Pitching Mechanics: James Shields
DRaysBay — ... Over at Driveline Mechanics, I did an analysis of James Shields' mechanics... James (Jamie) Shields, a 16th round draft pick (466th overall) in 2000, hails from Hart HS in Newhall, CA. He lost his 2002 season due to a shoulder injury, but has otherwise been effective at every level of baseball, progressing from low-A ball in 2001 to an MLB debut in 2006, throwing 124 innings for Tampa Bay and posting a 4.38 FIP, 7.4 k/g, 2.7 bb/g, and 1.28 hr/g stat line. He also contributed 6.8 win shares, quite good for a rookie who had limited action in the majors at age 24. ...

THT Live: Driveline Mechanics blog
The Hardball Times — Driveline Mechanics blog by Dave Studeman April 07, 2008 There's a new blog in town about pitching mechanics. It's Kyle Boddy's Driveline Mechanics and it looks to be another good entry in the field. If you haven't seen other similar sites, check out Chris O'Leary's website (Chris also posts at Baseball Digest Daily ), the Saber Scouting blog and Alex Eisenberg's work at Baseball Intellect and here at the Hardball Times . Dave is the manager of the Baseball Graphs website. and a regular contributor to Heater , a PDF fantasy magazine for the digital age. ...

Pitcher Analysis: Zack Greinke
Royals Review — ... drivelinemechanics.com... I have to admit, Zack Greinke has been one of my favorite pitchers to watch ever since he made it to the big leagues with the Royals. Yes, I’m an Indians fan, but like the folks over at Baseball Prospectus, his stuff is exciting to watch. He throws both of his fastballs at varying speeds and locations, he has a great curveball that he occasionally hangs at 70 mph, and flashes a plus changeup and slider combination to boot. Here’s his Pitch f/x data: ...

Concern over Joba’s Mechanics?
New York Yankees — That’s what Kyle Buddy from Driveline Mechanics brings up in his post about Joba Chamberlain’s mechanics. Buddy speaks (and shows through pitches and GIF motion shots) about why Yankee fans should have some sense of worry about Joba’s future. To Buddy, the tension that Joba puts on his arm alongside showing signs of the dreaded “Inverted W” and/or the “Inverted L” and an awkward follow-through can potentially bring injury troubles. Whether you agree or disagree, Buddy brings up some interesting data to back up his claims. For comparison ...

A mechanical breakdown
River Avenue Blues — A few blog posts about the Yankees hurlers and their pitching mechanics have been making the rounds lately. Originating from a new site run by Kyle Boddy, a 24-year-old baseball analyst, called Driveline Mechanics, the two Yankee-related entries focus on Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain. To ruin the endings, Boddy loves Wang’s mechanics but feels that Chamberlain’s put him at risk for injury. Boddy writes, “I think Joba’s injury concerns are well-founded. He has a lot of the classic signs of hyperabduction, rushing, hung arms syndrome, and a bad followthrough.” ...

Primer Dugout 5-5-2008 (and today’s random link)
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — Baseball Primer Newsblog —The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Monday, May 05, 2008 Primer Dugout 5-5-2008 (and today’s random link) Are you mechanically inclined? Jim Furtado Posted: May 05, 2008 at 11:37 AM | 0 comment(s) Related News: General , Scouting , Dugout Reader Comments and Retorts Go to end of page Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy . Please report any inappropriate ...

Pitcher Analysis: Cliff Lee
Let's Go Tribe! — ... [Editor's Note: I invited Kyle Boddy of Driveline Mechanics  to analyze an Indians pitcher. Here's his statistical and mechanical analysis of Cliff Lee's amazing start to the 2008 season - Ryan] Phrases that I have heard about Cliff Lee throughout the course of the 2007 season: He’s a bum! Good riddance - enjoy Double-A, you idiot. We should have traded you for Matt Murton while we had the chance! Phrases that I have heard about Cliff Lee throughout the course of the 2008 ...

