Reply to "Curveballs"

RJMHSBaseballWeb member since 2007

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Originally posted by Doughnutman:
For what it is worth, I just found out this week that 3 hard throwing 14-15 year old guys who have thrown curveballs since they were little, have just had their baseball career delayed by 9 months to forever with blown elbows. I know all of them and their parents. I know many hard throwing guys who have never thrown a curve that are doing just fine and many soft throwing guys who throw 90% curveballs that are just fine.

Maybe the key is hard throwers should wait until they are finished growing. Soft throwers don't matter much because they don't put much stress on the arm on any pitch.

I don't know but it has really saddened me and made me even more protective of my son's arm. No curveballs until he can vote.

I'll bet these pitchers have dominated since they were younger and have been pitched too much. Pitching too much, not curves is the main problem with youth pitchers.

fastball v. curve

6/2/098:26 PM

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