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Tag: injuries

  • We Second, Third, Fourth, Etc. that Thought

    We Second, Third, Fourth, Etc. that Thought

    This will be a short post, but we encourage you to check out this SI.com article written by Nolan Ruth who covers sports in Texas.  By the way, who should know more about baseball than someone with the last name of Ruth! The Pitch Clock Will do More Harm for Baseball than Good This article…

  • Faster Game vs More Injuries

    Faster Game vs More Injuries

    There has been little discussion about what ramifications that a faster pace of games will have on pitchers after implementing the pitch clock, but there is a likelihood that this will increase the rate of injuries. An article below in 2016 notes just that fact.  In an interview of Michael Sonne, an ergonomics researcher who…