Pitcher Analysis: Tim Lincecum
Driveline Mechanics — The 98 mph fastball. The knee-buckling curveball. The leap off the mound. The electric arm. Based on readers’ comments and repeated emails about Lincecum, I don’t need to say much more. Check out the sickest curveball you’ll see this side of Josh Beckett after the break. First, a preview Disgusting. More on that later. Statistical Analysis I won’t spend too much time on this, since people primarily want to ...

Link: Find Us on Facebook! (And some news)
Driveline Mechanics — We’re trying to expand and reach more and more people - as you have probably noticed, the under-used Digg buttons are gone and now at the bottom of posts we have a variety of buttons to share the content on Facebook, Digg, Google, Technorati, and other social networking sites. Driveline Mechanics is now available as a community page on Facebook. Check us out here - sign up, leave some comments or requests for pitchers on the site, and we’ll be sure to respond! News A major project going forward will involve a database of pitchers that we have analyzed statistically ...

Draftee Report: Andrew Cashner (Cubs, 14th overall)
Driveline Mechanics — Andrew Cashner, the former TCU closer, moved into that role after seeing mediocre results as a starter. After being converted to a reliever, he saw his fastball velocity spike from 90-92 to 96-98. The difference between 92 and 98 is insane - much, much more than a straight linear relationship like 80 to 90 (as big of a jump that is). While teams were wary of this sudden jump in velocity, he absolutely dominated as the closer and showed no signs of fatigue, so the Cubs selected him ...

Quick Note: Mike Farrenkopf
Driveline Mechanics — This video has been popping up on various message boards that I frequent and has generated some discussion. The pitcher in the video above is Mike Farrenkopf, one Dr. Mike Marshall’s promising young college-bound pitchers. You’ll note that he has an unorthodox throwing motion, which is similar to the clip of Jeff Sparks that you can see on the Pitching page of the site. He is headed to Incarnate Word University to pitch (where his coach will allow him to throw with the Marshall body/arm actions), and I look forward to seeing how well he does ...

Gregor Blanco: The Next Ichiro?
Driveline Mechanics — Check it out: Pretty interesting, isn’t it? I’m not sure if he does this often, but I saw it the other day on a Braves telecast and figured it would be worth sharing. The main detriment of this approach is that it can move the level of your eyes, giving the ball more movement than it really has, making it difficult to pick out the final location of the pitch. It should help with hip rotation and add a bit of power, though. If Blanco employed the “running swing” technique of Ichiro, it would help him get down ...

Link: J.J. Putz - Under the Knife
Driveline Mechanics — Mariners’ closer J.J. Putz is mentioned in Will Carroll’s latest Under the Knife column (subscription required) at Baseball Prospectus. Since the article requires a paid subscription (which is worth every penny), I won’t talk at length about what he says, but I did want to mention this part of what Will said: I’m a bit hesitant to give all the blame/credit to this since Putz “slammed closed” his elbow and that hard hyperextension is not often the result of a mechanical change. ...

Pitch Analysis: The Gyroball (Part One)
Driveline Mechanics — ... seemed like a great opportunity to do so. Will eventually taught me how to throw a two-seam gyroball (though not in the way Tezuka/Himeno teach it), and after I flew back to Seattle to work on it, I purchased the books from Beta Endorphin - the pitching dojo where the pitch is taught. After researching and having bits and pieces of the book translated, I made my own gyroball trainers to help me learn how to throw the four-seam and two-seam gyroball variants. Example of a four-seam gyroball ...

News: Lack of Updates
Driveline Mechanics — Sorry for the lack of updates recently, folks - real life has been getting in the way of both the authors of the blog. Chad is going through some rigorous med school tests and is taking a well-deserved vacation to Vegas, and I’m going through the final stages of planning my wedding (July 24th) and all the craziness that goes along with it. Thanks for sticking with us, and we’ll have Part Two of the Gyroball article up soon along with some pitching mechanics analysis pieces on some other young pitchers in the big leagues. This is a post from: Driveline Mechanics - An Unconventional Look at ...

