Clare had an interesting
take on softball injuries—with pitchers, it could be the hip more than the
arm. She may be onto something. Softball pitchers have a hard, even violent,
stride towards the batter, and that could come back to hurt them in middle age.
Ironically, the
NYT just did a story comparing Yankee rookie pitcher Masahiro Tanaka to Tom
Seaver. Like Seaver, Tanaka employs a “drop
and drive” delivery that ends with the back knee literally touching the ground;
it’s a delivery that requires strength to generate power. I wonder how Tom Terrific’s hip and knee are
doing these days.
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