02/23/2008 | Royals pitching advisor Fischer shares wisdom of 60 years in baseball

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The Griddle: Absolutely Bill Fischer
Published 2/24/2008 at Baseball Toaster
Joe Posnanski in the Kansas City Star has a profile of Royals pitching consultant, Bill Fischer , who at age 77 is in his 60th year of working in baseball. Fischer has a set of absolutes he tries to impart to all pitchers: Absolute No. 1: Don t bang your heel. Don t bang your heel. That s the first absolute. Young pitchers get hurt all the time. They blow out their arms, their elbows, their shoulders, they chip bones, they tear tendons, and why? Fish will tell you why; he s been in this game since Harry Truman was in office. It s because these numskulls wind up, throw ...

K.C. Star: Posnanski: Royals pitching advisor Fischer shares wisdom of 60 years in baseball
Published 2/24/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
K.C. Star: Posnanski: Royals pitching advisor Fischer shares wisdom of 60 years in baseball Good stuff here...as Poz chats with Royals’ senior pitching advisor ...