Rangers-ex Nolan Ryan still believes pitch counts are hurting arms
In an article published over the weekend in the New York Daily News, Nolan
Ryan was interviewed about why many of today's big-name pitchers are having
Tommy John surgery. As Texas fans would expect from watching his approach to
pitching as the Rangers president, Ryan, now with the Astros, blames stamina
for many arm problems.
“It’s because pitchers simply don’t throw as much as we did,” Ryan
replied. “That’s the real issue here. When I pitched, we pitched every
fourth day and guys would pitch 300 innings and it wasn’t considered a big
deal. If you don’t get on the mound and develop stamina, you’re risking
injury. This whole thing with the 100-pitch count limit — I have a real
problem with that. Pitchers are all different and when you put standard
limitations on them, you’re not utilizing their talent.”
Ryan's theory has support from Tommy John. The namesake of the elbow ligament
transplant surgery many star pitchers are getting, John believed that
reducing today's pitching workload isn't doing any current hurlers any favors
and is critical of those who still believe it.
“I absolutely agree with Nolan that more is better,” John said in the
article. “Years ago, I’d have gone along with the thinking that there’s
only so many bullets in your arm. But we’ve ‘dumbed down’ our thinking
today to believing that pitch counts and innings limitations are the way to
go to preserve arms. Starting in 1975 with the White Sox, when Johnny Sain
was my pitching coach, I would throw six days a week out of seven and it was
the best my arm ever felt. For the next 13 years, I never missed a start,
except once when I had the flu."
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Nolan Ryan:我們以前投一休三 一年投300局都沒事
現在投手就是因為投球數限制 所以體力太差了
這根本浪費了投手的才能
Tommy John也認為保護投手反而害了他們 同意Ryan說的 投越多越好