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I will be in the minority here, and many will disagree with my sentiments and theories, but I believe pitch counts are a total farce. I believe Tommy John surgeries are performed when two weeks of rest would be a sufficient alternative.
Pitch counts were created by greedy agents who want their meal tickets to pitch as few innings as possible. What if I told you that I believe pitch counts could actually harm a pitcher and cause the needless surgeries? Do I have medical records to justify my belief? No, I do not. Am I a doctor? No, and I don’t even play one on TV. However, I have questions that I will ask for those of you who disagree with my theory. (more…)
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Senator Gracchus from the movie Gladiator: ”Rome is the mob.”
Proximo from the movie Gladiator speaking to Maximus: “Listen to me. Learn from me. I was the best because the crowd loved me. Win the crowd and you will win your freedom.”
Senator Gracchus from the movie Gladiator: “I don’t pretend to be a man of the people. But I do try to be a man for the people.”
R.A. Dickey has won the crowd. Rome is now Queens, New York. The mob is Met fans. The Coliseum is now Citi Field. R.A. Dickey is the “Maximus” of Queens. So which character will Sandy Alderson be? Will he be the “Senator Gracchus” and be a man for the people and sign Dickey, or will he be the “Commodus” who took over Rome and made a martyr of “Maximus?” (more…)
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