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
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
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.
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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