Draftee Report: Brian Matusz (Orioles, 4th overall)
Driveline Mechanics — Brian Matusz was the fourth overall selection in the MLB Amateur Draft this year. He is an LHP out of the University of San Diego with the following arsenal: Fastball: 88-91 mph (max 93-94) with good sink. Slider: 80-81 mph - more like a cutter than a slider - uses it to back hitters off the plate. Curve: 76-80 mph - his go-to out pitch; he throws it for strikes and generates plenty of swinging strikes with it. Changeup: 81-83 mph - another go-to out pitch vs. platoon advantaged hitters; features good ...

Injury Report: Max Scherzer
Driveline Mechanics — Scherzer hits DL with shoulder fatigue MINNEAPOLIS — The D-backs placed top pitching prospect Max Scherzer on the seven-day Minor League disabled list Friday with shoulder fatigue.Scherzer, who took the baseball world by storm on April 29 when he retired all 13 Houston ...

Trade Analysis: C.C. Sabathia for Matt LaPorta (and others)
Driveline Mechanics — Reports: Indians trade C.C. Sabathia to Brewers Matt LaPorta, the centerpiece of the Indians’ return The Cleveland Indians, essentially out of the playoff hunt, have decided to become sellers at the deadline, agreeing in principle to send the defending AL Cy Young winner C.C. Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers for a package that is rumored to include 1b/LF Matt LaPorta, LHP Zach Jackson, RHP Rob Bryson, and a PTBNL who is rumored to be IF Taylor Green. The Brewers will be getting a rental player in Sabathia for the playoff push, giving them a one-two punch at the top of the ...

MLB Weekly
Hip 2 Da Game — C.C. Sabathia/Milwaukee Brewers: After much speculation throughout the past couple months, C.C. Sabathia was finally traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for 3 minor leaguers and a player to be named later: The Brewers obtained reigning AL Cy Young Award winner CC ...

Jamie Burke’s Pitching Mechanics
Driveline Mechanics — Some of you may have noticed that Jamie Burke, the third-string catcher, was brought in to relieve during last night’s Seattle/Detroit game. He gave up a double, then threw a wild pitch, then gave up a sac fly to lose the game. However, the process was the best part: Those aren’t the greatest mechanics in the world, no sir. It is, however, funny to watch position players pitch. This is a post from: Driveline Mechanics - An Unconventional Look at Baseball Scouting. Jamie Burke’s Pitching ...

Your Input: Rich Harden Trade
Driveline Mechanics — Rich Harden traded in six-player deal with the Cubs I’ll make a post on this trade tomorrow with my thoughts, but what do you think about the trade? Did the A’s not get enough? Did the Cubs trade away too much for an injury-prone starter? This is a post from: Driveline Mechanics - An Unconventional Look at Baseball Scouting. Your Input: Rich Harden Trade

Sabermetrics Watch: Seattle Mariners Announcers
Driveline Mechanics — ... For those not acquainted with the wonderful site USS Mariner, I highly recommend you check it out. The post detailing extra-base hits (or the lack of them) is one of my favorites. Check it out here - ...

Writer Departure - Now Hiring!
Driveline Mechanics — Driveline Mechanics writer Chad Gonczy is taking a leave of absence due to his work and med school hours eating up all of his free time. Though he was only here for a short period of time, he is a friend of mine and I miss his insights on player evaluation from a sabermetric standpoint. I wish him well, and I hope all of our readers do the same - he’s off saving lives, after all! That means that Driveline Mechanics is looking for one (or possibly two) writers to cover the following subjects: Current and possible future trades - how they impact MLB and fantasy teams Player ...

News: Hiring Process
Driveline Mechanics — Hey everyone! The response to our post looking for writers and interns has been amazing - the emails are still pouring in, and I haven’t had the chance to respond to all of them. Rest assured, however, that I am poring over all the responses and picking out the best people that can contribute to Driveline Mechanics, and hopefully we’ll have two or even three new writers by next week. Not to tip my hand too much, but I’m planning on adding writers for the following subjects: In-depth weekly Pitch f/x analysis Weekly transaction reports around the league Standard ...

