10.01.2009 10:42 am
DG’s 10@10: The Innings Bump
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
TOWER GROVE — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and pitching coach Dave Duncan believe not all pitches are created equal. That is why La Russa often bats away questions about a pitcher being on a short-leash with a pitch count or a pitcher being allowed to blow by the mythical (and misleading) labrum-barrier of 100 pitches.
There are high-stress pitches. There are breezy innings. They do count the same.
Both are part of the internal…
