http://firebrandal.com/2009/02/08/mechanical-analysis-michael-bowden.html Analyzing the Boston Red Sox since 2003 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:30:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://firebrandal.com/2009/02/08/mechanical-analysis-michael-bowden.html/comment-page-1#comment-37144 JS Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:15:08 +0000 http://firebrandal.com/newblog/2009/02/08/mechanical-analysis-michael-bowden/#comment-37144 Bowden's physique is ridiculous. You don't see that kind of dedication every day, especially with pitchers. Bowden’s physique is ridiculous. You don’t see that kind of dedication every day, especially with pitchers.

]]> http://firebrandal.com/2009/02/08/mechanical-analysis-michael-bowden.html/comment-page-1#comment-37143 Eric Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:30:22 +0000 http://firebrandal.com/newblog/2009/02/08/mechanical-analysis-michael-bowden/#comment-37143 i don't see how you aren't concerned about how much arm is involved. seems to me like that SHOULD be a concern. but i couldn't agree more as it pertains to him losing a few mph's on his fastball. other than your spin on the flaws of his motion, i would say its a solid breakdown of the delivery itself. whether it will be the cause of injury remains to be seen, especially when you're talking about getting 150+ innings out of him at the major league level some day. i don’t see how you aren’t concerned about how much arm is involved. seems to me like that SHOULD be a concern. but i couldn’t agree more as it pertains to him losing a few mph’s on his fastball. other than your spin on the flaws of his motion, i would say its a solid breakdown of the delivery itself. whether it will be the cause of injury remains to be seen, especially when you’re talking about getting 150+ innings out of him at the major league level some day.

]]> http://firebrandal.com/2009/02/08/mechanical-analysis-michael-bowden.html/comment-page-1#comment-37142 Joe Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:55:50 +0000 http://firebrandal.com/newblog/2009/02/08/mechanical-analysis-michael-bowden/#comment-37142 Good stuff, Pat. Good stuff, Pat.

]]> http://firebrandal.com/2009/02/08/mechanical-analysis-michael-bowden.html/comment-page-1#comment-37141 Gerry Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:39:35 +0000 http://firebrandal.com/newblog/2009/02/08/mechanical-analysis-michael-bowden/#comment-37141 Excellent job. The Sox have spent several years and several fortunes to develop guys like this. There aren't many of them, and they are all about winning games for the Red Sox. Not for barter. The continuing push to trade him (or Buch) for a catcher who may or may not be a substantial upgrade over Kottaras, Brown, Wagner, Exposito doesn't make sense. Excellent job. The Sox have spent several years and several fortunes to develop guys like this. There aren’t many of them, and they are all about winning games for the Red Sox.
Not for barter. The continuing push to trade him (or Buch) for a catcher who may or may not be a substantial upgrade over Kottaras, Brown, Wagner, Exposito doesn’t make sense.

]]> http://firebrandal.com/2009/02/08/mechanical-analysis-michael-bowden.html/comment-page-1#comment-37140 Bob Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:31:18 +0000 http://firebrandal.com/newblog/2009/02/08/mechanical-analysis-michael-bowden/#comment-37140 great assessment. He does use a lot more arm than is conventional, but it seems the club feels that it's alright or they'd have tried to change it. he does seem to repeat it well and that's what makes me most comfortable with it. sometimes it's not an issue of mechanics being unconventional so much as being able to have consistent motion. great assessment. He does use a lot more arm than is conventional, but it seems the club feels that it’s alright or they’d have tried to change it. he does seem to repeat it well and that’s what makes me most comfortable with it. sometimes it’s not an issue of mechanics being unconventional so much as being able to have consistent motion.

]]>