The mechanical man
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If I were running an organization, Mike Pagliarulo would be one of my highest-ranking officials. The former Yankee third baseman has done an exhaustive study of the medical risks associated with pitchers and come up with a Proper Pitching Mechanics formula, which identifies and measures 30 reference points in six stages of the pitching motion. Based on his formula, he considers Manny Delcarmen a "high risk" for injury. "Delcarmen's third stage out of the six pitching stages is most out of whack," Pagliarulo concluded. "The third stage has to do with arm extension in the back, otherwise known as the timing of taking the ball out of the glove properly. Delcarmen does two things wrong here. First, he takes the ball out of his glove too late. Second, he 'short-arms' his arm circle in the back."