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Originally Posted by Curve Ball Dave
Right now no one knows why one guy breaks down and another can pitch forever. Researchers have been studying it for decades. Micky Lolich, who never would have appeared on the cover of a fitness magazine, pitched 300 innings a year on a regular basis while guys who would be magazine covers are lucky to throw 180.
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Fergie Jenkins said a few weeks ago that he never lifted weights in his career. He also said that they ran a lot more for stamina and threw every day. Interesting to note that Roy Halladay the closest modern analogue to big time CG pitchers of the past is known for his running program.
I think its pretty clear that old time pitchers did not go 100%. They didn't have the loaded lineups we see today. This is anecdotal but I've watched some vintage games recently and the strike zone is huge. That tells me that pitchers today must go 100% from pitch 1 and they have very little room for error. All that translates into physical stress.
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