Sport Science: Aroldis Chapman

• osu45804

  

  http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/85556/sport-science-aroldis-chapman
  
  Pretty Impressive information & also very scary once he gets more and more experience. He is just going to be very dominate.
• hoops23

  

  Or he'll blow his arm out like every other flamethrower...
• justincredible

  

  hoops23;514326 wrote:Or he'll blow his arm out like every other flamethrower...

  
  We get it. You don't like the Reds. No need to piss on our parade in every thread.
• wes_mantooth

  

  justincredible;514332 wrote:We get it. You don't like the Reds. No need to piss on our parade in every thread.

  
  I love beer....I also am a Reds fan for this playoffs.
• hoops23

  

  justincredible;514332 wrote:We get it. You don't like the Reds. No need to piss on our parade in every thread.

  
  I have nothing against the Reds, especially if the parade has floats.
  
  More so just love giving OSU a hard time because he deserves it.
• justincredible

  

  hoops23;514380 wrote:I have nothing against the Reds, especially if the parade has floats.
  
  More so just love giving OSU a hard time because he deserves it.

  
  Floats and candy.
• hoops23

  

  
• justincredible

  

  hoops23;514386 wrote:

  
  I lol'd.
• sleeper

  

  Jesus, .03 of a second to react.
• justincredible

  

  sleeper;514673 wrote:Jesus, .03 of a second to react.

  
  I can tie my shoes in .03 seconds. NBD.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  With Dusty Baker as his manager, his arm will get ruined, just watch. Baker did it to Wood and Pryor in Chicago as well.
• justincredible

  

  Commander of Awesome;515790 wrote:With Dusty Baker as his manager, his arm will get ruined, just watch. Baker did it to Wood and Pryor in Chicago as well.

  
  That was my worry with Baker as a manager when he was first hired but he's been fine with all of the young arms on the team.
• lhslep134

  

  justincredible;515913 wrote:That was my worry with Baker as a manager when he was first hired but he's been fine with all of the young arms on the team.

  
  Baker didn't do anything wrong in Chicago.
  
  Prior's arm was obviously doomed from the start judging by the insane list of injuries he's had.
  
  Wood wasn't really his fault either.
  
  
  You can't blame a manager for "overusing" a player. Look at Strasbug, he was utilized literally to what they thought was a perfect extent, and he STILL blew his arm out.
  
  The human body is just not meant to throw the ball overhand at 100 MPH for an extended period of time, which is why flamethrowers like Chapman should remain in the 'pen.
• Ironman92

  

  Well Randy Johnson is the all-time saves leader for a reason.
  
  
  Oops....I forgot he is behind Nolan Ryan.
• justincredible

  

  Ironman92;516183 wrote:Well Randy Johnson is the all-time saves leader for a reason.
  
  
  Oppos....I forgot he is behind Nolan Ryan.

  Boom, roasted!
• Mooney44Cards

  

  And as we all know.....the only people who blow their arms out are the ones who throw the fastest.....oh wait.
• hoops23

  

  Isn't it liked 75% of current MLB pitchers have had Tommy John surgery at one point in their careers?
  
  That may be too high, but I remember hearing something ridiculous like this on ESPN a while back.
• Ironman92

  

  shit then...cut him
  
  Bring up Daniel Ray to start.....PH for him in the 6th and bring him back in to close it up.
• se-alum

  

  So that 105mph fastball actually equates to 108mph due to his release point. That's INSANE!
• Jawbreaker

  lhslep134;516006 wrote:Baker didn't do anything wrong in Chicago.
  The human body is just not meant to throw the ball overhand at 100 MPH for an extended period of time, which is why flamethrowers like Chapman should remain in the 'pen.

  
  I think it has to do more with the throwing motion and the abuse on the body. If you have a jerky throwing motion pitching a 70 MPH ball compared to a smooth "text book" motion throwing the ball 100 MPH, I would guess the guy throwing the ball 70 MPH wouldn't last as long.