Baseball pitching motion analysis, troubleshooting, and performance based on science, featuring pitching motion troubleshooter Angel Borrelli - a Sport Kinesiologist with a Master's Degree in Exercise Science. Listen as Angel discusses the prevention and treatment of baseball pitching injuries, as well as science-based performance tips for baseball pitchers, coaches, and parents of all ages. More information on Angel can be found at https://gymscience.com
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Little Italy Podcast & Little Italy of LA Podcast celebrate Italians & Italian Americans contributing to art, culture, science, travel, community, and so much more throughout the U.S., Los Angeles, and beyond. Created and hosted by Deborah Zara Kobylt, award-winning journalist and proud Italian American living in Los Angeles, who grew up in NJ, NY, and Fla.
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Michelle Danner, Founder, The Creative Center for the Arts” & “The Los Angeles Acting Conservatory,
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Michelle Danner, film director and founder, “The Creative Center for the Arts” & “The Los Angeles Acting Conservatory,” has had a remarkable career in multiple areas of the arts, and she joins us today to talk about longevity, how the business is changing, and how a good story always rules. Michelle is behind some of the industry’s most notable fil…
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S11E10 - From Pitching Styles to Warm-ups and Everything In-Between: Tips to Take Advantage of Every Moment For Improvement
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From Pitching Styles to Warm-ups and Everything In-Between: Tips to Take Advantage of Every Moment For Improvement This episode is filled with small things you can do and think about today that add-up to improvements tomorrow. Email Angel at angel@gymscience.com https://AngelBorrelliPitching.comΑπό τον Angel Borrelli
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Fastball, Change-Up, Slider: Using Kinesiology to Improve your Ball Release Knowledge is power and in this episode, Jacob and I discuss some of my troubleshooting tips for ball release issues that can help some of the most common ball flight errors for the fastball, change-up and slider. Email Angel at angel@gymscience.com https://AngelBorrelliPitc…
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Finishing Your Pitch: The Most Overlooked Part of Your Motion Seven muscles of your shoulder, elbow, forearm, and fingers work harder in the deceleration phase of the motion than the acceleration phase. You will learn what you can do right now to improve this part of your pitching motion and how it translates into better velocity, better location, …
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Please welcome to our shows, Alexo Wandael, Italian film director, producer, and director based out of LA and NY, and he joins us to discuss an incredibly interesting project he’s been working on called ITALIANY.US, where he photographs his subjects and black and white, all of them from Italy, and interviews them about the life they’ve created here…
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Please welcome our shows Alessandra Repini, who wrote, “THE ITALIAN LADY: The Perfect Guide To Making Yourself ever Cheerful, Classy and Admired.” Alessandra talks about how to discover the “modern day dolce vita and enjoying it wherever you are in the world,” which is another subtitle to her book. Have you ever noticed how Italian women always see…
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Troubleshooting The Glove Arm When is the last time you thought of the glove arm as a major player in location, velocity, and timing of the pitching motion? It’s possible you never thought of it because it is the most overlooked body part in the entire delivery. In this podcast, I will teach you how to see what you’re looking at as well as the thre…
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In today’s episode you will see four exercises that will give you feel for the muscles responsible for accelerating the ball. Starting with an easy floor movement to an advanced movement in the gym, do these exercises to find your velocity muscles. Be sure and go to Angel Borrelli Pitching on YouTube to listen and see today’s “videocast”. https://y…
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Please join me in welcoming Raffaella Valentini, our esteemed Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles, who joins us to discuss a monumental event that soon grace our shores at the Port of Los Angeles - the arrival of what’s been called “the most beautiful ship in the world,” the Amerigo Vespucci. The Vespucci is the historic and iconic training ship…
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Please join me in welcoming Anna Harsh, author, professional dancer, award-winning choreographer, and founder of the Allegro Dance Company, a dance troupe that teaches and performs traditional dances of Italy, region by region. They perform throughout the country and internationally, and their work is absolutely spectacular! The mission of Allegro …
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The Most Important Arm Angle/Timing During the Pitching Motion With photos and videos, this episode discusses the importance of the arm angle at stride-foot-contact and its effect on acceleration and ball release. Injuries, late-arm depictions, and ideas for identifying and correcting a flaw in this phase of the motion are included in this very com…
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Location Accuracy and UCL Protection: four must-haves for your training arsenal This episode provides unique information about the finger and forearm muscles for location accuracy and explains, through exercises, how to improve your control and at the same time strengthen the important muscles surrounding the UCL. See the drills on YouTube here: ht…
