News flash for Sandy Alderson: pitching injuries are not inevitable. Neither is it so that every pitcher is on a time clock waiting for Tommy John surgery.

Further, flaws in pitching mechanics DO cause arm injuries and correcting flaws WILL prevent injuries.

But don’t take it from me — this is from the mouth of Dr. Glenn Fleisig, Research Director of American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) and the foremost expert on biomechanics of the baseball pitching motion.

Those were just a few of the topics covered in my discussion with Dr. Fleisig, which you can hear below:

If the player above doesn’t work, or you’d prefer to listen via iTunes, you can also listen to the podcast at OnBaseball.com.

Little things like fundamentals and defense are overlooked when a team is hitting and winning; those little things become glaring when the bats cool off and close games are lost.

For example, did anyone notice — or care — that

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Mets offense finally erupts, but this time, the pitching doesn’t hold up.

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Not even the Dark Knight could stop the slide.

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Noah Syndergaard‘s much-anticipated debut ends early, and results in a loss.

In case you missed it, the Mets made two moves to their pitching staff: Dillon Gee was placed on the DL with a groin strain, and to replace him on the roster and in the starting rotation, the team promoted Noah Syndergaard from AAA Las Vegas.

Nice win — and series sweep — for the Mets. I didn’t see the game but below is the recap provided by the Mets PR staff, fortified by my witty commentary in italics.

Is Daniel Murphy one four-hit game by Dilson Herrera away from being Wally Pipped?