Cardinals get creative again; sign Dr. Mike Marshall protege.

Link found here.
I love this. Yet again another instance of Cardinals management leaving no stone unturned to find talent to help the organization. For a great read about Mike Marshall's pitching theories, read here.

Boomer.

6 months ago glamboomer 6 comments 0 recs |

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

wow, they really are concerned about their left-handed pitching deficit!

the truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark/ it scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark -- macmanus

by tom s. on May 6, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

forget his proteges

sign Mike Marshall!

On with the (good) youth movement!

by aet15 on May 7, 2009 5:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Huh

I had never even heard of Mike Marshall before, but this is all pretty of fascinating. Maybe the guy is on to something? That video of the pitching mechanics sure was weird to see.

by mattybobo on May 7, 2009 12:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

yah...

but nearly all the pitchers who practice this lose a ton of their velocity. He’s only had one guy make the major leagues using his mechanics and he flamed out with the Rays back in the early part of this decade.

He’s got some interesting theories, but until he’s able to find a pitcher who can throw 90+ MPH consistently using his mechanics I will remain a skeptic.

FWIW, I’ve always thought that Mike Marshall was kind of a blowhard, look-at-me type of guy, so I don’t have a lot of respect for him.

"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller

by fourstick on May 8, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs