quote:The high school or college player may not ever play pro ball, but they may want to lift up their children, play toss with their son or daughter, brush their own teeth, or cut their food.
Holy mackerel, if only this were true. Then we could all storm the high school field and drag other people's kids off kicking and screaming and nobody would get their nose bent out of shape. Imagine, pitching yourself into the nursing home!
Are you sure someone won't legislate a ban on pitching and order pitching machines used in all games?
And why is it any more important to protect a "prospect" arm than just the average pitcher? Is it the promise of a professional experience or the money? And , provided someone is an adult, what gives anyone the right to decide if a person's future possibilities are more important than his current opportunity? Especially given that your performance in the current opportunity might just determine your future possibility!
It really annoys the pitch count zealots when someone overachieves with respect to the "accepted" norms of pitching. It makes all the other pitchers look.....well....inadequate. And we can't have anyone embarrassing the masses.