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Former MLB Pitching Coach Leo Mazzone Coming to NYC

By Jim Monaghan
Baseball Health Network

Jim Monaghan

Well-known radio/television host and noted author Ed Randall and his Fans For the Cure charity will present a special evening devoted to pitching and injury avoidance on Tuesday July 24 from 7-9 PM.

Leo Mazzone - Atlanta BravesOf particular interest to young players, their parents and coaches, the legendary Tommy John, Leo Mazzone, Atlanta Braves pitching coach to three Hall of Famers, and former noted Oakland A’s and Mets pitching coach, Rick Peterson, will speak on pitching and injury avoidance.

Leo Mazzone is no stranger to baseball fans. As the pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves, he presided over a pitching staff that won fourteen consecutive National League Eastern Division titles.

This will take place at the SVA Theater in New York City for a lively conversation in front of a live audience.

Tickets and more information can be found here.

Tagged With: Atlanta Braves, Ed Randall, Leo Mazzone, New York Mets, Rick Peterson, Tommy John, WFAN

Tommy John Town Hall Meeting June 28, 2016

By Jim Monaghan
Baseball Health Network

Jim MonaghanBaseball Health Network members Dr. Christopher Ahmad and Leo Mazzone were among the members of an all-star panel at the “Tommy John Town Hall Meeting” on June 28 in New York City.

Tommy John, the man for whom the celebrated surgical procedure was named was also joined by Dr. Glenn Fleisig from the American Sports Medicine Institute, moderated by WFAN’s Ed Randall.

Fans 4 the Cure Town Hall Meeting
L-to-R: Ed Randall, Tommy John, Leo Mazzone, Dr. Christopher Ahmad, Dr. Glenn Fleisig

Among the many highlights –

* Tommy John saying that in all the years since his surgery, not one MLB pitcher who’s undergone the same procedure has ever reached out to him.

* Leo Mazzone on one of his secrets to pitching without injury – “Pitchers should throw more often, but with less intensity. Throw a lot so that you find your max effort you can put on a pitch without maxing out.”

* Tommy John remembering an instance in which renowned player agent Scott Boras said that Tommy John doesn’t know what he’s talking about when it comes to the surgery that bears his name.

* Dr. Christopher Ahmad on studying Tommy John surgery technique under legendary Dr. Frank Jobe – “As he began an operation, Dr. Jobe turned to me and said, ‘I’ve done so many of these procedures…I think I’ll do this one left-handed.’ The joke was on all of us in the operating room, since he was, in fact, left-handed.”

* Dr. Glenn Fleisig – “There was a recent study that demonstrated that overexertion on full-speed fastballs and not curve balls were the cause of the majority of arm injuries.”

* Tommy John saying that it’s a myth pitchers throw harder after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Proceeds from the event went to Ed Randall’s Fans For the Cure.

Tagged With: Baseball Health Network, Dr. Christopher Ahmad, Glenn Fleisig, Leo Mazzone, Major League Baseball, Tommy John, Tommy John Surgery

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