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A new brewery just opened for those in the South Burbs. It's in Mokena. It was Tribe Ale house. Now it's Tribes beer company. Just tapped their first brew this week. I knew I had to support the place because one of their first ones was a kolsch so ,as the owner said, they can get out of the Miller contract and not have to sell the pi$$ anymore.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 8, 2015 -> 02:28 PM) Boston fired Nieves. When are the White Sox going to show some accountability and fire their pitching coach for this hot mess? With the 3rd worst starters ERA and the lowest run scoring offense in baseball, how is this team 10-15? Management?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 8, 2015 -> 09:06 AM) Late April right after the payment deadline, we have been receiving an e-mail from the Bears with the opportunity to relocate our seats at a given date and time. Our seats are non-PSL, which probably matters. My friends in the same section have been getting the same e-mail too. Maybe it is the non-PSL because I've never received one of those.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 8, 2015 -> 08:37 AM) At least there is one positive to the Bears suckiness. Two years ago my seats were in the next to last row, I've been able to move 12 rows closer since then. Movin' on up! How did you do that? Do you have to request it?

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 6, 2015 -> 04:10 AM) Agree completely. Even if he gets rocked I'm glad he's not in that stupid middle relief role anymore. He'll be back in it after they have served their respective suspensions. It is the correct choice.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 3, 2015 -> 12:59 PM) KW and his toolsy players never should of been drafted. Mitchell was off to a 2-for-40 start at Triple-A Charlotte. What goes around comes around. For years this board complained that KW only drafted high floor low ceiling players such as Lance Broadway. Posters begged him to draft more high ceiling athletes who could become stars but also could have the high bust rate. Now its starting to swing the other way.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ May 2, 2015 -> 10:21 PM) AJ is available and he is the opposite personality wise of Robin. Since he ia a catcher, he should be named manager. It certainly would generate some wild scenes in the clubhouse. AJ does not have the personality to be a manager. He will not be a manger.

That didn't work. How about a crooked number for runs today.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ May 1, 2015 -> 03:57 PM) They can medicate ADHD. However, the medication, I imagine, tends to not work quite so well if you mix it with mass quantities of THC. I haven't seen anything on it. However, mixing two physiologic depressive drugs does not sound like a good idea.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ May 1, 2015 -> 03:06 PM) I remember now, its been a year or so since you had mentioned it so the memory of your posts is a bit foggy,that was many beers ago. Two questions. 1- do you think Rodon's occasional control issues comes from the lack of flexion or is it more about repeating his mechanics? 2- would it be best to leave Rodon alone? The abrupt stop in trunk flexion make it difficult to repeat the mechanics. It's a high effort delivery/follow through IMO. I probably would leave it alone and see if he can smooth it out gradually. From what is said, he is an intelligent pitcher. If he continues to have commend issues, he'll get it. Trying to make major changes before he has failures really isn't the way to go for any pitcher. He has always had success so this will be his learning curve. Hopefully, he can make the adjustments.

QUOTE (Jake @ May 1, 2015 -> 10:18 AM) One thing I always think about when you think about BPA is scarcity. You can have the BPA, full stop. Player X will produce this much value, which is more than any other individual player. Or you can have the BPA, considering positional scarcity. So maybe you think Mariota isn't going to be a star, but will be a solid-average QB. You think Leonard Williams will be a star. However, you think there are lots of DL available that will be successful, but maybe only a handful of QBs. Is Mariota the best player available, then? Both scenarios don't factor in the team's needs, just simple facts about which positions have deeper talent pools. Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells always talked about the number of Pro Bowl players. I believe the number they used was six. If you have 6 Pro bowl players, they could fill in the rest and have a shot at the Super Bowl. In other words you needed 6 impact players to really have a shot. It's more to have the impact players than the well rounded "bunch of good players."

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ May 1, 2015 -> 11:59 AM) Thanks for sharing, very incitful. Ptatc, Weren't you the member that posted concerns about Rodon in reference to the trunk? I thought you had specifically mentioned the trunk after watching scouting videos on Rodon. Yes, that was me. The original comments were pre-draft. It was more in relation to his lack of trunk flexion during his follow through. I mentioned I thought it could be an issue with his control and possible increased stress on his shoulder. However, I also said that it would not prevent me from drafting him as the talent was too great to pass up. The best player available discussion.

