Comments on: Will Nolan Ryan Change How Pitchers Are Treated?

By: max steingrout

max steingrout — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:05:56 +0000

Did Nolan Ryan use PED?
Compelling (maybe not so) evidence:
http://thechickenhawk.com/whokilledjfk/chasingnolanryan.html

By: Play Lead Guitar

Play Lead Guitar — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:05:08 +0000

The Rangers will need a “utility” pitcher this year. The media is talking a bunch about the Rangers depth at starting pitcher but have largely ignored that Millwood and his 189 innings aren’t back this year. I can’t see Feldman, Harden or Lewis pitching anywhere close that many innings.

By: Peter Schiller

Peter Schiller — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:16:47 +0000

Thanks Tobias!

By: Tobias Wadel

Tobias Wadel — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:31:50 +0000

following the blog, good stuff!

By: Peter Schiller

Peter Schiller — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:34:55 +0000

Thanks for the kind words Anup! I hope to see your insight in these comments from time to time.

By: Anup Sinha

Anup Sinha — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:34:33 +0000

Nice article, Pete. I believe this is the Holy Grail of Baseball. Whoever figures out how to keep pitchers healthy and durable is going to blaze quite a trail.

We address the issue in our book (see link) CHARACTER IS NOT A STATISTIC: The Legacy and Wisdom of Baseball’s Godfather Scout Bill Lajoie.

It’s baffling to me that with all our medical and technological advancements, pitchers in 2010 throw fewer innings and suffer more injuries than they did in 1975 or 1925, for that matter. I ask pitchers and coaches “why?” all the time and I get different answers.

If you look back through baseball history, there was a steady decline in individual innings pitched between 1900 and 1980, then much more drastic the last three decades.

We’ll all be watching Nolan Ryan’s Rangers closely, that’s for sure!

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PnP Conversations: Minding the Gap | pitchers & poets — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:18:41 +0000

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By: Rob A from BBD

Rob A from BBD — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:29:09 +0000

I thought you were going to say, ‘start making pitchers take steroids so that they can pitch until they are almost 50 just like Nolan Ryan.’ I was way off.

By: Andy Swenson

Andy Swenson — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:01:13 +0000

I concur with Nolan Ryan’s philosophy as I am the same way on the diamond. I need for my starters to go deep into games and give me 100% effort for as long as they can. They run more and throw more to develop arm strength and durability for a season. Flat ground is key and bull pens are not as important these days.
Pitchers need to throw long toss and flat ground to develop strength and resting an arm is the wrong thing to do unless trying to recover from an injury.

Andy “Swens” Swenson
Owner, Swenson Baseball Co.
http://www.swensonbaseball.com
Associate Scout, Cincinnati Reds
Owner/Field Manager, Meridian Outlaws of the Continental Baseball League
http://www.cblproball.com

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