Thumb to thigh, palm to sky.

Seeing pictures like that brings two words to mind: Tommy John

I wish I could remember which pitcher it was who said "Nature never intended a man to turn his arm that way throwing rocks at a bear."

Great, great picture, Aaron. We've all seen so much baseball that the sheer violence of a pitcher's motion often passes right by us.

When I watch Doc in person (from behind home plate) as opposed to on TV (from a centre field camera) what I always notice, and what always makes me fret, is this quick and short upper body twist he does from the full windup as he starts his motion. I never notice it on TV, but I never fail to notice it at the park. Always makes me think he's going to wrench his back. I don't even think about his arm and shoulder. The things we take for granted...

I don't know if it's the camera angle or not, but the apparent rotation of the wrist bothers me.

You know, it used to be that slasher/horror movies scared me but now the mundane shot of a school-bus full of children sliding off the road into water in The Sweet Hereafter is my nightmare. Similarly, it's not the dramatic collision at the plate that gives me a chill, but rather pictures like this one.

Well, the question was asked a year ago, but I'd hate to think that the answer is still gnawing at Magpie, so a quick search produces this answer: Carl Hubbell, screwball pitcher.

What a difference in this year's images. Any new renditions of this sickening scene to come, Aaron? Although, if you consider what followed last year...

I do have some images like that from this year.

I'm afraid to put them up.