If you throw with proper mechanics (legs-hips-torso-arm) and are smart with your workouts and recovery, you can safely throw a lot of pitches. It’s about building strength and endurance, just like any other endurance sport (and starting pitching IS an endurance sport). You don’t train for a marathon by running 5 miles a day, every other day.I am a good example of that actually. My shoulder sounds like Rice Krispies when it moves in any direction and it’s because I threw way too many innings and way too many curveballs from ages 13-15
Which a young teenager does not have yet. Stop making them do what they can’t do physically yet.If you throw with proper mechanics (legs-hips-torso-arm) and are smart with your workouts and recovery, you can safely throw a lot of pitches. It’s about building strength and endurance, just like any other endurance sport (and starting pitching IS an endurance sport). You don’t train for a marathon by running 5 miles a day, every other day.
Problem these days, is the over-emphasis on velocity, spin rate and specialization, not going deep into a game.
If you’re under 15, you should be working on locating a 2-seam, 4-seam, and a change up. Once you can do that, work on a cutter. Get comfortable throwing those pitches on both sides of the plate and changing speeds and you’ll be fine. Most younger kids can’t throw a proper curveball for a strike anyway, or hurt themselves trying to figure it out on their own.Worst part is, these younger kids are hurting their arms more than ever. I see it even when my nephew plays. And he's a pitcher. Luckily he's had great coaches around him to protect his arm. But the amount of kids on other teams or towns I see trying to throw curveballs or purposely have a funky arm delivery. These are 9 year old kids. It's not good.
You‘re missing my point. You CAN throw a lot of pitches, IF you’ve developed the mechanics, and the endurance to do it. Most teenagers haven’t done that. Its a process that takes time and shouldn’t be rushed.Which a young teenager does not have yet. Stop making them do what they can’t do physically yet.
We have the same point. I am not disagreeing with you.You‘re missing my point. You CAN throw a lot of pitches, IF you’ve developed the mechanics, and the endurance to do it. Most teenagers haven’t done that. Its a process that takes time and shouldn’t be rushed.
I’m a lefty and I always wanted to be a catcher ( crazy, I know). When I was a kid, I used to beg my coaches to let me catch and even offered to buy my own mitt. No dice. If you’re a kid who is a lefty and you have a live arm (like I did), you’re pitching. No questions asked.I never got to pitch as a kid, and while I avoided any arm injury as a result, I do wish I got the chance. But at the time I never advocated for it and I wasn't accurate enough on normal throwing that any coach would've selected me to start pitching. My biggest issue is that my natural throwing motion is kind of sidearm (not like Dennis Eckersley sidearm, but a fairly low arm slot like when Chris Sale drops it down every so often), and every coach in rookie league and little league scolded me about how that was wrong and unhealthy for my arm (and I wasn't even pitching, just throwing the ball back in from right field where they stuffed me). But I think with some practice and refinement I would've been okay and it would've been fun. And I probably could've learned the mechanics of a proper sidearm or even submarine delivery if I'd continued on into high school. But I wasn't a very good athlete and was fat and out of shape anyway as a 12 year old, so I'm probably just projecting.
All I know is that if I have a son I'm teaching him the knuckleball as soon as his hands are big enough to grip one.
I’m a lefty and I always wanted to be a catcher ( crazy, I know). When I was a kid, I used to beg my coaches to let me catch and even offered to buy my own mitt. No dice. If you’re a kid who is a lefty and you have a live arm (like I did), you’re pitching. No questions asked.
I firmly believe that’s the REAL reason that the myth that “lefties can’t play catcher” has persisted in baseball and that there are so few lefty catchers.
Ricky Henderson says heyLefties can't throw to third base and any half-decent runner would be able to steal third on them with about 90% a success rate. It's still pretty extreme IMO that there's a complete barrier to them trying to play the position though. Especially since stealing isn't as big a part of the game as it was say in the 80s or 90s.
Yeah, that’s the “theory”, but I’ve never seen any evidence that it’s actually true though. With the new rule changes, I think you are going to see a lot more catchers throwing to first, as well.Lefties can't throw to third base and any half-decent runner would be able to steal third on them with about 90% a success rate. It's still pretty extreme IMO that there's a complete barrier to them trying to play the position though. Especially since stealing isn't as big a part of the game as it was say in the 80s or 90s.
yep. He sure dominated left handed catchers…Ricky Henderson says hey
He stole a shitload is all I am sayingyep. He sure dominated left handed catchers…
USA with a big time win over Cuba.
Now we await who advances next.
Japan vs Mexico.
I say Japan.
Trea Turner is absolutely on fiyah. I say Japan wins.USA with a big time win over Cuba.
Now we await who advances next.
Japan vs Mexico.
I say Japan.
The Sox didn’t handle Bogey well. They low-balled him thinking that he would re-sign. Boras tried to warn them that he wouldn’t take a second hometown discount. Once he hit free agency and San Diego lost its fiscal mind, the gamble didn’t pay off. There’s an argument to be made that the Sox should have been more proactive and offer a fair deal, which can be subjective. There was no point in matching San Diego.Pens fan with a FSG question lol.
We know you guys don't have a high opinion of them and have warned us on our board.
Was letting Xander Bogaerts go one of FSGs "smart decisions," like are they trying to play Moneyball or are they cleaning house and focusing on a rebuild?
I ask because since buying our team they haven't said one word other than they were happy to resign Sullivan. And they seem interested in keeping everyone from the old regime, even though things are stagnant.
Pens fan with a FSG question lol.
We know you guys don't have a high opinion of them and have warned us on our board.
Was letting Xander Bogaerts go one of FSGs "smart decisions," like are they trying to play Moneyball or are they cleaning house and focusing on a rebuild?
I ask because since buying our team they haven't said one word other than they were happy to resign Sullivan. And they seem interested in keeping everyone from the old regime, even though things are stagnant.