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9781566635783

Saving the Pitcher Preventing Pitcher Injuries in Modern Baseball

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  • ISBN13:

    9781566635783

  • ISBN10:

    1566635780

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-04-20
  • Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
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Summary

Addresses all aspects of pitcher injuries, pitcher abuse, pitcher workload, pitcher mechanics,and most important, injury prevention.

Author Biography

Will Carroll writes a daily column on player injuries for Baseball Prospectus

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 7
Saving the Pitcherp. 13
Taking the Moundp. 17
From Coliseum to Arena: A Historical Note on Sports Medicinep. 32
The Functional Anatomy of Pitchingp. 39
The Functional Mechanics of Pitchingp. 65
Assessing Mechanicsp. 76
Correcting Mechanicsp. 83
Conditioning the Pitcherp. 92
The Pitching Workloadp. 133
Practical Matters: A Trainer's Dayp. 176
Icing It Downp. 184
Acknowledgmentsp. 187
A Pitcher's Education: Suggested Readingp. 189
Indexp. 193
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