Barry Bonds` Brace: Orthotic Verisimilitude by Will Carroll
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Barry Bonds: Have Barry Bonds' Arms Really Not Grown?
Published 8/7/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
The Griddle: The Bonds 'advantage'? Probably not
Published 8/7/2007 at The Griddle
... that Barry Bonds gains an enormous mechanical advantage from his elbow guard, Will Carroll tracked down the man who makes the brace (it's custom made), orthotist Mark Silva, for Baseball Prospectus . In the article (which is for subscribers) or the podcast (which anyone can listen to), Silva describes the process for making the guard and you find out that it's a relatively mundane process. Also, the elbow guard's main function is, not surprisingly, to protect Barry Bonds's elbow. Silva wants to make a guard that is as light as possible so the person using it doesn't feel it at all and think it's a hindrance. Silva also mentions that he hasn't had to change the mold for the guard in the last 12 years because there has been no meaureable change in the size of Bonds arm in that time and players like Mo Vaughn and Rickey Henderson have worn similar guards and have had similar sized arms.
The Same Arm
Published 8/7/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
Will Carroll interviews Mark Silva , the man who makes Barry Bonds' arm brace. Although you need a subscription to read the article, the audio interview is available at the link. The most important thing to get from the article is this: It's the molds that bring forth the most interesting fact regarding Bonds since Game of Shadows was published. Silva states that because of the custom nature of the work, he's been asked to make casts of Bonds each year. In the first couple of years, he went through the entire process, but due to his workload, he started checking Bonds with precision calipers each subsequent year. "If I made the same brace every year for 12 or more years," Silva said, "it was because there was no size change in Barry's arms." You read that correctly--the man who not only builds Bonds' brace, but who has taken precision measurements of his arm since 1992, has not seen any increase in the size of ...
New Proof?
Published 8/7/2007 by Nick Cannata-Bowman at Giants Cove
... Will Carroll just came out with a very interesting article on Baseball Prospectus (subscribers only), referencing the arm-guard Barry Bonds wears, but in a much different context than the last article I’ve linked you too. If you’re not a subscriber, the general gist of the article is Carroll contacting the man who’s manufactured Bonds’ elbow guard since he first started wearing it in the early 90’s, Mark Silva. ...
Does Bonds Have a Mechanical Advantage?
Published 8/7/2007 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... It's a nice conspiracy theory, I suppose, but Mark Silva, the builder of the brace, rather convincingly dismissed all of the claims point by point in an interview with Baseball Prospectus' Will Carroll (much of the article is subscription only, but the mp3 of the interview is available to everyone). ...
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Published 8/7/2007 by Angela S. at Serious Dismay Sports
More Bonds elbow pad fun
Published 8/8/2007 by DMZ at The Cheater's Guide to Baseball Blog
... Over at Baseball Prospectus, you can listen to an interview with the guy who makes Bonds’ pad. Or read Will Carroll’s write-up if you’re a subscriber. ...
FanHouse: Wed AM 'Big Barry' Edition
Published 8/8/2007 by John at John Clifford Ness
... It's a nice conspiracy theory, I suppose, but Mark Silva, the builder of the brace, rather convincingly dismissed all of the claims point by point in an interview with Baseball Prospectus' Will Carroll (much of the article is subscription only, but the mp3 of the interview is available to everyone). NCAA Football: ...
