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Post by klawrencio79 on Nov 7, 2019 16:02:20 GMT
To refresh my memory I looked at the box score of that one. McDowell pitched 5 innings in relief, Orosco pitched 3. You’ll never see that again. Hell, if Kapler gets another job, in a similar situation he’d have his 5th outfielder closing the game. Pitchers were men back then. What's the logic behind the way pitchers are used today? Is it simply analytics or is it just a shift in basic philosophy? The way pitchers were used even in the 1990s for example was radically different than pre-WWII. Are the times a-changing organically or have the bean counters ruined yet another element of sports? My understanding is that their entire training and fitness regiments are basically derived from their intended usage, so any straying from that would represent a dramatic shift from their pitcher's predictable capabilities. In other words, if a pitcher is only supposed to throw one inning, then his training is going to be geared towards short bursts of max effort. For starters, they're geared more towards endurance. Training is so methodically mapped out nowadays, not like even 20 years ago where guys just worked out and were in good shape and could pitch 8 innings or 1 inning all the same. I could be completely off, that's just how I've heard it explained to me by athletes and trainers in recent years.
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