The Twice-Weekly Half-Dozen For Baseball Pitchers

As you know, you can find a lot of pitching information on the Wild Wild Web, which can be down-right overwhelming. I mean at some point, the ole' noggin can only process so much stuff before it decides to shut-er-down, right?

So, I've always found it better to read other people's baseball pitching articles in little doses... maybe you have, too?

That's why a couple of months ago, I created a folder in my Internet Explorer's "Favorites" category that I labeled my Twice-Weekly Half-Dozen for Baseball Pitchers.

It's essentially links to the six Web sites that I visit on a twice-weekly basis that are both thought-provoking and informative.

And "Yes!"... some of the sites on my list present pitching philosophies that are controversial. And "No!"... I don't always agree with everything each site contains.

However, they are certainly all worth checking out because agree or disagree, there are some real nuggets of info there that'll definitely get you thinking...

The Twice-Weekly Half-Dozen

1. http://nsca-lift.org/forum/: The National Strength and Conditioning Association's forum on baseball contains posts from NSCA members -- most of whom are C.S.C.S. certified, the industry-standard in strength and conditioning training certification for athletes.
2. http://www.pitchingrebel.com: Dick Mills' The Pitching Rebel is one of just two instructional pitching blogs on the Internet. (The other, of course, is this one.) It's controversial, often negative, and I don't always agree with his information -- but definitely worth looking at.
3. http://baseballfit.com: Steve Zawrotny's Baseball Fit contains some great information on strength training and conditioning for baseball players (as well as for softball players). Plus, Zawrotny's C.S.C.S. certified and holds an M.S. in kinesiology.
4. http://www.pitching-mechanics.org: Paul Nyman's Setpro pitching mechanics forum for baseball pitchers has a loyal following. Again, like Mills' blog, some of Nyman's stuff is controversial (he coined the term scapula loading), his tone is "in-your-face," and I don't always agree with his philosophies... but this forum certainly makes for interesting reading.
5. http://www.webball.com/bullpen/pitch.html: A large baseball Web site on all positions. Owner Richard Todd is a big fan of John Bagonzi ("The Pitching Professor") and Ron Wolforth (PitchingCentral.com). Holds a semi-annual Pitching Challenge that's fantastic! (Only wish it was every year... hint, hint)
6. http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/pitching_articles.htm: Shameless, I know :-) But it's on the list, of course.

Yours in baseball,

Steven Ellis
The Complete Pitcher™
www.thecompletepitcher.com