I didn't know where to put this but many posters discuss how to increase velocity. Here is a really good article that shows a significant correlation between mechanics and velocity. It basically states that contralateral trunk lean during the middle of the acceleration phase it directly correlated to increased velocity. For a right handed pitcher the more they lean to the left the faster the pitch. Lateral Trunk Lean in Pitchers Affects Both Ball Velocity and Upper Extremity Joint Moments Matthew J. Solomito, MS*,†, Erin J. Garibay, MS†, Jessica R. Woods, BSBE‡, Sylvia Õunpuu, MSc‡ and Carl W. Nissen, MD§ + Author Affiliations †Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA ‡Center for Motion Analysis, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA §Elite Sports Medicine, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA Investigation performed at the Center for Motion Analysis, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA ↵* Matthew J. Solomito, MS, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, 399 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06032, USA (email: [email protected]). Abstract Background: The incidence of upper extremity injuries in baseball pitchers is increasing. Over the past decade there has been a great deal of research attempting to elucidate the cause of these injuries, focusing mainly on the mechanics of the pitching arm with no examination of other key segments, such as the trunk. This is surprising, as coaches will often comment on trunk position in an effort to improve pitching outcomes. Purpose: To determine the association between contralateral trunk lean and ball velocity and the moments about the elbow and glenohumeral joint. Study Design: Descriptive laboratory study. Methods: A total of 99 pitchers were recruited for this study and underwent a pitching analysis using 3-dimensional motion analysis techniques. A random intercept mixed-effects regression model was used to determine if statistically significant associations existed between contralateral trunk lean (away from the pitching arm side) and ball velocity, as well as the elbow varus moment and glenohumeral internal rotation moment. Results: The results demonstrated that the greatest contralateral trunk lean occurs around the time of the peak elbow varus moment. Statistically significant associations were found between contralateral trunk lean and increased ball velocity (P = .003) indicating that for every 10° increase in contralateral lean, ball velocity increased 0.5 m/s. Results also indicated that for every 10° increase in contralateral lean, elbow varus moments increased by 3.7 N·m and glenohumeral internal rotation moments increased by 2.5 N·m (P Conclusion: Study findings indicate that the positioning of the trunk plays a substantial role in pitching performance and pitcher injury potential. This work helps to demonstrate the importance of proper trunk mechanics in pitching and highlights the need for future research to understand the contribution of the trunk to pitching mechanics. Clinical Relevance: Pitching coaches and trainers can use the results of this study to stress the importance of proper trunk mechanics in pitching. Specifically, improving core strength and trunk control in an effort to maintain a more upright posture through the pitching cycle can reduce upper extremity joint stresses.

Here is the abstract of an excellent article just published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. Unfortunately, I could upload the article as it's too big. Basically says that pitchers who are successful in the MLB post UCL reconstruction bring their mechanics to within an insignificant difference from the "norm." Rafael F. Escamilla,z{ PhD, PT, Toran D. MacLeod,{ PhD, PT, and James R. Andrews,yz MD Investigation performed at the American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, Alabama, USA Background: A relatively high number of active professional baseball pitchers have a history of ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (UCLr) on their throwing elbow. Controversy exists in the literature about whether professional baseball pitchers regain optimal performance after return from UCLr. It has been suggested that pitchers may have different biomechanics after UCLr, but this has not been previously tested. Hypothesis: It was hypothesized that, compared with a control group without a history of UCLr, professional pitchers with a history of UCLr would have (1) significantly different throwing elbow and shoulder biomechanics; (2) a shortened stride, insufficient trunk forward tilt, and excessive shoulder horizontal adduction, characteristics associated with ‘‘holding back’’ or being tentative; (3) late shoulder rotation; and (4) improper shoulder abduction and trunk lateral tilt. Study Design: Controlled laboratory study. Methods: A total of 80 active minor league baseball pitchers (and their 8 Major League Baseball organizations) agreed to participate in this study. Participants included 40 pitchers with a history of UCLr and a matched control group of 40 pitchers with no history of elbow or shoulder surgery. Passive ranges of motion were measured for each pitcher’s elbows and shoulders, and then 23 reflective markers were attached to his body. The pitcher took as many warm-up pitches as desired and then threw 10 full-effort fastballs for data collection. Ball speed was recorded with a radar gun. The reflective markers were tracked with a 10-camera, 240-Hz automated motion analysis system. Eleven biomechanical parameters were computed for each pitch and then averaged for each participant. Demographic, range of motion, and biomechanical parameters were compared between the UCLr group and the control group by use of Student t tests (significance set at P\.05). Results: All hypotheses were rejected, as there were no differences in pitching biomechanics between the UCLr group and the control group. There were also no differences in passive range of motion between the 2 groups. Conclusion: Compared with a control group, active professional pitchers with a history of UCLr displayed no significant differences in shoulder and elbow passive range of motion and no significant differences in elbow and shoulder biomechanics. Clinical Relevance: Clinical studies have previously shown that 10% to 33% of professional pitchers do not return to their preinjury level; however, the current study showed that those pitchers who successfully return to professional baseball after UCLr pitch with biomechanics similar to that of noninjured professionals. Keywords: Tommy John surgery; elbow varus torque; kinematics; kinetics

