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Better pitching through chemistry?
2006-04-30 10:46
Amy Shipley of the Washington Post examines why pitchers may be wanting to experiment with PEDs. And why it may not be a great idea. "It's a question in everybody's head: Has it helped anybody in terms of performance?" said Robert Donatelli, a physical therapist who has consulted for the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies and tennis player Andy Roddick. "With pitchers, I don't really see how that would help them in terms of improving velocity. The velocity is mostly dependent upon how far the arm goes back . . . [and] how much time the hand has to develop speed to throw the ball.
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