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Mark Prior on Stephen Strasburg: Pitcher's Arm Action Tough to Change

Critics who blame the torn elbow ligament suffered by Stephen Strasburg on faulty pitching mechanics may or may not have a point, but the bigger point is, not much could have been done to effectively change Strasburg's form. There's not a whole lot that can be done prudently to change the arm action that allows an...

Note to Nationals: Save Baseball, Shut Stephen Strasburg Down

WASHINGTON –- In Stephen Strasburg's last start on Saturday, when he was pulled in the fifth inning after grimacing after a thrown pitch, more people than there were seats for crammed into the Phillies' Citizens Bank Park. Even in Philadelphia -- which leads the National League in attendance -- that was worth...

No Need to Panic Over Stephen Strasburg

Right now it's very easy to panic and begin predicting the demise of Stephen Strasburg. White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper, who to his credit is one of the game's best pitching minds, scared the wits out of Washington fans this week when he compared Strasburg and his mechanics to those of Kerry Wood and Mark Prior. Of...

Report: Kenny Williams and White Sox Coaches All Getting Extensions

As a whole, the baseball season in Chicago has been a disappointment. The Cubs were expected to contend for a World Series title only to be thrown off track by injuries and Milton Bradley, while on the other side of town the White Sox have failed to exceed expectations. As is usually the case when this happens to...

White Sox Can't Rely on Jose Contreras

While his recovery from a ruptured achilles tendon last August has been miraculous, Jose Contreras's performance on the pitching mound this season has been disastrous. Contreras wasn't expected to be back until the middle of the season, if at all, but somehow he worked his way into the White Sox starting rotation out of...

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05/31/12 Cooper: Nothing Wrong With Hawk's Rant Source: CBS - WBBM Newsradio 780 - Chicago IL (WSCR) When the White Sox defeated the Rays on Wednesday, the team completed a three-game sweep at Tropicana Field, while extending their winning streak to a season-long eight games.
05/29/12 Sox's Cooper fires back at skeptics of Sale's pitch... Source: WTGN TV - Chicago IL Chris Sale said his left arm felt fine Tuesday, one day after striking out 15 but needing 115 pitches in 7 1/3 innings to beat Tampa Bay. But pitching coach Don Cooper was furious at critics who suggested Sale's pitch count was too high, considering that left arm soreness caused him to miss a start earlier this month.
05/10/12 MLB notes: Setback forâ¦ Source: The London Free Press - London ON - Canada Outfielder Brett Gardner, who was expected to return Thursday to the New York Yankees, has had a setback in his recovery from an elbow injury.
05/10/12 Mac and Spiegs: The Docket for 5/9/12 Source: CBS - WBBM Newsradio 780 - Chicago IL The Chris Sale saga continues, with more mixed messages somehow, even as tangential clarity is achieved.
05/09/12 Source: White Sox's Sale (elbow) to have MRI Source: ESPN Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale will undergo an MRI on his left elbow, Sox pitching coach Don Cooper told ESPN Baseball Insider Jim Bowden on his radio show Wednesday.

Background on don cooper

Donald James Cooper (born January 15, 1957 in New York City) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball and the current pitching coach of the Chicago White Sox.

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