Current Events > Whiniest athletes in sports force player association to put out whiny statement

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https://twitter.com/mlbpa_news/status/1776751339176857786

Are you saying pitcher injuries arent a problem or

ssb_yunglink2 posted...

Are you saying pitcher injuries arent a problem or

Keep scrolling and you see data showing about the speed of pitches being an issue

That's not a statement from the NBA players...

Like, Rob Manfred and the MLB suck, but they aren't wrong here.

2 less seconds to pitch when runners are on base isn't preventing pitchers from recovering, and making their elbows blow out.

Injuries have been on the rise for decades and the year the minors started using the pitch clock, there were LESS injuries. There's no correlation between pitch clocks and elbow injuries. What does the MLBPA want? Pitchers to ice down after every throw? Just abolish baseball at that point.

Jackal4 posted...

That's not a statement from the NBA players...

Pitchers are more whiny than any position from any sport

i was under the impression that soccer (football for the euros) were the whiniest

CruelBuffalo posted...

Pitchers are more whiny than any position from any sport

The pitch clock complaints are stupid, but theres literally another topic rn about how many teenage pitchers are getting tommy john surgery. MLB pitchers either already had the surgery, or have a high chance of needing it eventually.

Pitching will destroy your arm eventually, so i cant blame pitchers for being bitchy.

ssb_yunglink2 posted...

The pitch clock complaints are stupid, but theres literally another topic rn about how many teenage pitchers are getting tommy john surgery. MLB pitchers either already had the surgery, or have a high chance of needing it eventually.

Pitching will destroy your arm eventually, so i cant blame pitchers for being bitchy.

a 5-10 second delay between pitches really isn't going to affect whether or not they need surgery with how many pitches they throw anyway. 10 seconds isn't enough time for any muscle to repair itself.

I imagine the majority of teens needing TJ surgery probably plan on throwing after high school, and they're seeing pitchers now throwing for 95+ regularly and thinking they need to do that. eventually they might get to that point, but trying to throw at 90+, especially when these kids are probably practicing more than the pros, is going to be damaging.

thronedfire2 posted...

a 5-10 second delay between pitches really isn't going to affect whether or not they need surgery with how many pitches they throw anyway. 10 seconds isn't enough time for any muscle to repair itself.

I imagine the majority of teens needing TJ surgery probably plan on throwing after high school, and they're seeing pitchers now throwing for 95+ regularly and thinking they need to do that. eventually they might get to that point, but trying to throw at 90+, especially when these kids are probably practicing more than the pros, is going to be damaging.

Yeah like i said, the pitch clock complaints are stupid and it doesnt affect anything.

I just mean in general, I understand why pitchers are so bitchy. Its an incredibly high risk position