“We are all angels with only one wing, only when we come together can we fly.” Luciano de Crescenzo The first twenty years of the new century has been marked by player performance scandals, high tech cheating, and a pandemic that introduced the term “crowdless games”. But the most important development effecting the game since […]
MLB’S “One Baseball” Mantra
Tommy’s Got A Gun (Part 4): Counting Backwards and Japanese Summers
This is the fourth and final part of a four-part series covering the potential impact of velocity and arm injuries. COUNTING BACKWARDS As reduced workloads continue to determine any meaningful conversation relating to the health of pitchers in the modern era, it’s important to examine the impact of pitch counts and inning limits. At the […]
Tommy’s Got A Gun (Part 3): Ch-Ch-Changes – The National Pastime Chronology
(This is the third part of a four-part series looking at the potential impact of velocity and arm injuries) “OLD HOSS” The historical time line of baseball has incredible value when trying to piece together answers as to current conditions within the game. In fact, go back and look at the data for pitchers from […]
Tommy’s Got A Gun (Part 1): The History and Evolution of Pitching
(This is the first part of a four-part series looking at the potential impact of velocity and arm injuries) PITCHING HISTORY As a kid, I loved Bob Gibson, the great St. Louis Cardinals ace who was known to throw “a fastball so hard that it could blow a batter down”. In fact, Gibson’s 1.12 ERA […]
Tommy’s Got A Gun (Part 2): Does Velocity Influence Arm Injuries?
(This is the first part of a four-part series looking at the potential impact of velocity and arm injuries) “People are fascinated with velocity. It’s the speed. That’s why we put the speeds up on the scoreboard. It’s a way of entertaining the fans.” – Boston Red Sox President of Baseball Operations, Dave Dombrowski The […]