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 1, 2015 -> 08:32 AM) He was on Polian's do not draft list. He mentioned he had off the field issues, and then quietly said that's not all. Yes, he implied that he may not be able to "understand" NFL defenses.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 01:49 PM) Being a genius on the sidelines doesn't automatically qualify you to be a genius in the front office, and vice versa. No but if you can, you can be usually successful for a long period of time ala Belichick.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 09:24 AM) Except the Rangers and Royals have been first in hbp all season long....since opening day. That's my point. They will be hit when they have been headhunting and Ventura (Royals) started it opening day with the Sox. The Royals will be leading in hbp all season if they keep it up. If they would hit players in the hip, other teams would not hit them as often. When you throw at the head, even if you don't always hit them, you will be hit more.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 08:23 AM) Here is a list of good qb's taken outside the first two rounds of the draft over the past ten years. Russell Wilson. Maybe Matt Schaub. He was pretty good for a few years. Matt Flynn? He was 7th round.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 10:00 PM) Scary moment for Alcides Escobar, drilled in the face by Carasco tonite. They're paying for ventura's earlier headhunting.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 04:48 PM) With only six picks, I doubt it. I think they will. Just a hunch.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 12:54 PM) I did (almost two weeks ago)....x-rays showed no stress fracture, but you really need a bone scan or MRI to be 100% sure. That said, with the pain lessening by the day, and Ptac's explanation, I feel 99% confident no return to the hospital is necessary in this particular case. An X-ray will show a stress reaction (the new and appropriate term is tress reaction as it's not really a fracture more like a crack) at about 4-6 post injury when the callus starts to form.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 12:45 PM) It's the right lower outside....so definitely not the posterior tibialis, I looked up all the diagrams and that stretches from the outside across the bone to the front/inside (right?) Is it normal to have shin splints in just one leg? Yes, it's common. It's most likely the anterior tib then. Get the soft orthotics for your shos and it will remove much of the stress.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 10:49 AM) Angelos is a cancer to baseball. The games not going to Washington were because he is in a blood feud with the Nationals. Even though he made a boatload of money off the sale of the nationals. Manfred is selig's hand picked successor. He is not weak at all. But he is also the head of a corporation that oversees 30 fran horses with different goals and attitudes. Selig was known to let teams work out issues between themselves and not drop the hammer all the time. Manfred is taking a similar approach. The best part of this issue is that Angelos is losing a ton of money from 6 lost home dates. He will not recoup the losses with the doubleheader or the Tampa "home games". Yes, but he lost a HUGE market share with the Nationals moving in 40 miles away. What would the White Sox fan base and revenue be without the Cubs in Town. It really hurt his franchise in the long term. I don't blame him for being angry with baseball and the Nationals.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 10:57 AM) A dr's opinion is not the same as the actual records being released. As someone who works with medical information in my job, I can tell you this is not a violation. Releasing the name and injury of a patient to the public seems like it would be a violation. But i'll take it.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 10:21 AM) Hmm interesting, I always thought reduction in inflammation was good for injury recovery. No you need it to heal. Now there is confusion at what inflammation really is to most people. Many people call the swelling or edema associated with a sprained ankle inflammation. This edema does limit healing as it doesn't allow for the proper nutrients to get to the site. The true physiologic inflammation to which I'm referring is at a cellular level and can't be seen. It is the true healing process. The inflammation is needed for the first 3-7 days to promote healing. This is another misnomer in lay terms called "chronic inflammation" in reference to muscles and tendons in sports injuries. It really doesn't exist. It only exists in disease conditions as I stated before. Chronic inflammation in a sports injuries in really a degredation of the tendon and tissue necrosis or death.