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Atlee Hokie
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Why do pitchers get hurt so easily now?

Back in my youth, albeit that's a long time ago, pitchers almost always went 9 innings. Now, it's almost rare they go past 5 innings.
Posted: 04/05/2025 at 05:14 PM ET
(In response to this post by vtfin91)

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Jake Marciano with a great day on the mound. 6.2 IP, 9Ks, 0 earned runs.
B Hokie • 04/05/25 04:47 PM ET
He shoved **
La Gargola • 04/05/25 04:55 PM ET
Dare I say that Irish prospects were rocky v Marciano??**
RRHokie90 • 04/05/25 04:51 PM ET
116 pitches. That doesn't happen very often.**
Will StewartAdmin • 04/05/25 04:49 PM ET
Because that is how guys get hurt
vtfin91 • 04/05/25 04:57 PM ET
He didn’t throw a lot last week
hokiepro • 04/06/25 12:30 AM ET
Why do pitchers get hurt so easily now? ◄
Atlee Hokie • 04/05/25 05:14 PM ET
As @vtfin91 stated below, max velocity big contributor. for an
pharlap_99 • 04/05/25 07:33 PM ET
I am not buying the baseball pitch count 100 pitch thinking
sacramento hokie • 04/05/25 05:32 PM ET
Randy Johnson pitched an avg of around 110 pitches per game and was still
Cactus Jack • 04/06/25 04:38 PM ET
A lot of it is the focus on max velocity, training methods etc.
vtfin91 • 04/05/25 05:20 PM ET