Footage of the 1924 World Series Game 7

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Darren,

I played quite a bit of baseball in my younger years, including a little time on the mound. I discovered, as a teenager, that my throwing arm was strong but woefully inaccurate. I also noticed that my shoulder took the majority of the punishment from my efforts.

I switched to a sidearm delivery. The accuracy improved dramatically and the pain went (and stayed) away. And, just after releasing the ball, the purposeful forward momentum of my arm came to a halt. It looks much more abrupt than it feels though. After the release, I just let my arm go limp...nothing to it.

At my age (42) the prospect of playing anything other than an infield position for a local softball team would be out of reach for me. However, I can still whip the ball to first...sidearm, of course...with decent velocity and no pain.

My point is this. WaJo's easy sidearm delivery puts much less stress on the old soup bone than you might think.

Best regards,

Eric

I still have no idea what I'm supposed to be replying to. You told a brief story of your pitching history. So what kind of input are you looking for from me????