joejoesox Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) Edited April 29 by joejoesox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) https://www.yahoo.com/sports/shaikin-risk-reward-ex-dodger-110025708.html Twins' reliever Brock Stewart going from 91 to 97/98 documented... Edited April 30 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 The part of the video that stood out to me was the "culture of silence", that's so unfortunate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 6 hours ago, joejoesox said: The part of the video that stood out to me was the "culture of silence", that's so unfortunate. Sounds like part of the problem is it's just too competitive and players have to throw hard all year round. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 On 4/30/2024 at 4:35 PM, chitownsportsfan said: Sounds like part of the problem is it's just too competitive and players have to throw hard all year round. The pressures put on youth sports players by the system and parents is ruining thousands of kids. overuse injuries and burnout are far too common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 On 5/4/2024 at 8:24 AM, JoeC said: The pressures put on youth sports players by the system and parents is ruining thousands of kids. overuse injuries and burnout are far too common. C'mon, Joe, the kids aren't necessarily ruined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 I'm finding the evidence of a "surge" in TJS to be mixed. Cherry-picked example from a month ago: Although in the longer term, obviously there are more Tommy Johns than, say, 15 years ago. I still can't help but wonder how much of this is related to more players getting the surgery rather than retire and how much is that, generally, we're coddling injury-prone pitchers all the way to the majors. "Coddling" sounds pejorative but I really mean it as a description — are we protecting guys so much that rather than flame out as a 16 year old, they make it to pro ball before the inevitable strikes? I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 1 hour ago, oldsox said: C'mon, Joe, the kids aren't necessarily ruined. From an athletic and drive standpoint, thousands of kids suffer overuse injuries that become lifelong ailments, and countless others just get burned out and build up resentment toward the sports. That’s what I mean by “ruined.” I’ve seen it in dozens of kids in my direct involvement. It’s not a stretch to extrapolate that single point of reference to thousands of kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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