lol Looking like one of those Florida Marlins games...

infamous114 · April 2012

northside7 wrote: »

EducatedForSumReason wrote: »

Oakland As fans packin the stands lmao! 3rd game of season too

lol Looking like one of those Florida Marlins games...

That's the key word lol...Miami Marlins games are drawing more people...

rage · April 2012

#Jays...

infamous114 · April 2012

Hanley's picking it up...dude's been murking the last few games

peagle05 · April 2012

im just hoping for a wild card with the brewers this year...smh

TheBossman · April 2012

lol@ the red soxs 18-3?

detcatinva · April 2012

The Bossman wrote: »

lol@ the red soxs 18-3?

lol yup the they gonna quit on bobby v

peagle05 · April 2012

detcatinva wrote: »

The Bossman wrote: »

lol@ the red soxs 18-3?

lol yup the they gonna quit on bobby v

shit wasnt damn near the whole locker room questioning dude calling out youkilis?

detcatinva · April 2012

peagle05 wrote: »

detcatinva wrote: »

The Bossman wrote: »

lol@ the red soxs 18-3?

lol yup the they gonna quit on bobby v

shit wasnt damn near the whole locker room questioning dude calling out youkilis?

pretty much, they been questioning him since he was hired.

peagle05 · April 2012

brewers beat the dodgers on another walk-off..missed call by the ump but still a win

infamous114 · April 2012

Emilio Bonifacio is automatic at stealing bases...9 for 9 so far this year. Took care of business by sweeping the Cubs

northside7 · April 2012

rage wrote: »

#Jays...

Gone to any games yet?

northside7 · April 2012

Yankees gotta stop giving up some many runs in the first inning..

Cosmic_Cannon · April 2012

Boston getting sauced out here
http://deadspin.com/5903848/pedro-martinez-and-kevin-millar-delivered-a-boozy-awkward-toast-to-fenway-before-todays-game

KeepOnPushing · April 2012

Guess Pujols not gonna hit homeruns this year , might as well bunt

Co-Town Michael · April 2012

Soul Clapa wrote: »

I can see the cubbies goin 34-128 this year

That team might have the least talent in the big leagues call up rizzo and b jaccs by july and go for that #1 picc in the draft

Damn, Cubbies fans already packing it in.
And SMH @ any team less talented than the Astros.

Can't be mad tho, because my Rangers are flexin on niggas.

greenwood1921 · April 2012

Co-Town Michael wrote: »

Soul Clapa wrote: »

I can see the cubbies goin 34-128 this year

That team might have the least talent in the big leagues call up rizzo and b jaccs by july and go for that #1 picc in the draft

Damn, Cubbies fans already packing it in.
And SMH @ any team less talented than the Astros.

Can't be mad tho, because my Rangers are flexin on niggas.

Two teeeeeeaaaams!

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Co-Town Michael · April 2012

greenwood1921 wrote: »

Co-Town Michael wrote: »

Soul Clapa wrote: »

I can see the cubbies goin 34-128 this year

That team might have the least talent in the big leagues call up rizzo and b jaccs by july and go for that #1 picc in the draft

Damn, Cubbies fans already packing it in.
And SMH @ any team less talented than the Astros.

Can't be mad tho, because my Rangers are flexin on niggas.

Two teeeeeeaaaams!

Nahhhh nigga.
Been fuckin w/ the Rangers since birth.

But SMH @ the notion of any team being worse than the LASTros
Hard to be worse than a team that basically traded away their entire roster last season for a bunch of scrubs and minor-leaguers that may never pan out.

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