Posted by: Dave A (oxagin@hotmail.com) on Tue Sep 21 17:34:45 2004

>>> Injuries. <<<
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> Hi Dave
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> Injuries may very well have played a major role in Griffey’s slide. But, there has also been a noticeable change in his mechanics. Since earlier in his career he exhibited this same change during slumps, one could question if they are all are due to injuries.
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> Jack Mankin
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Mr. Mankin,

I figured it was injuries because he started to surge again this year in the homer department before getting injured again. That was my reasoning. I havn't studied his mechanics extensively over the period of time he was injured. It could be possible, but even if the mechanics have changed it is most likely due to injury because he can't get his reps in the way he could if he was healthy for a full season. So my guess is if his mechanics were not the same, that was a result of the injuries and having to take a lot of time off.