Long Toss Article

I came across this today. Mychael Urban writes about alternative long toss warm ups for pitchers. For anyone that has ever wondered why the heck Zito does a 300 foot long toss here's an explanation.

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URBAN WOULD KNOW!!!

HE USED TO PLAY IN COLLEGE YOU KNOW!!1

AND HE’S BUDDIES WITH ZITO.

Fairley odd parent to Wendell
converting tools into skills since 2008...

by WTF on Aug 11, 2009 10:49 AM PDT reply actions

Revelation:

Mychael Urban is Barry Zito’s thumb.

by ryanmiles on Aug 11, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions

baby elephant walk

ftw

Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."

There's 3 ways to do something: the right way, the wrong way, and the Max Power/ Ginats Way...

by natteringnabob on Aug 11, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Asked what “sold” him on Jaeger’s philosophy, Daniels says, “Alan is a high-energy guy with a passion for keeping players healthy.”

Well, that’s certainly convincing.

VAE PVTO DEVS FIO

by Bhaakon on Aug 11, 2009 2:36 PM PDT reply actions

CANYUN TOSS

by KCE on Aug 11, 2009 5:18 PM PDT reply actions

so…. Zito long tosses for another off-season and he’ll add another 8 mhp to his fastball and pitch like Haren?

by OTTOMATIC on Aug 11, 2009 5:48 PM PDT reply actions

we can only hope.

by dogdays on Aug 12, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions

The whole bit about the redwood tree sold me. Because if redwood trees growing tall isn’t exactly like throwing a baseball, I don’t know what to say….

by Missing Barry on Aug 12, 2009 9:15 AM PDT reply actions