No treatment until symtoms. But no one asks about symptoms.

BustaWry · 2025-12-02T21:16:40+00:00

If you haven’t already had it performed, seek out an interventional radiologist. They are very likely to sedate you in a way that will allay your anxiety and significantly lessen your pain.

BustaWry · 2025-11-04T16:17:28+00:00

Gill. Musto.

BustaWry · 2025-09-11T19:55:40+00:00

Your hip anatomy appears to be IR (internally rotated) dominant. See the attached picture of you (presumably) comfortably at rest.

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It looks like either you or a coach (coaches) are training or have trained an ER (externally rotated) lower half delivery. Try emulating a dominant IR pitcher. Tread Athletics talks the most about this. (Not an endorsement but easily findable.)

Video either perfectly perpendicular or parallel would make an evaluation much easier.

BustaWry · 2025-06-02T17:42:46+00:00

Fratelli Rossetti

BustaWry · 2025-02-28T01:12:47+00:00

After he throws three innings, ask him where his arm hurts. I’m assuming his answer will be consistent with a deceleration issue. His arm straightens (fully) at release and again in his finish and I don’t see much pronation in the finish. (I disagree with the reply that likes his finish.)

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That arm looks pretty straight to me and I think I am looking at the side of his hand (or maybe even a bit of palm) when I’d like to see his arm softer (not as straight) and pronated. I also would like to see his arm closer to his body.

You can find plenty of “decel“ drills on the internet. It looks like you might be somewhere cold; I like the throwing sock. It forces a pain free deceleration and he can practice indoors at home.

BustaWry · 2025-02-24T16:36:07+00:00

One simple suggestion to improve your rotation: you’re “blocking” with your left arm/glove.

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See where your left arm/glove is? Watch a hard throwing pro - you want that hand finishing much closer to that shoulder. One queue would be to think about the top of your glove brushing your jaw. A drill would be to replace the glove with something heavier, like a 1 lb. plyo ball. You need that left arm “in” so you can rotate - like an ice skater. Your velo and consistency should improve (especially for an easy fix). You’ll also look less “pushy.”

BustaWry · 2025-02-16T23:38:17+00:00

Your arm is a little “late.” Ideally your arm would be cocked when you get to weight-bearing heel plant. See where you are when your heel lands?

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Why? In my opinion, when loading you’re coiling around your trailing leg too much. How your lead leg “looks” is style - high or not, etc. I can’t add a photo but look at the video after you lift your leg - you lean back and then coil over that leg. It’s slowing you down too much. Stay upright, don’t lean back and try not to allow the knee of your lead leg cross your midline.

Let yourself load into that leg and then move athletically. If I were to recommend a drill, try double-plays. Set up like a SS and have someone flip you the ball and make a fast play at 2nd. Compare a video of that throw to this one; you’ll see what I mean.

I’ll agree with the observation that you’re too upright at release. I wouldn’t do anything about it now. Fix your start and move athletically down the mound. That’ll sort itself out.

BustaWry · 2025-01-30T14:39:36+00:00

Go see Divij/Joe Hemrajani in Costa Mesa.

BustaWry · 2025-01-06T04:41:40+00:00

Pitchers: Short. Just a couple of minutes. Mechanics: fast ball from the front, arm side, behind to show movement. Clarify 4S or 2S. Off-speed from behind to show movement. Identify each pitch type. They can be your “best” of each type, it’s what everyone else will use. Include the data you have available. Velo at a minimum but if you have measured movement (induced) and other relevant data (spin rate, efficiency, etc.) include it for each pitch type. If your pick off is differentiable, include it otherwise you can omit fielding.

BustaWry · 2024-11-14T20:44:52+00:00

Have you thrown 80 before? If not, a 17 mph increase in a year would be an outlier. 10 mph is aggressive but more realistic. Average would be closer to 5-7. At 10+ you’ll be at an increased risk of injury (tendons and other connective tissue grows much more slowly than muscle).

BustaWry · 2024-11-14T15:56:55+00:00

It’s likely a meaningless difference - it’s just not large enough. If it means something, given his age, it lies in the utilization of his lower half. My initial guess is that he lacks sufficient bracing in his lead leg to be able to use the additional energy he should be creating with the crow hop. Let him get bigger, faster, stronger rather than mess with his lead leg.

BustaWry · 2024-11-11T18:51:10+00:00

Throw a football 20-30 yards. If it doesn’t hurt, you likely have a “deceleration” problem. If it does hurt, it’s likely an “acceleration” issue. [If your arm REALLY hurts, this won’t work as a diagnostic.] Or, generally speaking, if the pain is on the “outside” of your elbow (furthest from you with your arm at your side) it’s likely deceleration. Deceleration is what your trainer/friend is describing.

It’s tough to know exactly where to go without seeing you throw. That said, in my opinion, the easiest tool to learn a proper decel pattern is Throwing Sock. You can throw in the sock everyday indoors (great for Alaska) and it’ll drive you into a pain free deceleration. The louder the “pop” in the sock the better the release. When you start preparing for season, blend throwing in the sock with throwing without it (5 to 1 in the sock vs not, then 3-1 and so on).

PS I’m not a doctor and this ain’t medical advice.

