Portable Magic
Reading, for me, is entertainment and an escape from the real world. But it can also inform and stretch the boundaries of the life I live.
Currently reading
The Arm - 62/368 pg
'While human's unique ability to power high-speed throws using elastic energy may have been critical in enabling early hunting, repeated overuse of this motion can result in serious injuries in modern throwers.'
Nearly one hundred years passed before anyone in baseball recognized that.
This book is really interesting so far, but the most fun has been with the author's ongoing skewering of the way baseball culture has embraced modern analytics for strategy but resisted science-based inquiry into better medical management and prevention.
Evolution is a funny thing. The technology, the advancement, the progress - everything today reinforces the idea that we know more and are better positioned to understand the problem at hand. And maybe we are. Maybe we're closer to figuring out the arm. That doesn't take away the fact that most baseball men are still saying the exact same shit they did 75 years ago.
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