War on Pitchers...It may be VERY real

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Martin Perez, yep, Tommy John.

**** is ridiculous.

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by SPTO

There's also some talk of maybe lowering the pitchers mound as well.

I heard this as well, but is it a result of injury, or because of the relative offensive struggle in the majors the last few years?

The downward plane of the mound should relieve stress, in my mind, rather than increase it. Though, I don't know that for a fact.

[DamnYanks2]

This ****'s watering down the league, this is just stupid, strangely the nba was hit hard with injuries too, although of a different sort.

[Travis40]

It's not TJ surgery, but Matt Harrison might need spinal fusion surgery, which would probably end his career. Both the Perez and Harrison injuries today are probably going to sink the Rangers season.

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jr.

I heard this as well, but is it a result of injury, or because of the relative offensive struggle in the majors the last few years? The downward plane of the mound should relieve stress, in my mind, rather than increase it. Though, I don't know that for a fact.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mlb...arlins-injury/

Quote:

It's time for Major League Baseball to lower the mound -- and for the entire amateur market to follow its lead. When I took part in an MLB Network roundtable discussion last week on the epidemic of Tommy John surgeries, what struck me as most profound was the statement of fact by both Mets team physician Dr. David Altchek and biomechanics expert and former pitcher Tom House that the greater the slope of the mound the greater the forces that are applied to the arm. Reduce the height of the mound and you reduce the forces upon the arm. It makes perfect sense. What makes no sense is that 13-year-old kids are pitching off the same size mound as major league pitchers. Little Leaguers should be throwing off flat ground. (What's the first step for pitchers as they come back from injury? They throw off flat ground. Why? It's less strenuous.)

I guess it is indeed less strenuous. It was always more awkward for me trying to pitch on flat ground (not just throwing, but executing pitches), than it was from a mound; that's probably why I assumed it was less strenuous.


Seems like as good of an idea as any to try to reverse this trend a bit.

[Friar Fanatic]

Jose Fernandez didn't hurt his elbow because of throwing. He hurt his elbow because of his leg

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[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Friar Fanatic

Jose Fernandez didn't hurt his elbow because of throwing. He hurt his elbow because of his leg Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk

Care to elaborate? I think I know what you mean, but I don't want to assume

[Friar Fanatic]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jr.

Care to elaborate? I think I know what you mean, but I don't want to assume

When Fernandez was hit by a line drive in a previous start it affected his delivery creating the injury.