Trade Analysis: Rich Harden (analysis of Sean Gallagher, too!)
Driveline Mechanics — Sean Gallagher - The Biggest Return Piece in the Rich Harden Deal When I solicited your views for the Rich Harden trade, the responses were varied amongst both Cubs and A’s fans. Make no bones about it - the A’s dealt a high-risk but high-impact player in Rich Harden and received a group of mediocre to above-average talent blocked at most positions in the Cubs’ system. However, is this such a bad thing? Remember that Harden hasn’t ...

Welcome New Hires!
Driveline Mechanics — I am proud to announce that I’ve added three new writers to Driveline Mechanics! Here they are, along with their primary duties: Josh Kalk - Pitch f/x Analyst Nick Mueller - Performance Analyst David Golebiewski - Transactions Analyst You may know some of these authors - Josh writes for The Hardball Times and David writes for Most Valuable Network, both doing similar work as they will be doing here. They will be making individual posts in the coming days to introduce themselves and what their backgrounds are. Thanks to everyone who applied, as I ...

A little about myself…
Driveline Mechanics — Hi, my name is David Golebiewski. Kyle was gracious enough to let me contribute to this great site, and I’d like to introduce myself to you fine readers out there. For the past two years, I have contributed to Most Valuable Network, first for the Pittsburgh Lumber Company (a Pirates-centric blog) and most recently for The Transaction Guy, a blog that breaks down and analyzes the most prominent transactions from around the league. In addition to feeding my baseball addiction, I am currently enrolled at Duquesne University as a Journalism major. For Driveline Mechanics, I will be contributing ...

News: We’re Moving!
Driveline Mechanics — Well, sort of. Driveline Mechanics will soon be a partner in the SB Nation Network, host of team blogs such as Athletics Nation and DRays Bay in addition to some great independent baseball blogs like Minor League Ball and Beyond the Box Score. What does this mean for you? Well, for starters, to comment you’ll now need to register an account at SB Nation - but don’t worry, it’s really easy. Driveline Mechanics will also see an increase in traffic through the other partners in the SB Nation network, and the backend of the software should be easier to maintain and ...

Has Mike Pelfrey turned the corner? A Pitch F/X analysis
Driveline Mechanics — The New York Mets had grandiose visions for Mike Pelfrey when the organization selected him 9th overall in the 2005 Amateur Draft. A lanky, 6-7 righthander from Wichita State, Pelfrey was pegged as a major league-ready talent who only lasted until the 9th pick because of Scott Boras-induced bonus demands. Equipped with a “projectable” pitcher’s frame as well as a plus fastball with sink and run, the former Shocker was expected to develop into an ace in short order. Problem was, the scouting report on Pelfrey entering the 2008 campaign read entirely like the pre-draft 2005 report: an enticing sinker, ...

HR Derby: Josh Hamilton
Driveline Mechanics — I have to run out to a baseball game myself, but I thought this clip worth posting - Josh Hamilton taking one (of many) baseballs out of the yard at Yankee Stadium during the HR Derby: You can learn a lot just by looking. This is a post from: Driveline Mechanics - An Unconventional Look at Baseball Scouting. HR Derby: Josh Hamilton

A little about myself…#2
Driveline Mechanics — I’m Nick Mueller and I too am one of the new writers here at Driveline Mechanics thanks to Kyle and I’ll be focusing on the performance/mechanics of mostly prospects or the “hot” rookies.  For a little about me: I guess to put it bluntly, my official qualifications/experience are nill.  I’m a baseball nut who has spent borderline unhealthy amounts of time watching baseball and reading anything and everything I can get.  So much so it has extended into my “real” life as I’m minoring in statistics solely to understand the methods behind the more advanced metrics. ...

News: Period of Absence
Driveline Mechanics — Well, everyone, I am writing from my home computer for the last time in this apartment, as nearly everything else (except clothes) are packed for my move cross-town from Lake City to Ballard. My birthday is today (I’m 25), my bachelor party spans this weekend, and then I’m getting married on Thursday. Internet won’t be set up in my house until next Friday, during which time I will be in San Diego for my honeymoon, watching the Padres and Diamondbacks in addition to touring the San Diego Zoo and relaxing on the beach. So, in other words, don’t expect any substantive updates from me in the near ...

