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To: Artemis Webb

I pitched from the time I was 8 until 17 and just ruined my arm. There was a ton of pressure to keep throwing that I wouldn’t tell the coaches when my arm hurt.


5 posted on 04/12/2011 10:08:16 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: Wyatt's Torch
“There was a ton of pressure to keep throwing that I wouldn’t tell the coaches when my arm hurt.”

I can't stand coaches like that. Coaches should be emphasizing arm-preserving mechanics in those age ranges - not pushing for wins at any cost.

6 posted on 04/12/2011 10:11:29 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Wyatt's Torch

I learned the hard way one day: Never, ever, ever fake throwing a pitch without curling your fingertips as if around a baseball. I think it was the blood flying within my fingertips, but Oh My God that hurt.


23 posted on 04/12/2011 11:24:25 AM PDT by dangus
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