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Reply to "VHSL Pitching Policy for 2014"

Originally Posted by redbird5:
So, too many pitches from the mound?  Was Nolan Ryan on a pitch count?  Don Drysdale?  Bob Feller?  Christy Mathewson?  Again, it's your opinion.

MY opinion is that the specialization of one sport is more likely the culprit. But, again, it's my opinion...not stated as a fact.

I guess I could write before every sentence "in my opinion" but that seems a bit much.  My comment about the mound was not the number of pitches during one game but the cumulative number of pitches from the mound over period of time. A kid pitches a 100 pitches one day and two days later he's throwing for a different team from the mound (practice or game) would concern me as a parent.  Nolan Ryan is a great example, during the season, the only time he pitched from the mound was during a game...in-between starts he only threw on flat ground. Sources for these comments:  my opinion and an article on Nolan Ryan's workout routine. 

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