When Baseball Was Fun

On page 72 of this week’s SPORTS ILLUSTRATED publication you will find an
article entitled: “NOLAN RYAN’S CRUSADE” where he joins WBWF in our outcry
against the fallacy of the PITCH COUNT.
He denounces it as a false concept which is turning our young strong MLB
pitchers into coddled and spoiled wimpering babies.
The baseball writers and announcers use this whole idea in the writings and
announcements as if it were somehow or other the very holy grail of MLB.
WHERE IN THE HELL DO THEY GET THESE ERRONIOUS IDEAS??

If they used their heads they would surely realize that not too long ago
MLB pitchers were throwing complete 160 pitch games! They would also see
very clearly that the pitchers of today are in fantastic shape. The Verlander
type pitcher of today knows that this whole kettle of fish is wrong. They
realize that it’s taking the control of the game out of their hands and onto
the pitch count held in the hands of management. And many of them are
joining NOLAN RYAN in his crusade against such frivilous thinking.

There are literally thousands of examples of MLB pitchers pitching high into the
stratasphere of pitch counts. Of course we don’t know the actual count,
do we? But take the case of LES MUELLER, who was a Tiger pitcher when
they played that record 26 inning game in Philly. HE PITCHED 19 2/3 INNINGS
in that historic game!! I’ve never heard the proponents of today’s silly pitch
count explain how MUELLER did it….have you?

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR TAKE/COMMENT ON THIS SUBJECT.

filed on 5-21-10 by bobby hoeft, editor & publisher of the sole Tiger Quarterly:
WHEN BASEBALL WAS FUN.