On any given warm, moderate humidity, and sunny day approx about 80-85 degrees how many calories would a Pitcher burn "on average" tossing 6-7 innings?
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I found this on lehighsports.com:
Fueling Your Sport• Baseball is a skill sport requiring fine motor control,superb coordination, and quick reaction time. • Baseball players do not need to eat extra calories becausebaseball is not a game of continuous activity. Pitchers andcatchers need more calories than infielders andoutfielders. A 183-pound pitcher burns about 900calories in 2 hours of play, whereas a fielder burns only610 calories in 2 hours. That is not a lot of calories whenyou consider that a fast food burger with medium friesand a drink has 750 calories.• Baseball players need 2.3 to 3.2 grams of carbohydrateper pound of body weight per day (5 to 7 g/kg/day).Good sources of carbohydrates include whole grainbreads and cereals, fruits, and vegetables.• Baseball players need 0.55 to 0.8 grams of protein perpound of body weight per day (1.2 to 1.7 g/kg/day).Good choices for protein include fish, chicken, turkey,beef, low-fat milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs, nuts, and soy. • Baseball players need 0.45 grams of fat per pound ofbody weight per day (1 g/kg/day). Choose heart-healthyfats like canola oil, olive oil, and nuts
Fueling Your Sport• Baseball is a skill sport requiring fine motor control,superb coordination, and quick reaction time. • Baseball players do not need to eat extra calories becausebaseball is not a game of continuous activity. Pitchers andcatchers need more calories than infielders andoutfielders. A 183-pound pitcher burns about 900calories in 2 hours of play, whereas a fielder burns only610 calories in 2 hours. That is not a lot of calories whenyou consider that a fast food burger with medium friesand a drink has 750 calories.• Baseball players need 2.3 to 3.2 grams of carbohydrateper pound of body weight per day (5 to 7 g/kg/day).Good sources of carbohydrates include whole grainbreads and cereals, fruits, and vegetables.• Baseball players need 0.55 to 0.8 grams of protein perpound of body weight per day (1.2 to 1.7 g/kg/day).Good choices for protein include fish, chicken, turkey,beef, low-fat milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs, nuts, and soy. • Baseball players need 0.45 grams of fat per pound ofbody weight per day (1 g/kg/day). Choose heart-healthyfats like canola oil, olive oil, and nuts
Pitcher - 900 calories
Pitchers Dad - Easy Game - 150 calories
Tough Game - 2500 calories
Pitchers Dad - Easy Game - 150 calories
Tough Game - 2500 calories
Ha...ain't it the truth!