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Sports Central
April 16, 2014
Brad Oremland |
Sports Are Bad For Us About two weeks into the new baseball season, the Milwaukee Brewers are hot, but the early theme is probably injuries, particularly those that require Tommy John surgery.   |
Sports Illustrated
December 3, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Predictions, predictions Some prognostication for tennis in 2002... The physics of tennis... |
Wired
June 2004
Tom McNichol |
The Ultimate Pitching Machine Hardware and hard science are turning big-league ballplayers into precision-guided flamethrowers. Batter up! |
Popular Mechanics
April 2003
Jim Kaat |
The Mechanics Of Baseball Baseball has evolved in favor of the hitter. Here are nine factors that have changed the game. |
Sports Illustrated
November 12, 2001
Jon Wertheim |
Still railing on rankings Is it possible that tennis could adopt something similar to golf's World Ranking? Golf's system is based on results over the last two years and uses average points per event, not total points... |
Sports Illustrated
April 20, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Home runs getting you down? Baseball Q&A: Dave Stieb... bored with home run after home run?... why isn't anyone hitting .400?... etc. |
Salon.com
September 19, 2002
King Kaufman |
Curt Schilling needs the ball The five-man rotation steals starts from aces and gives them to lesser arms. When will a manager have the guts to ditch it? |
Sports Illustrated
October 25, 2000
Frank Deford |
National Passed Time Baseball is still our game -- if we can stay awake. The bizarre thing about baseball is nobody disputes that the games are too long, and because of this the game is being terribly harmed... |
Sports Central
July 22, 2013
Jeff Kallman |
Erik Bedard, Knowing His Limits Erik Bedard just might be a pitcher who's smart enough and experienced enough to know his limits, even if he did learn them by attrition. It doesn't -- shouldn't -- make him seem any less a competitor. |
Sports Central
February 23, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
Five Aces, Five Falls, One Coach Who Learned the Hard Way The Washington Nationals say Stephen Strasburg won't be limited in his 2012 starts, but will be limited in his total innings' workload this season. |
AskMen.com
Abigail Ekue-Smith |
Weekend Warrior Injuries A look at the most common sports injuries and how to prevent them. |
Sports Central
February 20, 2011
Jess Coleman |
How Pitchers Can Prevent Injuries Every year, over 25% of the money spent on Major League Baseball pitchers is spent on pitchers on the disabled list. |
Sports Central
April 14, 2011
Tom Kosinski |
Tennis Has Gone to the Clones The game needs more unique players, and more individual, unique games. Johnny Mac is on the right track. |
Sports Illustrated
June 21, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Mending Wood Velocity down, Cubs pitcher struggling to regain form |
Popular Mechanics
November 2006
Davin Coburn |
Tech Watch: Pitch Perfect Is the "gyroball" -- said to be designed by a computer scientist -- the first new pitch in nearly four decades or a complete and total sham? |
Salon.com
April 25, 2001
Allen Barra |
The golden age of pitching is now When you consider what today's hurlers have to deal with, our low opinion of them is way off-base. Plus: Does God answer NASCAR prayers? |
Sports Central
March 10, 2005
Tyson Wirth |
Baseball's Great Secret There was a time when baseball was a game of constants, a game you could rely on. The rules of the game were simple and universal: the Red Sox were cursed, Babe Ruth was without equal, and good pitching was superior to good hitting. |
Sports Central
September 1, 2011
Vito Curcuru |
Why a Pitcher Should Never Win the MVP Pitchers are incredibly valuable to baseball teams. The question as to whether they are the most valuable in their leagues will continue to be debated. |
This Old House
Jennifer Stimpson |
10 Uses: Tennis Balls Your racket may be gathering dust in the attic, but don't throw away its partners in crime. Here's how to use tennis balls without ever hitting the court. |
Sports Central
March 14, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
Frank Jobe, RIP: Elbow and Shoulder Above the Rest Tommy John probably should be in the Hall of Fame -- as much in the pioneer category as any other. And so should the physician who developed and performed that surgery named for him. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
How To: Get Into Baseball Even though there's a lull in sports right now, there's no need to pout. If you haven't paid much attention to baseball before, here are some tips on how to get into the game. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2007
Tom Colligan |
Tennis Physics: Anatomy of a Serve PM analyzes what the average tennis player won't: What happens in the two-thirds of a second between toss and ace. |
Sports Illustrated
July 26, 2000
George Plimpton |
The Curious Case of Sidd Finch He's a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style, Sidd's deciding about yoga -- and his future in baseball. (From April 1, 1985) |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Invest Like Baseball's Best What can the best major-league managers teach savvy investors? 1. Think long-term... 2. Don't ignore dividends... 3. Know when to let go... |
Sports Illustrated
June 13, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Interleague played-out Baseball's experiment may have run its course... |
AskMen.com
January 28, 2013
