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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Physical conditioning results
Some interesting tidbits about the conditioning of players.
Glove-slap: Kyle.
Increased physical strength and power has nothing to do with improving health due to contact.
Strengthening the tendons/ligaments and supporting skeletal muscles in the body can help produce better bat speed and arm speed.
Baseball is the one sport that lags far behind the rest of the curve when it comes to exercise science and kinesiology.
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Well, either it will lead to more wins, or it won’t. Given the lack of contact in baseball (relative to hockey, basketball, and football), one might be skeptical.