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Please give a warm welcome to my guest, Marianna Cuomo Maier, certified health & wellness coach and founder of Grata Wellness, which helps people take charge of their health, find more joy in their lives, and often, she says, it starts with food. Marianna holds wellness workshops, meditation, and journaling groups at wellness events in support of f…
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Please welcome to our show the immensely talented Italian director and actress, Ilaria Borrelli, who is also a human rights activist. In fact, much of Ilaria’s activism is reflected in her work, often with an emphasis on the rights of woman and young girls. I met Ilaria at the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles, when she was speaking about h…
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Bunny Hull, Grammy® Award Winning Songwriter and vocalist. Founder & Executive Director Dream A World Education
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Meet Bunny Hull. Bunny is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter with 20 Gold and Platinum Certifications. She’s the recipient of the GMA Dove Award, BMI Performance Award, Parents’ Choice Awards, and that’s not even why we’re having her on our show today! Hull, who has also been inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame, joins us to talk about …
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S11E03 - Pitching Mechanics and Training Methods: the connection to the current elbow injury epidemic
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Pitching Mechanics and Training Methods: the connection to the current elbow injury epidemic Looking at mechanics and training methods as possible contributing factors to the pitching injury crisis is not only necessary to understand the entire scope of the situation but also to eliminate blind spots that keep us from finding solutions. Don’t miss …
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Please join us in welcoming Andrew Cotto, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Appetito Magazine. Andrew is also an award-winning novelist of seven books, a regular contributor to the New York Times, and he loves all things Italy, particularly food and wine. His passion is to write and talk about it, and share his experiences so we can fall in love wi…
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Looking for Velocity in All the Right Places Need I say more. Continuing the discussion from my last podcast, you will see photos, examples and drills that demonstrate the importance of releasing the ball as close to the plate as possible. Jacob and I also discuss the continued injury epidemic in the baseball world and I talk about my take and expe…
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Pitching Injuries: Avoid These Two Lower Body Mistakes I found my inspiration for this first episode from an excellent article about the dangerous state of pitching injuries. While there were many differing opinions on why injuries are on the increase, I thought it was time for me to talk about how I solve injury issues and arm problems on a day-to…
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Please welcome to our show, Bryan and Stephanie Mazzarello, creators of their brilliant short film, “Make Me Italian,” which follows the story of an Italian-American man attempting to prove his Italian citizenship through ancestry so he can attain an Italian passport. The story is loosely based on Bryan’s experience of getting his Italian passport,…
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Please welcome to our show the mega-talented writer, producer, and director Andria Litto, who joins us to discuss her magnificent documentary, “My Father Moves Mountains,” about her dad, George Litto, who represented many of Hollywood’s top writers who were black-listed during the McCarthy era and beyond. This is a fascinating film, with detailed i…
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Please welcome to our show my dear friend, Ann Potenza, who is bringing an exceptional play to life in Los Angeles for the upcoming Women’s History Month, called “The War of Roses - The Women. The Voices. The Vote.” This is an important play that talks about the women suffragettes, and the play follows some of the most memorable names who were at t…
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We are pleased to welcome to our show, Raffaella Valentini, esteemed Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles. Raffaella has years of experience having worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, overseeing projects promoted by Italy in the Balkins, North Africa, and Middle East. She’s also worked at the Embassy’s economic office in Albania and Cairo …
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It was an extraordinary day this week at Anaheim White House Restaurant, where Chef Bruno Serato opened his doors to raise money for his beloved Caterina’s Club so Bruno and his team can feed near 25,000 kids and families in need every month! That’s A LOT of Pasta! And we’ll find out just how much was raised at yesterday’s #PastaThon when we speak …
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Rick Caruso has become a household name, known as a mega-successful real-estate developer, philanthropist, and LA mayoral candidate, but I know him as the family man who has Sunday dinners with his family, no matter what’s going on. And he credits much of that to his strong Italian roots. Please join me in welcoming Rick to our show, where we’ll ta…
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Cristina Ferrare, Supermodel, TV Host, Author, Cancer Survivor, Influencer.
