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The Pitching Mechanic

Illustrations and Analyses of Proper
and Improper Pitching Mechanics

The Pitching Mechanic is a collection of writings that I put together while first developing my ideas about proper and improper pitching mechanics.
In these pieces I describe what I like, or don't like, about the pitching mechanics of pitchers like Greg Maddux, Roger Clemens, and Mark Prior. I also give my opinion of dangerous teachings like the Inverted W, Inverted L, and Inverted V and problematic ideas like scapular loading. All of my writings grow out of my perspective on proper pitching mechanics and pitching mechanics in general.

- June 2009

- March 2009

- Brandon McCarthy's Shoulder is Acting Up...

- February 2009

- Is Jeff Francis the Next Mark Mulder?

- January 2009

- December 2008

     - Ben Sheets - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - Dan Haren - Some Great High Speed Video
     - Ian Kennedy - Pitching Mechanics Analysis

- November 2008

- Cliff Lee - Pitching Mechanics Analysis

- October 2008

     - The Stages of the Throw?
     - Curt Schilling - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - A Growth Plate Fracture is a BAD Thing
     - Jonathan Broxton - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - Dr. Mike Marshall: My Current View

- September 2008

     - Chris Carpenter's Struggles Continue
     - Shaun Marcum Needs Tommy John Surgery
     - Joba Chamberlain - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - Luke Hochevar - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - AJ Burnett - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - CC Sabathia - Pitching Mechanics Analysis

- August 2008

       - Analysis Of The Marshall Pitching Mechanics
     - Death To The Inverted V!
     - Do Altered Mechanics Lead To Injuries
     - Joel Zumaya's Timing Problem
     - Anthony Reyes - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - Joba Chamberlain's Shoulder
     - Chris Carpenter - Same Old Same Old
     - Johan Santana - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - Zach Outman's Pitching Mechanics

- July 2008

     - Jaime Garcia - A Quick Look
     - Rich Harden - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - Greg Maddux Video Clips
     - The Inverted W - Revised and Expanded
     - The Inverted L - Revised and Expanded
     - Mark Mulder - Pitching Mechanics Morph?
     - Bob Gibson - Pitching Mechanics Analysis

- June 2008

     - Proper Throwing Mechanics - Updated
     - John Smoltz - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - Should the elbow pick up the ball?
     - Barry Zito - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - Lance Lynn - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - The Tragedy of Mark Prior
     - Jess Todd - Pitching Mechanics Analysis

- May 2008

     - Jake Peavy - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - Proper Throwing Mechanics
     - Solving Throwing Problems
     - Keep the Ball Down and Outside!

- April 2008

- Francisco Liriano: Before & After

- March 2008

     - What's The Deal With Rich Harden?
     - Aaron Crow - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
     - Pitching Mechanics 101
     - Tim Lincecum and the Inverted L

- February 2008

        - Kerry Wood - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
        - Scott Williamson - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
        - Mark Prior - A Different Perspective
        - Josh Beckett - Pitching Mechanics Analysis

- January 2008

        - Chris Carpenter's Inverted L
        - BJ Ryan - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
        - Brandon Webb
        - Mark Prior - Why His Problems Persist
        - Cliff Politte

- December 2007

        - Nolan Ryan - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
        - Tim Lincecum - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
        - Justin Verlander - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
        - How Justin Verlander (Actually) Throws The Ball
        - Momentum Pitching?
        - Adam Wainwright's Curveball
        - Adam Wainwright - Why He Makes Me Nervous

- November 2007

        - Dan Haren
        - Nolan Ryan - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
        - The Myth of the Balance Point

- October 2007

        - Ubaldo Jimenez
        - Manuel "Manny" Corpas
        - Jeff Francis

- September 2007

        - Mark Prior - Pitching Mechanics Analysis
        - Mark Mulder
        - Francisco Rodriguez
        - AJ Burnett
        - Jeremy Bonderman
        - Ian Kennedy
        - Chad Billingsley
        - Kerry Wood

- August 2007

        - Joba Chamberlain
        - Chris Carpenter and the Inverted L
        - Phil Hughes
        - Freddy Garcia
        - Barry Zito
        - Jake Peavy
        - What Do Pro Pitching Coaches Really Know?

- July 2007

        - Greg Maddux
        - Mark Buehrle
        - Johan Santana

- June 2007

        - Dan Haren
        - Randy Johnson
        - Mike Maroth
        - The Inverted W

- May 2007

- Adam Wainwright
- Freddy Garcia

- April 2007

        - Shorter Pitchers
        - BJ Ryan
        - Tim Lincecum
        - David Wells
        - Felix Hernandez
        - Daisuke Matsuzaka

- March 2007

        - Daisuke Matsuzaka
        - Predictions About 2007 Cardinals Pitchers
        - Kerry Wood

        - Chris Carpenter and Jeremy Bonderman
        - Eric Gagne's Change-Up Grip
        - Anthony Reyes

- November 2006

- Kip Wells

- October 2006

        - Adam Wainwright
        - Adam Wainwright
        - Myth: Three Point Fastball Grip

- September 2006

        - Joel Zumaya
        - Johan Santana
        - Mark Mulder
        - Jonathan Papelbon
        - Francisco Liriano

- August 2006

        - Curt Schilling
        - Scott Kazmir
        - Mark Mulder
        - Nolan Ryan
        - Shaun Marcum
        - Dontrelle Willis
        - Dan Haren

- July 2006

        - Jon Lester
        - Kip Wells
        - Anthony Reyes

About Me
If you are interested in learning more about me, I have put together a page that describes who I am and how I got here.
In general, I have begun to develop a decent-sized following of people from around the world who are interested in my ideas about baseball, pitching, and pitching mechanics. As a result, I am starting this blog to share with people what I am currently thinking.
One thing that I plan to do in this blog is to do more real-time illustrations and analyses of the pitching mechanics of major-league pitchers. Of course, I still plan to continue putting together my professional pitcher analyses and my detailed analyses of the mechanics of certain pitchers, but those analyses take a lot of time. I hope that this will be a way that I can share my knowledge with people in a way that addresses both your needs and my time constraints.