Vince Del Monte |
Shoulder Stability The shoulder joint is a "ball and socket"-type joint and is meant to produce a wide range of upper body movements and mobility. Because of its extreme mobility, the shoulder joint is sometimes more prone to becoming injured during heavy lifts. |
Sports Illustrated
May 24, 2000
Tom Verducci |
The trouble with starting young The next Golden Age of young starting pitching was on display at the 1997 All-Star game.... |
AskMen.com
Sabrina Rogers |
Top 10 Common Sports Injuries Read on to find out which injuries are most common, as well as ways to prevent and treat these ailments. |
Sports Illustrated
October 1, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Four-warning Go on short rest or take a gamble, that is the question for managers in Baseball's playoffs. |
Sports Illustrated
August 15, 2002 |
Prior commitment Cubs vow not to overwork their phenom pitcher |
Salon.com
March 28, 2002
Allen Barra |
What Barry Bonds did wrong He's the best player in baseball, but hitting 73 home runs at age 37 isn't just unnatural, it might be ruining the game... |
AskMen.com
Pete Flies |
Top 10: Classic Baseball Plays Here are 10 classic baseball plays that will remind us why baseball in October is great. |
Sports Illustrated
April 3, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Give Pedro some time The best young pitcher I ever saw was Dwight Gooden. But as he grew heavier and stronger after rehabbing his shoulder, he lost some of that natural looseness in his arm and consequently lost some of the late life off his fastball. Is that happening to Pedro now that he's gained 15 pounds? |
AskMen.com
November 1, 2001
Ian Lee |
Preventing Sports Injuries You don't need expensive gear to prevent injuries; just the basics and a bit of knowledge... |
AskMen.com
Jeff Bayer |
Most Effective Exercise Ball Movements Too many guys still think that ab exercises are all that can be done with an exercise ball. That's just not the case. |
Sports Illustrated
April 26, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Vlad, undervalued? Believe it Baseball Q&A: Who is over/under rated?... Considering how thin starting pitching is, why don't managers entertain the idea of returning to the days of four-man rotations?... Are the Braves interested in acquiring A-Rod in the off-season?... etc. |
Sports Central
October 20, 2008
Mert Ertunga |
Radical Rule Changes For Tennis Suggestions for changing the rules for tennis include letting fans yell after a good shot and moving the service line closer to the net by an inch. |
BusinessWeek
June 7, 2004
Mark Hyman |
"Tommy John" Comes To High School Because of a rash of elbow injuries among high school baseball players, the once-experimental procedure called "Tommy John" elbow surgery is being sought out by anxious parents. |
Sports Central
September 5, 2004
Diane M. Grassi |
Yankees' Failures Not News You don't need to be a rocket scientist to see what may be coming. But whatever the outcome this season, the team's 2004 legacy will be mostly about its failed management and ownership, not its players. |
AskMen.com
October 4, 2001
Ian Lee |
Stretching Can Perfect Your Muscles Most guys ignore stretching because they either think it makes them look like dorks or they don't understand how important and beneficial stretching is, both before and after a workout... |
Salon.com
July 11, 2002 |
Enough about All-Star interruptus! ...I'm afraid that all this hot air over the ending of a game that nobody cared about the ending of in the first place is going to cause baseball to overreact and ruin what remains... |
Sports Illustrated
February 26, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Pitchers strike out Umps will call 'em high, but Maddux is down and out... |
Sports Central
September 23, 2015
Louie Centanni |
Simple Solutions For Jon Lester's Mind-Boggling Issue In 2015, Lester has become the Oprah Winfrey of stolen bases: "You get a stolen base, you get a stolen base! EVERYONE GETS A STOLEN BASE!" |
Sports Central
September 1, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
Macho Meatheads It's one thing for a team to nudge a key wounded warrior back to the field as soon as reasonably possible. It's something else again for a team whose season has (or should be) blown up to push it. |
BusinessWeek
June 7, 2004
Mark Hyman |
Young Athletes, Big-League Pain Year-round play and dreams of going pro are side-lining kids with serious sports related injuries. |
Salon.com
November 4, 2001
King Kaufman |
Surprise ending If life followed a script, the Yankees would have won the World Series. But it doesn't, and they didn't... |
AskMen.com
March 3, 2014
Anthony Yeung |
We've Got A Method For You To Improve Your Body. And It Only Costs $3. Every time you move, your muscle fibers contract and relax repeatedly. Sometimes, however, small bundles of those fibers become ultra-contracted and can't relax, creating a trigger point or "knot." |
AskMen.com
Shawn Loeffler |
Training For Tennis - The Roddick Way If the average tennis player incorporates some of these tips into his regimen, his game should improve drastically. |
Sports Illustrated
June 5, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Solving the steroids problem Players have the power to clean up baseball. |
AskMen.com
Gray Miles |
U.S. Open Tennis Tennis greatest players are considered by many to be the best athletes on earth. It's not just the complexity of the physical demands of the sport but the mental toll that prolonged one-on-one competition can take that elevates these players to a higher plane. |