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Please join me today as we welcome my beautiful friend, Cristina Ferrare - supermodel, New York Times best selling author, TV talk show host, chef, cancer survivor, mom, and much more. Cristina is of Italian descent, born to Renata and Tavio Ferrare, who was a butcher in Ohio. But they didn’t stay in Ohio long, because Cristina’s beauty was so blin…
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Love Italian food, wine, fashion, accessories and more? Then you MUST listen to our show today, featuring Lorenzo Lisi, creator of the Nexxt - Made in Italy Expo, happening this week Oct. 19-22 at CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles. This is an extraordinary event featuring 120 of the finest vendors from Italy, there will be food tastings and more, …
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#Monica is a film worthy of an Oscar nomination, and I recently interviewed Eleonora Granata-Jenkinson, producer, and Andrea Pallaoro, director, about the making of this this beautiful movie. Monica is played Trace Lysette and Patricia Clarkson stars as her mother. The film is about a trans woman who was driven out of her home decades earlier becau…
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Today we celebrate Italian food and excellence in art. Please welcome to our show Evelyne Joan, owner of the infamous Mauro Cafe on Melrose, whose restaurant is as well known for its Italian cuisine as it is for supporting artists, which brings us to Lynne Deutch, also featured on our program. Lynne’s photography of her travels throughout the islan…
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I’m thrilled to welcome our friend, Maestro #CarloPonti, joining us to discuss the opening of his Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra 2023/2024 Season this month. I’m passionate about music education, and Maestro Ponti has dedicated his time to raise money and awareness to bring music education to young people in schools through the work of his LAV Orch…
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Creative Ideas for On-the-Field Pitcher Development If you’re on the field during these Fall months, it’s a perfect time for pitching coaches to get creative and focus on some of the individual skills and details that can easily be overlooked during the season when velocity and throwing strikes take-up all the attention. Along with my co-host Joe D…
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Kicking off Italian American Heritage Month with ABC’s 20/20 Correspondent and friend, Pat Lalama, who joins our #LittleItalyPodcast to talk about growing up Italian, and how one talk from her dad, Nunzio, convinced her that she could do anything she set her sights on. Pat’s family is from both northern and southern Italy, which she says was always…
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S10E08 - Pitching Velocity and Injuries: one does not have to lead to the other
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Pitching Velocity and Injuries: one does not have to lead to the other In today’s podcast, I wanted to offer a perspective on ways to offset the current trend in elbow injuries as a result of increased velocity. There are things to think about, approaches, training, and hope that I offer to pitchers and coaches to inspire a full-scale effort to kee…
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Off-Season Training…Do Not Miss This Phase of Your Development In this month’s podcast, I talk about the benefits of off-season training and present some guidelines for things to consider when making decisions and creating a schedule. You do not want to misuse the valuable time you have at this important time of the year. Email Angel at angel@gymsc…
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Taste of Italy is back! Join us in DTLA on Sept. 23 for THE premiere Italian Food and Wine event in Los Angeles, featuring award-winning restaurants & wineries, fantastic LIVE entertainment, and some celeb guests, too! This is on of my favorite events in LA all year! Today, we speak with Taste of Italy creator and founder of the Italian American Mu…
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S10E06 - Pitching Injuries: are you increasing your own risk? Start taking responsibility for your future now.