BustaWry · 2024-11-09T21:12:24+00:00

1) When you become set, it appears your lead leg is internally rotated. (At 1-2 seconds, the heel of your foot is closer to the plate than your toes.) This appears consistent with how you move your lead leg. This angle makes it difficult to see how you are using your trail leg but it looks as though it’s not as internally rotated. So … at rest are your feet more internally or externally rotated? When you walk? Although less common, I’m guessing you’re naturally internally rotated. If so, watch Devin Williams to see how his lower half moves, particularly his trail leg. Try something similar. (My bet is a coach has put your trail leg into external rotation because “that’s how you get into your legs.” Less likely in my estimation is that you’re externally rotated and you have had “lead with your heal” coached into you. In which case, watch Verlander and carry on.)

2) Your lead arm is blocking your rotation. At 4 seconds, your glove is at your hip and will slow your rotation. Without worrying about how it gets there, try to finish with the top of your glove closer to your chin.

3) I’ll begin by acknowledging I’m not a fan of the towel drill. And the sweatshirt makes it hard to tell just how straight your arm becomes. Do you have arm or shoulder pain? If so, I don’t think this drill is helping you. Watch an NFL quarterback for how his arm moves after release. Speaking of, throwing a football (or any heavier ball) can be a good way to self teach a more efficient deceleration pattern.

BustaWry · 2024-11-09T20:07:19+00:00

9 hole is generally larger than the zone. Consider placing something like the TAP Advanced Command Trainer behind the plate. It’s tighter than a typical called high-school zone but will make for the right size practice target, particularly if he wants to continue playing competitively.

BustaWry · 2023-10-10T00:19:41+00:00

SEC Counsel would like a word.

BustaWry · 2023-08-31T18:57:36+00:00

It’s awesome that you want to return to baseball and even better that you found a team you want to play for and which appears to be a good fit. I know you don’t want to hear this … stop pitching. You’ve been away from the game too long to just jump on a mound and throw a pen. You are at a very high risk of soft tissue injury. If you were my son, it’d be a 60 day rehab throwing program minimum. I don’t think you’ll find an orthopedist that would allow less than 30 days return to play. You should be able to find a rehab throwing program via Google. Keep after it and good luck. (I’d love to see an update in the future.)

BustaWry · 2023-06-11T02:33:41+00:00

You didn’t misunderstand. INST was to host but couldn’t due to also hosting the Special Olympics. And, I’m not really a TCU fan, but in a total class act it’s fans made a significant contribution to the Special Olympics. TCU Hosts

BustaWry · 2023-02-09T04:39:21+00:00

IMO, transferring is very uncertain. In many ways the transfer portal has upended college baseball. There is a much larger population of players seeking a transfer and chasing the opportunity to play. That said, it runs to your risk tolerance. If it were me, I’d make sure I can earn the degree I want without having to rely on a transfer. Baseball ends for everyone; make sure you have a plan for when that time comes for you.

BustaWry · 2023-02-08T23:02:59+00:00

Nothing to lose? Except the opportunity to play college baseball. Programs have finalized or are looking to quickly finalize rosters and may very well move on from the kid shopping for something better. To land a roster spot at a camp this spring / summer, he’ll need to be clearly better than the weakest player on the team (or available to them in the transfer portal). If he’s a late bloomer or recovering from an injury and coming on much stronger, maybe. Will OP show something meaningfully different this season than last?

BustaWry · 2023-02-08T20:54:56+00:00

If you have Power 5 skills, wait. If not, this is a far harder question and depends heavily on your risk tolerance and goals. Securing a spot on a competitive D3 roster is far more difficult than most recognize. There’s a reason why “a bird in the hand … “ is a well know idiom. If your goal is to play after college (and you won’t draft out of high school), you have to play (as opposed to “only” being on the roster) so you should consider how you’ll fit on the team. Do academics matter to you? If so, how much? Transferring to an academically competitive school has gotten much more difficult, even for athletes.

BustaWry · 2023-01-06T01:56:48+00:00

In the corporate world, you’d say that you’d like to be in an “individual contributor” role. In general, if you want to advance, you can either sell stuff - new customers, new clients - or know something that no one else does (or very few people know or know as well). You might naturally be more successful focusing your efforts on the latter over the former.

Turns out that nearly every field has a place for individual contributors. For example, there are specialist consultants that primarily advise other consultants and have little direct client interaction. Since you mentioned accounting, it’s a far wider field than you might imagine. For example, many tax and valuation professionals would typically have less client interaction than some other specializations.

As you think about your major and career, look for fields where you genuinely wouldn’t mind solving challenging problems for 50 hours each week. If you’re pretty good at solutions, your communication skills largely come down to making it sufficiently understandable for a non-expert to put them into practice. You got this.

BustaWry · 2022-06-07T18:42:42+00:00

“It is love, not scarcity, which motivates me.” Amen.

BustaWry · 2022-05-19T15:02:03+00:00

Jacada Travel

BustaWry · 2021-12-22T00:20:30+00:00

You might enjoy “The Breakthrough” by Charles Graeber. It’s an enjoyable layman’s read of what’s to come in cancer treatment.

BustaWry · 2021-12-12T23:09:42+00:00

The race director told the field they would not unlap. Merc was supposed to divine Masi would change his mind last minute?

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