Chicago's Linebrink throws without pain in shoulder
Posted Feb 02 2009 10:43pm
Fri Jan 30th 2009
Scott Linebrink received an early 2009 present. When the Chicago White Sox's valuable setup reliever threw a baseball for the first time this off-season, he felt no pain behind his right shoulder. He missed most of the second half of 2008 because of tendinitis that eventually taxed the rest of the bullpen.
"It was the rest that I needed," Linebrink said. "Rest was the biggest thing. It wasn't something I was going to work through. From the middle of October to the end of December, I didn't pick up a baseball."
Linebrink had a 2.37 ERA in the first half but pitched only 81/3 innings in the second half. He has worked on strengthening his shoulder and on range-of-motion exercises. "Flexibility always has been an issue with me," Linebrink said. "I have to do everything I can to make sure I have good range of motion and [sound] mechanics."
Scott Linebrink received an early 2009 present. When the Chicago White Sox's valuable setup reliever threw a baseball for the first time this off-season, he felt no pain behind his right shoulder. He missed most of the second half of 2008 because of tendinitis that eventually taxed the rest of the bullpen.
"It was the rest that I needed," Linebrink said. "Rest was the biggest thing. It wasn't something I was going to work through. From the middle of October to the end of December, I didn't pick up a baseball."
Linebrink had a 2.37 ERA in the first half but pitched only 81/3 innings in the second half. He has worked on strengthening his shoulder and on range-of-motion exercises.
"Flexibility always has been an issue with me," Linebrink said. "I have to do everything I can to make sure I have good range of motion and [sound] mechanics."
Source:Chicago Tribune