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Tommy John Surgery and #1 Pitchers

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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,599 Swaye's Wigwam
    Tequilla said:

    I agree with the idea of pitch counts being overrated and potentially even destructive. It conditions the body to max out at a certain point which as you approach and/or exceed ends up resulting in fatigue which leads to terrible mechanics.

    Most guys today have ridiculously terrible mechanics. Most of the guys that my brother catches he tells me that they have huge arms but no clue where the ball is going. Why? Terrible mechanics.

    What level is your brother playing at this year?

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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,270
    Last I heard is that he'll be starting out at Low A Full Season in the Midwest League.
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  • SteveInShelton
    SteveInShelton Member Posts: 1,611
    I just want the steroid era back, those were the golden days. sigh....
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  • Doogles
    Doogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,865 Founders Club
    CuntWaffle said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    CuntWaffle said:

    Played baseball most of my life. Tommy John is more of a result in having poor form for throwing some sort of curve/slider. Knew a couple guy in high school who had to get it done, all were known for those pitches, neither threw necessarily fast.

    Yeah, but were you on the Pony League all star team?
    Actually yes lol. Pony league competition was shit though, real teams played Mantle ball.
    Why do you hate Pee Wee Reese?
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  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    dnc said:

    Is there any hard data to back up the idea that pitchers are getting hurt more frequently these days, or is it purely anecdotal? Your hypothesis is a decent one, but without any knowledge of whether things actually are worse, or (more likely) to what degree they are worse, it would be tough to suss out the actual causation.

    Causation?
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