MJH with some -BS-

I don’t think Cain is either. IMO

He’s a strikeout pitcher… What a concept, you know?… Take the ball out of play more often… and suddenly your defense has a better chance of not making an ass out of themselves.

If Davis can get Greinke, why not? Because you only control him for two years?…

You know in two years, everything is supposed to be set, right?… Feliz and Holland will be in the rotation by then… Justin Smoak will be your first baseman… Michael Young will be your third baseman, because GASP!… we have to play him somewhere.

I think the only way you trade for Grienke is if you’re confident you can resign him… because Davis is a lot to lose. But even if you don’t, it’s not like you’re in a hole. You have Michael Main and Blake Beavan and Neil Ramirez and Wilfredo Boscan right there on the fringes.

The worst Grienke can do here is pitch lousy and leave. Does anyone really think he could do any worse than what Brandon McCarthy has done for us?

The best he can do is pitch just like he has, if not better, and when it comes time to resign him, he’ll want to stay… because he knows that the Rangers will be contenders.

Give ’em Hurley, Davis… Mayberry…

Just get the fucker here.

Even professionals. You wanna talk about PEDs and tobacco use? Lots of professionals use that stuff, too. Let’s get the kids on it, too!

I did not call you out. I couldn’t even remember who you were. I called out the principles you teach without having a clue who you were. You specifically called me out by name.

Let’s go through the list again.

(1) I’ve never argued that it doesn’t. I think it’s funny that you’ve assumed I think that. The problem at hand is that I’m asking someone to prove that it DOES contribute to velocity. I’m still waiting for you to explain how it DOES contribute to velocity. Additionally, the term “scap load” is a misnomer anyway. The scapula is a bone; biomechanically, it CAN’T be loaded.. Muscles get loaded. Please, please, please, tell me which muscle is being loaded when you pinch back your shoulder blades. That would at least get things started.

(2) Scap loading, as a teaching element (one you claim not to use), promotes instability in the shoulder girdle. This can cause all kinds of problems ranging from rotator cuff tears, to SLAP lesions, and a buffet of tendinitis. “Loading” implies that something starts out as unloaded, then loads, then unloads. Physically and biomechanically speaking, that’s a lot of extra movement. Also, intentional or semi-intentional scap loading more often than not creates a significant arm drag (see the Tim Murphy discussion here). Arm drag, even when it’s not as severe as Murphy’s, puts unnecessary stress on the labrum and elbow as the arm violently catches up to the body. For a healthy release and a more efficient transfer of energy, the shoulder girdle must be stable. Again, as above, I’m still waiting for you to explain why it’s so safe.

(3) Ok, so now you agree that you were tooting your own horn. No more need to argue over it.

(4) I accept your position that you don’t directly teach scap loading, but my other points are still very valid. You still look for it and encourage other mechanical elements that lead to it. You still seem to have zero clue how or why it contributes to velocity. The fact that you argue so hard for it without knowing a single thing about it is just plain baffling to me.

You’ve proven nothing. You haven’t even tripped me up. If you don’t contribute something useful with your next post on this matter, I’m done responding to you. I recommend, though, that you pick up a book on anatomy and learn a little bit about physics and biomechanics, as well.