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Making sure your muscles are ready for the job that you are asking them to do is the most basic responsibility you have, and it is solely up to you, the pitcher. Most injuries are caused by a muscle or muscle-group not being recovered, fatigued, too weak, or being used improperly. In this podcast, I highlight the most dangerous and common errors I …
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With nothing but the best to Jacob deGrom’s future and his return to pitching, this podcast is dedicated to the importance of efficient and correct joint mechanics to protect all of our pitchers from the pain of what we just witnessed from one of MLB’s best pitchers. The Late-Arm Syndrome at SFC and MER is discussed at length with a checklist of sy…
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Please give a warm welcome to Robert Allegrini, the distinguished president of the National Italian American Foundation, which does tremendous work preserving and highlighting the image and legacy of Italian Americans (for which I am one). Robert joins our #LittleItalyPodcast and #LittleItalyOfLAPodcast to discuss NIAF’s mission for the Italian-Ame…
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S10E04 - Velocity and Forearm Injuries & Everything You Need to Know about the Sinker
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Velocity and Forearm Injuries & Everything You Need to Know about the Sinker With photos of the forearm/wrist/fingers, Angel discusses the vulnerability of the forearm and direct and indirect ways you may be making it more prone to injury. Joe discusses everything about his best pitch, the sinker, and has photos demonstrating all the possible grips…
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S10E03 - Crime Scene Investigation: what the location of your soreness/pain/or injury is telling you about your pitching motion
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In this episode, Angel teaches you how to connect the dots between the location of some the most common areas of soreness and the most likely part of the motion causing the problem. With early detection and reinjury-prevention being the goal, you will be given a roadmap as to where to look before your soreness becomes an injury. Co-host Joe DeMers …
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Lorenza Calamandrei is known around the world as one of the most creative DJ’s, music producers, and songwriters of our time, and it’s so exciting to welcome her to our shows today. Born in Florence to a family of trapeze artists, artists, and even a priest, Lorenza recalls her dad reading philosophy to her at a young age. And she always recalls lo…
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Pitchers skipping bullpens or not going deep enough in their bullpens are often times errors of the way a pitcher is thought of, or should I say, not thought of, in terms of his development. This is a thought-provoking episode that coaches and pitchers do not want to miss. Co-host Joe Demers talks about the effects of the MLB rule changes and talks…
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Please welcome Annalisa Giolo, aka Inanna, who joins our show today to talk about how her singing and songwriting is completely inspired by what’s happening here on earth. Inanna was born and raised in Italy, decided to make LA her home after she did a house swap and fell in love with Southern California, which inspired her songwriting and performi…
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S10E01 - Timing/Speed of the Stride and its Effects on Location and Velocity
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Timing/speed of the stride and the sequencing of the arms with the stride are discussed as pitching motion priorities and the first-line of evaluation when the pitcher is having location and/or velocity issues. Angel welcomes new co-host Joe DeMers, former Minor League pitcher, to The Fix. Joe makes his debut in The Inside Pitch segment by talking …
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Please welcome to our show famed pizza maker, entrepreneur, restauranteur, and author, Joe Farruggio, whose pizzas in the Georgetown section of DC are a favorite with some very famous residents in the White House to movie stars like Harrison Ford (who also played a U.S. President in one of his films). Joe’s journey from Sicily is a story to be told…
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On our #LittleItalyPodcast today, we speak with the longtime play-by-play voice of The Galaxy, Joe Tutino. Joe grew up in San Diego, the son of Italian immigrant parents. He played soccer as a kid, and realized the way to stay in the sport was to become an announcer. And that’s just what he did, taking a number of radio and writing jobs along the w…
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Love MEAT? Well, Stuart Waldner joins our show today to talk about moving away from eating meat products not just for health, but for wealth. Keep reading, I’ll explain. Stuart wrote “Escape The Meatrix” a well-researched account on how reducing meat in our diets can make our bodies and minds healthier, in addition to the earth, atmosphere, and hea…
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Filmmaker Michel Shane didn’t envision himself as an activist, but circumstances in life brought him to a different place. The producer of “Catch Me If You Can” this time produced something even closer to his heart, “21 Miles In Malibu,” and Michel joins us today to talk about it. The Pacific Coast Highway is a long, twisty, narrow stretch of road,…
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Michele Palermo was always a creative kid, dating back to her early years in Rome, and she joins us today to talk about her award-winning series, “Middlehood,” which celebrates the comedy and drama of being in the MIDDLE of everything, especially mid-life. Michele has had an incredible life and career, working with so many industry giants from Mart…
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S9E08 - Unlocking the Pitcher’s Potential: a few mistakes you don’t want to make
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Unlocking the Pitcher’s Potential: a few mistakes you don’t want to make I have unfortunately witnessed things throughout the year that in terms of performance and science, can be counter-productive to a pitcher’s development. And while I know that there is never any intent to interfere with a pitcher’s potential, it is really easy to miss some imp…
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