Monday Applesauce
Amazin' Avenue — Apparently, Eddie Kunz has not impressed the Mets. In 2.1 innings. A huge sample size. He has failed. Consider the Mets unimpressed. And now he will be ushered back to the minors once someone -- likely John Maine on Wednesday -- has to come off the disabled list. I won't argue that Kunz has been good, but what the hell is 2.1 innings to judge impressiveness? That he had the gaul to give up his first homerun in three years on *their* watch, I'm guessing. At MetsGeek, Chris McCown has his own solution to the Mets' bullpen woes. He theorizes that the Mets have too many specialists -- Joe Smith ...

A quick look at new Tribe starter Anthony Reyes' mechanics, courtesy of our buddy and Indians fan...
Let's Go Tribe! — ... A quick look at new Tribe starter Anthony Reyes' mechanics, courtesy of our buddy and Indians fan Kyle Boddy, whose scouting and mechanics blog ...

Driveline Mechanics
DRaysBay — Driveline Mechanics You've seen their work around here, and now they're part of the SBN family.

Driveline Mechanics
Beyond the Box Score — Driveline Mechanics Now part of the SBN family.

Texas Tech Thursday Morning Notes - Most Protected Quarterback In The Nation Edition
Double-T Nation — ... Pretty cool to watch this. 2009 and 2010 Texas Tech opponent New Mexico is in some trouble with the NCAA. Flags Over Raiderland with news on a sellout of all season tickets. Pat yourselves on the back. Bring On The Cats on moving the Iowa State and Kansas State game to Arrowhead. This guy ("and boom goes the dynamite") will be broadcasting in Waco. I'm moving to Waco. Welcome SB Nation blog Driveline Mechanics, which is all about pitching mechanics. ...

Trio o' tidbits
McCovey Chronicles — ... Also on the mechanics tip, SB Nation has just added Driveline Mechanics to the roster, which is a nice coup. The statistical side of baseball has always had plenty of representation on the internet, so it’s awesome to see that the next wave is focused on the biomechanics of baseball, which is almost the final frontier for baseball nerds. Sure, you can prattle on about VORP and Win Shares to the guy sitting next you, but I promise he’s ignoring you. Really, he is. But once you start talking about reverse rotations and rushed arm action, that’s when you’ll ...

Friday Rockpile:
Purple Row — ... I alluded to the SBN launch of Driveline Mechanics last week when discussing Max Scherzer, but apparently we can make it official now. While it's a fantastic blog, let's hope that we never see Rockies pitchers discussed over there, as it seems to be more often than not a bad thing if they're bringing somebody up. San Fran's freakboy Timmy was a noted exception, so sorry Matt Garza that you are not. ...

Please Welcome: Driveline Mechanics
Twinkie Town — ... For those of you already familiar with Driveline Mechanics, you understand what a coup this is for SB Nation.  DM is an established site that scouts, um, MECHANICS, and they accurately advertise their site as one that takes "An Unconventional Look at Baseball Scouting" (as opposed to us, who simply know the difference between Ron Gardenhire and Colonel Sanders).  For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of reading DM, check out their series from this week on Matt Garza: ...

Eveland can haz new mechanics?
Oaktown Awesomer's: An Oakland A's Blog — ... Disclaimer: I know next to nothing about pitching mechanics. I am currently studying the Mike Marshall school of mechanics on the advice of Kyle Boddy of Driveline Mechanics (a very good site, I recommend checking it out). That said a few of Eveland's changes are pretty obvious so I thought I'd highlight them here. ...

Marcum’s Mechanics
The Mockingbird — ... Time to turn to the professionals (well, they should be) about what’s changed about Shaun Marcum since his return from the DL. here’s what Kyle Boddy from Drive Line Mechanics had to say about what could be causing ...

Wednesday Applesauce
Amazin' Avenue — ... 2008 Postseason Hub is an ideal landing spot for our coverage of this year's postseason action. All of the latest coverage from the remaining playoff teams can be found there, or directly at Over The Monster, DRays Bay, True Blue LA and The Good Phight. Believe it or not, a lot of folks don't realize that we've got a whole network of baseball blogs, including one each for every big league team, one for minor league content, one for scouting and one for statistics-mongering. Most of them are as good or better than this site, ...

