Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: April 18, 2016
Article: A major league arms race: fastballs keep getting faster
Page: 18
Author: Sean Gregory
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1. 11 pitchers averaged 95 mph pitches in 2005.
2. 54 pitchers average 95 mph pitches in 2015.
3. FanGraphs.com provided this data.
4. 24 pitchers hit the 100 mph mark last season.
5. 12 pitchers hit the 100 mph mark in 2008.
6. Jeff Passan wrote "The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the most Valuable Commodity in Sports."
7. Two reasons why baseball is now a blur. The first thing is specialized bullpens. The second thing is new training techniques.
8. A specialized bullpen is when relief pitchers only face a batter or two per game.
9. The benefits are that this helps keep the relief pitchers arms fresh.
10. Answers will vary
11. The benefit of 3D analysis is that it helps young pitchers improve mechanics.
12. New approaches to scientific conditioning and nutrition have made the pitchers stronger.
13. "Tommy John" elbow reconstruction surgery is what pitchers will eventually get to fix their arms after injury.
14. True
Reference
http://time.com/author/sean-gregory/
fangraph.com
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062400369/the-arm
https://www.xsens.com/customer-cases/baseball-pitchers-analysis/
http://www.industrytap.com/3d-motion-analysis-system-could-prevent-shoulder-injuries-in-baseball-pitchers/4668
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaCGdBfcoMo
Date: April 18, 2016
Article: A major league arms race: fastballs keep getting faster
Page: 18
Author: Sean Gregory
U-$1.00-B-0.0046743907-BE-214
Go to Questions
Go to Directory
Answer Key
1. 11 pitchers averaged 95 mph pitches in 2005.
2. 54 pitchers average 95 mph pitches in 2015.
3. FanGraphs.com provided this data.
4. 24 pitchers hit the 100 mph mark last season.
5. 12 pitchers hit the 100 mph mark in 2008.
6. Jeff Passan wrote "The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the most Valuable Commodity in Sports."
7. Two reasons why baseball is now a blur. The first thing is specialized bullpens. The second thing is new training techniques.
8. A specialized bullpen is when relief pitchers only face a batter or two per game.
9. The benefits are that this helps keep the relief pitchers arms fresh.
10. Answers will vary
11. The benefit of 3D analysis is that it helps young pitchers improve mechanics.
12. New approaches to scientific conditioning and nutrition have made the pitchers stronger.
13. "Tommy John" elbow reconstruction surgery is what pitchers will eventually get to fix their arms after injury.
14. True
Reference
http://time.com/author/sean-gregory/
fangraph.com
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062400369/the-arm
https://www.xsens.com/customer-cases/baseball-pitchers-analysis/
http://www.industrytap.com/3d-motion-analysis-system-could-prevent-shoulder-injuries-in-baseball-pitchers/4668
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaCGdBfcoMo
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