Pitch Counts....Why Has It Changed???

Sandy Koufax, the great Hall of Fame pitcher, is among the former players who object.

"To me, a quality start," Koufax insists, "is when the starting pitcher is still on the mound when the game is over and his teammates rush out of the dugout to congratulate him on the victory."

Interesting how times have changed......

First and foremost, and in my humble opinion, you are one of the rising stars around this joint Steve.  I very much enjoy your contributions, and I am sure many others do as well.  I just wanted you to know, as I have been meaning to send you somehting like this for awhile now.

As for your question, I myself have posed it many times.  I have yet to get an answer that satisfies me though ( including anything I can think of ).

I just can't quite imagine it would be both as broad and as easy as that people in general are less willing and able to endure pain and discomfort.  The record books tell us what guys did, but they can't and never will be able to fully address what guys went through physically to pitch those 200 pitch games, or 300 innings per year.

Good luck to you in this thread, as I hope you do get an answer that satisfies.

First and foremost, and in my humble opinion, you are one of the rising stars around this joint Steve.  I very much enjoy your contributions, and I am sure many others do as well.  I just wanted you to know, as I have been meaning to send you somehting like this for awhile now.

You're making me blush!!! I've only been posting for a bit over a month, but have come to enjoy it immensely. There are posters on here who know 1000 times more baseball than I ever will, and I have therefore learned alot more about the minor leagues and other teams via the discussions. There's nothing like good 'ole baseball discussions.....