Primer Dugout 10-17-08
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — ... —The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Friday, October 17, 2008 Primer Dugout 10-17-08 Happy Birthday Paul Derringer and John Mabry. ...

Q+A with Addicted To Quark
California Golden Blogs — ... And some we just plain hate.  For example, Driveline Mechanics.  You call that an unconventional look at baseball?  Here's an unconventional look at baseball, the Phillies are good.  They might win it all.  You can thank me later. ...

can anyone get their hands on this and scan? more on the issue
SLC Dunk — ... - Giants Gaslamp Ball - Padres Purple Row - Rockies NL Central The Crawfish Boxes - Astros Brew Crew Ball - Brewers Viva El Birdos - Cardinals Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs Bucs Dugout - Pirates Red Reporter - Reds NL East Talking Chop - Braves FishStripes - Marlins Amazin' Avenue - Mets Federal Baseball - Nationals The Good Phight - Phillies General Baseball Driveline Mechanics Minor League Ball Beyond the Box Score Football NFC North Windy ...

Breaking Down Trevor Cahill's Delivery
Athletics Nation — ... Driveline Mechanics is a pretty awesome blog.  My buddy Kyle runs it and he does these excellent pieces on pitching deliveries.  Today, with my suggestion, he broke down Trevor Cahill's delivery and arm action. ...

Tommy Hanson's Pitching Mechanics
Talking Chop — ... This post focuses on one of the newer SBN blogs, and the first SBN-Baseball blog to be added in quite a while; Driveline Mechanics examines the mechanics of various pitchers throughout the majors and minors. A couple of days ago they took a look at the pitching mechanics of our top pitching prospect Tommy Hanson (hat tip: ...

Jon Lester featured at Driveline Mechanics
Over the Monster — ... SBNation has a lot of great blogs on this network, especially in the bread and butter of the baseball category. One of the newer and most interesting blogs is Driveline Mechanics which breaks down mechanics of baseball pitchers. Tonight DM posted a ...

This. Is. Awesome.
Future Redbirds — Hat tip to Driveline Mechanics for pointing this out- Introducing Prospect Tube. And it should only get better. Oh, thank you God.

Beyond the Boxscore hosting live chat at 2pm ET
Camden Chat — ... will be hosting a live chat today at 2pm ET, so if you're a numbers dork, are bored and wanna talk some baseball, or just want to spam them with questions about Rich Hill's command problems or Felix Pie's offensive upside, totally feel free to do that. In fact, someone go over there and ask them over and over about Rich Hill. They might point you to Driveline Mechanics. ...

2/6/09 - Friday Rewind
Roto Savants — ... Baseball Stories Yes Matt Wieters is worth it even if he starts at AAA according to Tim Dierkes. Razzball did a great study on what factors increase injury risk for pitchers. Here are the pitchers who fit the danger range. The full insight on Ben Sheets elbow. It's not good news from Chris at Disabled List Informer. Corey's site FantasyPitchF/x.com got mentioned at BeyondtheBoxScore.com and DrivelineMechanics.com , Hopefully you have tried out the DL Tool. ...

Rays Pitching Mechanics
The Rays Party — No I am not going to do some analysis on pitching mechanics (I am working on that), but I have some links from guys who can that have analyzed a few Rays pitchers in the Majors and prospects. Jake McGee- Here is a review done by Kyle Boddy at Driveline Mechanics. Although his ratings for McGee for really, he noted that from another angle than one in the video shown in his post he saw that he used his arm too much than a pitcher should. This may be what forced him to have Tommy John surgery last year. ...

Kansas City Royals Stories and Links That I Believe You Will Find Interesting
Royals Review — ... Although he never answered my analysis request for Scott Elarton, Driveline Mechanics is one of the stronger baseball blogs. It's definitely internet-rotation worthy. It's a mix of pitching mechanics discussion and incredibly ...

