[Adam]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

I had not heard that - that's too bad. You're right though, it is fun to watch great players perform. I hope he's ok the rest of the season (well, at least until the Mariners/Cubs World Series...)

It does make me wonder if there really is a correaltion to the obsession with pitch counts, and all the injuries. (WARNING - The following is an Old Person Alert) Back in my day, there were many more complete games and more innings pitched, with seemingly fewer overall injuries. Now along comes Dice-K, with his pitching routine, also similarly injury-free. Is he just a freak of nature, or is it possible he represents what could happen if more pitchers followed the same routine? Are current pitchers actually being hurt by limiting their throwing, rather than the other way around?

My impression was that while Dice-K throws more innings per outing (at least he did in Japan), he is used to more rest between starts.