[OrangeHoof]

Yes, I think excessive weight training to get their arm speed up to its maximum is why you see pitchers burn out so fast. And if you can’t hit 95 MPH as a prospect, you’re probably doomed to a career in the minors.

And you wonder why some pitchers turn to steroids to bulk up?

I’ve often said if steroids are unfair, why isn’t Tommy John surgery unfair? You’re replacing a worn elbow ligament with a relatively unused one and guys return with more zip on their fastballs than before the surgery. Both are getting an artificial result that the human body couldn’t produce on its own. The only difference is one is done in an operating room and the other can be self-administered.

[a little elbow grease]

"I’ve often said if steroids are unfair, why isn’t Tommy John surgery unfair? You’re replacing a worn elbow ligament with a relatively unused one and guys return with more zip on their fastballs than before the surgery. Both are getting an artificial result that the human body couldn’t produce on its own. The only difference is one is done in an operating room and the other can be self-administered."

That is an interesting point of view.

Along those lines, I sometimes wondered about this:

"Tom Dempsey was an inspirational NFL player. Despite being born with only half a right foot and no right hand, the tenacious kicker had an 11-year NFL career. Dempsey kicked a record 63-yard field goal with the New Orleans Saints in 1970."

He also had a shoe on his kicking foot with a FLAT front. I wonder if that was fair.

[Hebrews 11:6]

excessive weight training to get their arm speed up to its maximum is why you see pitchers burn out so fast

You can grow your muscles but not tendons and ligaments.