Category Archives: Pitching Mechanics

Mets Pitching Injuries NOT Due to 2015 Hangover

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Joe Janish

The latest in a series of arm injuries suffered by Mets starting pitchers has struck Jacob deGrom, who will miss his next start due to forearm tightness and elbow inflammation. Manager Terry Collins and pundits surmise the Mets’ 2015 World … Continue reading →

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Matz Shoulder and Elbow Issues Directly Related

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Joe Janish

Steven Matz has been pitching nearly the entire season with an elbow issue — going back to the forearm tightness he experienced way back in early May. The forearm tightness evolved into a bone spur in his elbow, and, most … Continue reading →

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What’s NOT Wrong with Matt Harvey and How To Fix What Is

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Joe Janish

Tonight Matt Harvey faces Stephen Strasburg. Normally that would be an exciting sentence for Mets fans, Nationals fans — heck, baseball fans in general. Instead, it’s a sentence that makes Mets fans cringe. Why? Because Matt Harvey is a mess … Continue reading →

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How Zack Wheeler Could Have Avoided Tommy John Surgery

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Joe Janish

The good news: Zack Wheeler underwent “successful” Tommy John surgery to repair a torn UCL tendon and a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow. “He is expected to make a full recovery,” the Mets said in a statement. The … Continue reading →

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Why There Are So Many Pitching Injuries This Time Of Year

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Joe Janish

More pitching injuries occur from spring training through the first month of the season — do you know why? There is at least one reason, and despite what you may remember of Tim Leary‘s Wrigley Field debut in 1981, it … Continue reading →

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Tommy John Setbacks Explained, and Attack from Olecranon

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Joe Janish

Over the weekend, I interviewed sport kinesiologist and pitching mechanics expert Angel Borrelli. We discussed the following topics: – Chad Billingsley‘s recent major setback from Tommy John surgery – Flexor tendon: what it is, its role in the pitching motion, … Continue reading →

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Scientist: Matt Harvey Could Return in 2014

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Joe Janish

Matt Harvey has been insistent upon returning to a Major League mound at some point before the end of the 2014 season. Is that a realistic goal? Should he be prevented from doing so? Also, is it really dangerous for … Continue reading →

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Seven Mechanical Flaws that Lead to Tommy John Surgery

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Joe Janish

MLB can count all the pitches they want, and can blame youth league baseball till the cows come home — ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) / elbow injuries that require Tommy John surgery can be avoided if these mechanical flaws are … Continue reading →

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