Just wanted to see what you coaches and dads in the know think about pitching the first part of the season when it is somewhat colder out and the pitchers are making their first appearances. Does anyone feel that it is at all good for coaches to have their pitchers throw complete games and go above a pitch count of 80. I have seen that in the past and it seems to me that in the first (non conference) part of the season it would be better to keep the pitch counts down and use multiple pitchers if possible. I thought that it was previously common practice to work the pitch count up during the course of the season. Is there a different philosophy on this now? It seems to me that going to high pitch counts early in the season could hurt a pitcher later in the season when he should be at full strength.
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