Re: Baseball Question
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Why is it that these days, people commonly talk about starting pitchers being "overworked" if they run pitch counts over 100 or pitch past the seventh inning, when just 30 or 40 years ago, it was common to pitch on three or even two days rest and going into the ninth inning was the norm?
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If Pedro pitched 30 to 40 years ago, he'd throw 300 innings. There weren't as many walks, strikeouts, or home runs. Guys went up to hit the ball into play, and many of the hitters weren't very good at all and you could turn it down a notch.
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