pitching arm
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpitchandarm
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pitch
noun
uk/pɪtʃ/us/pɪtʃ/
UK
an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, ...
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arm
noun
uk/ɑːm/us/ɑːrm/
either of the two long parts of the upper body that are attached to the shoulders and have the hands at ...
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(Definition ofpitchandarmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A sore elbow in hispitchingarmderailed his season.
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According to some sources, hispitchingarmwas dead from overwork in the three prior seasons.
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She had a very strongpitchingarmand also was a solid defender at second base.
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He had often been accused of possessing poor mechanics, and the stress put on hispitchingarmhaunted him early.
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He injured hispitchingarmin 1931, and had to switch to a side arm release to continue pitching.
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As a young boy he developed a love for baseball, and spent years training and perfecting hispitchingarm.
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He egotistically returns to pitching too soon, despite being warned that he is risking serious injury to hispitchingarm.
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He is also known for the revolutionary surgery, now named after him, which was performed on a damaged ligament in hispitchingarm.
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Throughout the season, problems in hispitchingarmflared up again, restricting him to just innings pitched and 20 games started.
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Most major league pitchers throw at speeds between 60 and 100 mph, putting high amounts of stress on thepitchingarm.
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However, she ended her career prematurely after developing a sorepitchingarmwhile trying to adapt to a new pitching motion in 1947.
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Igawa is also known for his unique follow-through, in which he throws his left leg into the air and return hispitchingarmto a high position.
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