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<blockquote data-quote="78pike" data-source="post: 931793" data-attributes="member: 4030"><p>Your conclusion above may very well be correct but my conjecture on the subject stems from several interviews over the past year where it was stated that DBo works a lot on correcting mechanics on the pitchers which takes time to get used to. I compare it to golfers (myself included) who change their swing mechanics and it takes time to get that muscle memory to change. In the case of our pitchers, I believe I have heard that much of the mechanics changes were being made to give the players longevity in their careers and to try to reduce the need for Tommy John (so many pitchers come out of high school being way overworked and along with bad mechanics their arms are ready to fall off). Hopefully, if that is what is happening, then the long term results will start to show with this being year three of DBo's tenure and our pitchers having one or two years to absorb the changes in those mechanics. Some players adapt to that much faster than others. I realize that has nothing to do with DBo's in game pitch calling and if that is a reason for the bloated team ERA then I would expect and hope that he would improve in that area over time. In Dbo's defense I will say this, the velocity and spin rates we are seeing from our pitching staff has improved immensely since he has been here and again I think that comes as a result of concentrating on their mechanics. That being said, it is about time that we see the results improve in games and now is the time to see those results. </p><p></p><p>As an aside, I would love to hear from Mr. Olkerholm on this subject if he is still lurking around this board. It would be beneficial for me, as a fan, to hear from someone who has been involved in this process with his son under DBo to hear his insight on this subject. I realize Christian left after a short time with us for reasons that we don't need to know, but working with DBo he had to have walked away with some insight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="78pike, post: 931793, member: 4030"] Your conclusion above may very well be correct but my conjecture on the subject stems from several interviews over the past year where it was stated that DBo works a lot on correcting mechanics on the pitchers which takes time to get used to. I compare it to golfers (myself included) who change their swing mechanics and it takes time to get that muscle memory to change. In the case of our pitchers, I believe I have heard that much of the mechanics changes were being made to give the players longevity in their careers and to try to reduce the need for Tommy John (so many pitchers come out of high school being way overworked and along with bad mechanics their arms are ready to fall off). Hopefully, if that is what is happening, then the long term results will start to show with this being year three of DBo's tenure and our pitchers having one or two years to absorb the changes in those mechanics. Some players adapt to that much faster than others. I realize that has nothing to do with DBo's in game pitch calling and if that is a reason for the bloated team ERA then I would expect and hope that he would improve in that area over time. In Dbo's defense I will say this, the velocity and spin rates we are seeing from our pitching staff has improved immensely since he has been here and again I think that comes as a result of concentrating on their mechanics. That being said, it is about time that we see the results improve in games and now is the time to see those results. As an aside, I would love to hear from Mr. Olkerholm on this subject if he is still lurking around this board. It would be beneficial for me, as a fan, to hear from someone who has been involved in this process with his son under DBo to hear his insight on this subject. I realize Christian left after a short time with us for reasons that we don't need to know, but working with DBo he had to have walked away with some insight. [/QUOTE]
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