Pics of Stockton at the NCAA Championship Game
SLC Dunk — ... Gaslamp Ball - Padres Purple Row - Rockies NL Central The Crawfish Boxes - Astros Brew Crew Ball - Brewers Viva El Birdos - Cardinals Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs Bucs Dugout - Pirates Red Reporter - Reds NL East Talking Chop - Braves FishStripes - Marlins Amazin' Avenue - Mets Federal Baseball - Nationals The Good Phight - Phillies General Baseball Minor League Ball Driveline Mechanics Beyond the Box Score Football NFC North Windy City ...

Game Pics - Game 3
SLC Dunk — ... Ball - Padres Purple Row - Rockies NL Central The Crawfish Boxes - Astros Brew Crew Ball - Brewers Viva El Birdos - Cardinals Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs Bucs Dugout - Pirates Red Reporter - Reds NL East Talking Chop - Braves FishStripes - Marlins Amazin' Avenue - Mets Federal Baseball - Nationals The Good Phight - Phillies General Baseball Beyond the Box Score Driveline Mechanics Minor League Ball Football NFC North Windy City Gridiron - ...

Pitching Mechanics 101
Ladies... — ... Constructing an efficient, injury-reducing pitching motion isn’t so much about figuring out what you’re doing right as about figuring out what you’re doing wrong. There are many, many ways to throw without putting undue stress on your arm, and there are many, many ways to throw in such a way that you’re likely to get injured. All credit to Driveline Mechanics for teaching me everything I know about this stuff. ...

For A Good Cause
StevenEllis.com — ... Alan Jaeger Pitching Instruction Baseball Pitching Instruction Baseball Pitching Workouts Baseball Ringtones (MLB Ringtones) Brent Strom Pitching Instruction Called Up Baseball Camps (Calif.) Chris O'Leary Baseball Resources Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Conditioning For Pitchers Of All Ages Dick Mills Pitching Instruction Dr. John Bagonzi Pitching Instruction Dr. Mike Marshall Pitching Services Driveline Mechanics Eric Cressey Baseball Performance Free Pitching Workouts High ...

Not afraid of pink
SLC Dunk — ... Gaslamp Ball - Padres Purple Row - Rockies NL Central The Crawfish Boxes - Astros Brew Crew Ball - Brewers Viva El Birdos - Cardinals Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs Bucs Dugout - Pirates Red Reporter - Reds NL East Talking Chop - Braves FishStripes - Marlins Amazin' Avenue - Mets Federal Baseball - Nationals The Good Phight - Phillies General Baseball Minor League Ball Driveline Mechanics Beyond the Box Score Football NFC North Windy City ...

(Perhaps) the 182 Most Valuable Seasons By Royals Starting Pitchers: A Second Look In a Series of Probably Around 68; or, the Return of the Son of Fun with Google Spreadsheets
Royals Review — ... I'll try to avoid going too much into technical details. I use Wins Above Replacement (WAR) as my "unit" of comparison. For a brief introduction to different ways of evaluating pitchers, the meaning and use of "replacement level," and more, check out my earlier Thoughts on PItcher Value, which gets at the basic concepts. More developed concepts on using Pythagorean winnings estimates and stuff can be found in ...

Pitching Mechanics: Joshua Fields
Palm Ball NW/Bleeding Blue and Teal — ... Hey everyone - I’m Kyle Boddy from Driveline Mechanics. I contacted Jon a few weeks ago about writing a piece for Bleeding Blue and Teal regarding some Seattle Mariners prospects, and we settled on Joshua Fields. After I scrounged up some video from his days in college, I let Jon know that I’d be ready to break down the film and produce an article. ...

This week around the SB Nation
AZ Snakepit — ... 5 Cardinals 6 Amazin' Avenue - Mets - And That Happened - the angst over Friday's loss to the MFY continues Federal Baseball - Nationals - Federal Baseball Talks Stephen Strasburg With Sports Illustrated Writer Lee Jenkins The Good Phight - Phillies - Raul Ibanez and the Juice: Another Look at the Numbers General Baseball Driveline Mechanics - What is Wrong With Brad Lidge this Year Compared to Last Year? ...

