SB Nation User Blog: gte619n

Application of Pitch/FX

gte619n — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:13:08 -0000

Application of Pitch/FX

Brian Bannister, by all measures, does not really have "stuff." He does have the internet. This is a great read about a pitcher using Pitch/FX to go from "a 5.70 guy to a 3.70 guy."

Expert Prognosis on Adam Miller

gte619n — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:37:15 -0000

There's been quite a lot of discussion on Adam Miller's finger and his prognosis as a pitcher in the future. I forwarded Castro's latest article to my pop, who is an orthopedic microsurgeon in Columbus. He has specialized in hands for 30 some years. He has not examined Miller so PLEASE don't take this as gospel, but he is an expert in this area.

Here is his response:

He does not have a profundus tendon rupture as I suspected.

But, he has ripped out the pulleys in the tendon sheath. They function to hold the tendons tight to the bones in the finger to achieve maximum mechanical force of finger flexion.

Without the pulleys the tendon will "bowstring" away from the bones, decreasing flexion power. This is not essential in normal daily activities, but would be essential for a professional pitcher.

Look at the illustration; the pulleys labeled A-2 and A-4 are the critical ones that are needed.

Since the injury is ‘chronic’ (occurred last year) a repair would not be possible. The alternative is a ‘reconstruction’ of the pulleys using a graft. The graft material can either be retinacular tissue from the back of the wrist or a slip of a tendon. This operation is not commonly performed. I would anticipate a two month healing process where he can only bend the finger, followed by strengthening for one to three months. To do this procedure the entire volar (palm side) of the finger must be opened. The scar created from this will take 6 mo to one year to mature.

Bottom line: get the operation and sit out this year.

So, there you have it. Nothing definitive, for sure, but man, it doesn't sound good.

OT: The Bennyhillifier

gte619n — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:04:25 -0000

OT: The Bennyhillifier

Simply put, this is the reason that God created the internet. Take any Youtube video and fire it into the webapp. It then speeds it up and lays down the Benny Hill Theme song.

Indians Related Content: I tried to find the 8/31/2004 highlights and Bennyhillify it, but I had no luck on Youtube.

ATTENTION LGT: Jhonny Peralta is NOT NOT NOT moving to 3B for 2009. Please stop including any form...

gte619n — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:13:37 -0000

ATTENTION LGT: Jhonny Peralta is NOT NOT NOT moving to 3B for 2009. Please stop including any form of "... move Jhonny to 3B..." in any post.

Thank you. That is all.

Worst Lee/Halladay Article EVER

gte619n — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:10:09 -0000

Worst Lee/Halladay Article EVER

This article is the Ruben Amaro, Jr. of Cy Young discussions for 2008. I really am starting to lose my respect for THT if they let stuff like this get posted.

This guy is portending to go "inside the numbers" to show us how much better a season Doc is having. His "inside" the numbers include completely hypothetical statements, five of them beginning with 'if'. Furthermore, even using his "ifs," it only brings Halladay CLOSER to Cliff, not past him.

Real, Actual, Facts/Numbers:

WPA:
Cliff: 5.45
Doc: 3.65

FIP:
Cliff: 2.55
Doc: 3.04

Effective Win-Loss % (WPA Method)
Cliff: 0.813 (1st in AL)
Doc: Not Pictured, but below .691

Jose Guillen sounds like such a nice guy

gte619n — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:30:44 -0000

Jose Guillen sounds like such a nice guy

Who saw this coming? I BET NOBODY!!

Marcel for the rest of 2008

gte619n — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:41:36 -0000

Marcel for the rest of 2008

As expected, Jorge Velandia is set to improve. WOO HOO!!

Hardball Times CC Trade Evaluation

gte619n — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:18:21 -0000

Hardball Times CC Trade Evaluation

See, it's a pretty good trade. Jeeze, why can't the PD just run articles like this?!

Welgarz

gte619n — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:23:41 -0000

Welgarz

We've already touched on this article in a rouge FanPost. This is the proper FanShot. Welgarz actually burned the previous FanPost to the ground while pillaging, which is how he walks around.

WELGARZ!!!

gte619n — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:50:17 -0000

Nice little writeup in The Hardball Times about everyone's favorite Viking Plunder cum LF/1B/DH.

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/hitting-prospects-to-watch-in-2008/

Not a whole lot of new insights, but some nice swing comparison videos, pre/post draft. Nice to see Little Nicki getting some dap from some of the non-Indians evaluators out there.

Your FanPost must be at least 75 words long. Right now it's only 62 words long.