Both. His swing plane causes his barrel to roll. Specifically when his lead arm gets straight too early. This is the start of the deceleration process, which is also when your hands begin to roll. Also when his barrel falls below his hands too soon. Then his barrel will try to get back to where his hands are telling… Read more

The second paragraph is correct, but with a barrel that is "flat" on contact. Also look at the Mauer's flat wrists. No turn. Verse Fed, hardcore wrist turn. Why one will have backspin verse the other that will have topspin. There are other concerns, too, like limited extension for guys who roll too early.

Theo said they wouldn't mess with him this season to see if he would be able to adjust properly. He may have a completely new swing after this off-season. Read more

Thanks Fendi. I like you. Read more

I'll one up him. http://deadspin.com/5782154/this-i… Read more

Do me a favor. Pee at half speed. Trying to hit a baseball is similar, particularly at that level, when everything is so fast and sharp. That is why his mechanics need to change. He's peeing at full speed, just without an — I cornered myself here — urethra to control where the stream goes. Read more

After watching Soler for two weeks, I told a buddy he would be the best of the Cuban outfielders when it's all said and done. His contract looks like the best thing in baseball right now. (Maybe other than Sale.) Read more

Potentially. I hate trying to predict injuries — I've had four sports surgeries — just because everyone's built so differently and predicting that is somewhat of a crapshoot. It also makes my knee/shoulders/elbow hurt all over again. Read more

Take a stick or bat. Now straiten your lead arm like Baez in the picture in the article prior to contact. The next motion will be your top hand beginning to roll. This action causes the barrel to roll with the top hand, as they are connected. A rolling barrel on contact — think of it like a tennis swing — means the… Read more

Craggs cut all my references to Illini basketball for some reason. Read more

You are correct. Fixing now. Read more

Any reason why there was no mention of Bud Selig? Just curious. Read more

It spells CUM! Read more

For sure. It's a much larger issue that started with Reagan. I think I am more complaining about #2 on my thing. Cops trying to FIND illegal activity, however minor, for some reason. That's not their job, but it seems they think it is. That is my larger issue here. Read more

That's not most arrests. Those aren't even arrests. How many cops you know? I know a lot of good cops, and let me tell you, they will not do that paper work. Good cops diffuse a situation and move on. They don't escalate a nothing situation. Those aren't being reported. Read more

Yes. The study is linked in this article. Read more

I understand that. I do. Really, I do. But as we seen over the country, particularly with weed, local branches CAN determine what to arrest and charge for, particularly minor stuff. When I mean "over-arrest" I mean: Read more

You're also arguing that Americans citizens break the law at a much higher rate than any other country in the world. Again, this is a US problem. And it starts with who is the arbitrator of arrests. Read more

So you are saying the cops do not over-arrest? At all? 1/3 Americans are arrested by the age of 23. This seems like a problem to me. Read more

I had a long twitter conversation with a SWAT member in Florida. He started defending no-knocks SWAT for minor drug warrants, etc. as a safety thing. I told him it seemed like they were escalating the potential for violence and putting THEMSELVES in further danger for a violent confrontation. He didn't really have a… Read more