Transactions: DeRosa Dealt
Let's Go Tribe! — ... slider. Both pitches are considered out pitches in the majors. The problem for Perez is staying in the strike zone, something that separates the Joe Nathans of the world from the Jason Davises and Fernando Cabreras. The Indians' coaching staff has some work ahead of them to turn Perez from a pitcher with a lot of potential to a late-inning stalwart. Given the recent track of relievers in this organization, I'm pretty skeptical that he'll make that transition in Cleveland. SBN's Driveline Mechanics notes some problems with his mechanics: A ...

Open Thread 7/11: Braves at Rockies
Sports Page Atlanta — ... - 49 comments Dayton Moore and Omar Minaya Must Love Bloggers: Winners and Losers in the Francoeur, Church, and Betancourt Trades (No, ...

Uncommon Sports are the best to see live
Uncommon Sportsman — ... this article says it's due in their print magazine in like 10 days, but print is dead so here goes: 10. Home Run Derby: I know this is going to cause a controversy, but you know what? I'm planting the Uncommon flag on the Home Run Derby. It's baseball, and FSM knows SBNation has that covered, but there's no blog about the Home Run Derby. You've got your stat geeks, your gossip girls, your men weirdly obsessed with younger men, and your stat geeks weirdly obsessed with young men. Score 1 for Uncommon. 9. ...

Jason Shmidt Makes his 2009 Debut
The Hardball Times — Hi all. I am one of the new guys whom Dan mentioned the other day that will be joining THT to write for the Live Blog. For anyone who cares, I live in LA and am a die-hard Cardinals fan for some reason. I write for Driveline Mechanics about various irrelevant baseball related topics under the witty screen name "vivaelpujols", and occasionally contribute to ...

Jason Schmidt Makes his 2009 Debut
The Hardball Times — ... Hi all. I am one of the new guys Dan mentioned the other day, who will be joining THT to write for the Live Blog. I'm excited. For anyone who cares, I live in LA and am a die-hard Cardinals fan for some reason. I also write for Driveline Mechanics ...

Roster Doctor
The Hardball Times — ... and Driveline Mechanics so I'll be more than happy to take a look at his team and see what I can make of it. The settings: Player Pool: Mixed No. of Teams: 14 Categories: Runs, RBI, OBP, SLG%, Net SB // Wins, Saves, Strikeouts, ERA, WHIP Scoring: Rotisserie Other notes: Daily updates, Non-keeper, no bench (BN) spots Roster: C - ...

Afternoon Royals Links: Congratulations Devil Fingers & The Myth of St. Willie's Good Season
Royals Review — ... , frequent RR poster "Devil Fingers" has welcomed his firstborn son into the world. Congrats DF. ...

"With the anticipated addition of Tim Hudson in the near future, we have not pursued John Smoltz,"...
Sports Page Atlanta — ... - 58 comments Around SB Nation Help me, Giants Fans! With Grumblings on Rios (sigh), Thome, and none on ...

Atlanta Falcons Examiner Camp Observations
Sports Page Atlanta — ... - 25 comments Around SB Nation Help me, Giants Fans! With Grumblings on Rios (sigh), Thome, and none on ...

Radio appearance on The Sports Show Live tonight @ 9:00pm EST
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Stats Radio appearance on The Sports Show Live tonight @ 9:00pm EST This is a link to the blog which is the hub for The Sports Show LIve. I've been on here before, though it used to be called RBI radio. Since there is no game tonight, there is no excuse not to listen! Link about 1 hour ago Gondeee_tiny gondeee Comment 0 comments 0 recs | Story-email Email Printer Print Around SB Nation News: Internet Radio Appearance Part II May 2009 from ...

Open Thread 9/21: Braves at Mets
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Braves 9, Astros 7 Sep 2009 by gondeee - 24 comments Game 129 Recap: Braves 9, Phillies 1 Aug 2009 by cbwilk - 91 comments Tim Hudson to start for Atlanta Braves on Monday Aug 2009 by gondeee - 50 comments Around SB Nation Billingsley, Dodgers Go For Sweep Sep 2009 from True Blue LA - 12 comments Braves forced to move Javier Vazquez? Sep 2009 from MLB Daily Dish - 1 comment Pitcher Profile: Rick Porcello (Part ...