Home
Articles
Photos
Interviews
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Georgia Tech Recruiting
Dashboard
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Chat
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Georgia Tech Athletics
Georgia Tech Baseball
2020 Baseball Preseason
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="CINCYMETJACKET" data-source="post: 683949" data-attributes="member: 4003"><p>I would agree with the article overall, but would have a few tweaks. And thanks for linking to an article about arm injuries with, what appears to be, NY Met Matt Harvey as the headliner. Way too many Met pitching injuries for my liking, just like GT.</p><p></p><p>The first reason I would give for pitching arm injuries is that the human body is not built to throw a ball at 100 mph to start with, let alone adding additional torque in throwing curveballs, sliders, etc. So the harder they throw, and the more offspeed pitches they throw, the more likely they are to have arm injuries. And the push is for them to start throwing offspeed pitches earlier and earlier in their little league careers, when they probably don't have the conditioning necessary to prevent early injuries from festering and becoming major injuries later on.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, most ballplayers used to be multi-sport athletes. Playing baseball in the spring, basketball or football in the fall. Now, I think a lot of kids are throwing year round, which takes a toll on your arm. At some point, you need rest. Players these days are not getting the rest they need to avoid injury.</p><p></p><p>That being said, looking forward to what our new pitching coach can do for us. Most excited I've been for baseball in a while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CINCYMETJACKET, post: 683949, member: 4003"] I would agree with the article overall, but would have a few tweaks. And thanks for linking to an article about arm injuries with, what appears to be, NY Met Matt Harvey as the headliner. Way too many Met pitching injuries for my liking, just like GT. The first reason I would give for pitching arm injuries is that the human body is not built to throw a ball at 100 mph to start with, let alone adding additional torque in throwing curveballs, sliders, etc. So the harder they throw, and the more offspeed pitches they throw, the more likely they are to have arm injuries. And the push is for them to start throwing offspeed pitches earlier and earlier in their little league careers, when they probably don't have the conditioning necessary to prevent early injuries from festering and becoming major injuries later on. Secondly, most ballplayers used to be multi-sport athletes. Playing baseball in the spring, basketball or football in the fall. Now, I think a lot of kids are throwing year round, which takes a toll on your arm. At some point, you need rest. Players these days are not getting the rest they need to avoid injury. That being said, looking forward to what our new pitching coach can do for us. Most excited I've been for baseball in a while. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
What jersey number did Joshua Nesbitt wear?
Post reply
Home
Forums
Georgia Tech Athletics
Georgia Tech Baseball
2020 Baseball Preseason
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top