The Pitching Mechanic
June 2009

Real-Time Illustrations and Analyses of
Proper and Improper Pitching Mechanics

6/26/2009

I'm Back...

I'm sorry for my prolonged absence.
     I've been finishing up my new Pitching Mechanics 101 DVD, and it took longer than I hoped to get it done. It contains pretty much everything I've learned over the course of the past 10 years. I've been trying the lessons in it out on a new batch of 3rd grade pitchers this year just to make sure that they work (which they do).
     I've also been spending a lot of time shooting High Definition footage of some of the best major league pitchers, and while I have to reserve some of that footage for my clients, I will also post some of it on my public site.

6/26/2009

Stick A Fork In Anthony Reyes

It turns out that during my hiatus Anthony Reyes' problems finally took their toll on his arm.
     While he went down with elbow problems, and has had to have Tommy John surgery, at the end he was also dealing with velocity problems. That suggests that he was also experiencing shoulder problems. While the year-long layoff, while his elbow heals, will probably also help his shoulder heal to a bit, what I expect will happen is that he will come back, look good to great for a while, and then go down with shoulder problems.
     Of course, Tommy John surgery only works 90 percent of the time so there is a small chance that Anthony Reyes will never come back.

Anthony Reyes

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