Graham's intentions may be fine, but...
There's a pretty telling quote in a Chron column by John Lopez that was apparently intended to defend Rice's Wayne Graham from recent criticism of his use of young pitchers:
Graham implemented a 120-pitch limit on his starters last season, even though he said: "I don't believe it makes that big a difference."
If he wasn't overusing his pitchers before, then why implement the strict pitch count?
He and Rayner Noble both have let their best starting pitchers throw a lot of pitches in some games in the years I've been watching college baseball in this town. Too many pitches, in my view. It's only natural that people start to wonder about their use of some of the stud pitchers who have gone from those programs to injuries at the pro level.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 06/11/07 09:45 PM | Print | Comments (0)
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