Seattle Mariners Say Goodbye To Their Weightroom

[strongdaniel]

http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/0...r-weight-room/

[Sami]

Says the 140lb S&C coach.

[gzt]

http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/0...r-weight-room/

Look for a repeat of the 2008 season. Then again, they might've acquired enough talent that it doesn't matter what they do for S&C, so they might just finish 3rd (out of 4, for those who don't follow baseball) again.

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

I'm sure there is a deliberate rethorical question hidden in the first four lines of comment #2.

For the terminally lazy, here they are:

>> Well, I've maintained this all along. What good does it do to build up muscles if the tendons, ligaments and joints necessary to move and manipulate those muscles are overly taxed?

IPB

[Guido]

Did they learn nothing from the steroid era of the late-90's and early 2000's? Clearly, getting stronger = good for baseball players' performance. They'll find out the hard way when all their power hitting numbers go down.

[gzt]

Did they learn nothing from the steroid era of the late-90's and early 2000's? Clearly, getting stronger = good for baseball players' performance. They'll find out the hard way when all their power hitting numbers go down.

Then again, they may do better than the Marlins, who seem to have an @Fitter coach now.

[banthafodder]

*sigh* and I just got a 6-game pack to see the Mariners this year. Oh well, I have a three year old, so it's fun even if they lose.

[kittenSmash]

Just great, we suck already, now I'm definitely not going to any games.

[Sami]

Weight training produces injuries, and produced the Roid Rage culture that disgraced the game. Run, throw, shag fly balls, learn to slide properly, swing the bat till your arms are ready to all off. But no more weights. Melt them down and sell them for scrap. Get them out of the clubhouses. Fine any player caught coming anywhere near them.

lol

[Guido]

They all need to read Bill Starr's article about "Keeping Strength in the Strength Program".