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Originally Posted by Orioles1966
If relief pitchers are all warmed up when they come into a game then why do they get 8 more warm up pitches?
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Totally agree... give them 2 pitches to hone in on the plate... that's enough.
On MLB Network... 52-year-old Al Leiter was giving a demonstration in the practice studio about getting your arm in shape for the season and he had remarkable control though he did not take any warmup throws on camera.
I mean to tell you he was hitting his spots quite well... it was very impressive.
Agree with you... the reliever should be warmed up and ready to go... he shouldn't need 6 pitches.