Baseball's MVP: Dr. James Andrews

by Randy Booth on Sep 25, 2008 12:31 PM EDT in News

If you have an hour or two (seriously, it's a huge read), I suggest checking out a recent article on the King Voodoo Doctor himself, Dr. James Andrews (Voodoo, of course, in a good way):

Over the grueling 162-game season, bending the arm way back and accelerating it forward, the fastest recorded human motion, is hard on shoulders and elbows. In fact, pitchers make up half of major-league rosters yet account for 7 in 10 injuries. To protect and maximize its investments, Boston has adopted a startlingly different approach. It originated off the field, 1,176 miles from Fenway Park, in the operating room of Dr. James Andrews, a groundbreaking orthopedic surgeon in Alabama. The idea is this: Prevent injuries by predicting them.

It's a very in-depth read on a person that has a huge impact in sports, but never sets foot in a uniform. Check it out.

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This is an excellent article

A must read for any baseball fan.

The most telling part is that the Red Sox are ahead of the curve in regards to pitching injuries and prevention of those injuries. They are clearly doing it the right way. The Cleveland Indians are afraid to mess with their coaches and don’t seem to value this type of data yet. I have said that many times over there but the people at LGT didn’t seem to get it. I love both the Red Sox and Indians but at this point I respect the Sox more because they clearly understand that pitching injuries are a result of poor conditioning as well as mechanics. When other teams figure this out the Sox will not have such an advantage but right now they are the clear leaders. Go Sox!

Baseball is God's sport! All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident. kinesiologist

by E5 on Sep 26, 2008 3:53 PM EDT reply actions