The converasation was about pitching, but nevertheless it is NOT hard to accurately throw a baseball from second base to first, from third to second, or nearly any throw of 90 feet.
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Speaking of pitching and improving the HEALTH OF PITCHERS and the game itself:
In 1968, the mound was 15 inches high. A 10-inch height limit has been in place since the start of the 1969 season.
Being a student of KINESIOLOGY -- the scientific study of human or non-human body movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, biomechanical, and psychological dynamic principles and mechanisms of movement), I have learned that pitching down off a slope is much harder on pitchers' arms (elbows and shoulders) than throwing from a level surface. There is no question about this.
You want your team's pitchers to spend less time on the D.L., etc., then LOWER THE MOUND.
It won't happen any time soon, but I suggest that the mound should very slowly be eliminated. Eliminate the mound slowly so that pitchers can get used to the change.
The post I replied to was talking about how there are some that have no appreciation for baseball. My post was pointing out the fact that casual fans have no idea how hard it is to play because it looks so easy to do. If you think it is easy to throw between the bases at the highest level and at game speed, OK.
Good luck with lowering the mound to help pitchers. I think one of the best thing for pitchers would be to change the way these kids are scouted and promoted, with the biggest body frame kids throwing the hardest always promoted over others. I would love to see soft tossers and knuckleball pitchers make a comeback. Another thing that would help them is to actually call the strike zone accurately. But then offense would really take even more of a dive until the adjustment would be made.
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