14-10-2015, 18:09
(This post was last modified: 14-10-2015, 18:14 by St Charles Owl.)
(14-10-2015, 12:55)consilio Wrote: Much more strain on the body as a whole for the fast bowlers though. Knees, ankles, back etc.
Absolutely agree. The thing about pitching is it puts virtually all the strain on two parts of the body, the elbow and the shoulder. The rest of the body is used purely to create extra thrust on the pitch. In cricket the toll is spread more evenly across the whole body. This shows itself when you look at injuries they both suffer, in baseball pitchers get injuries to the elbow or shoulder mainly, but bowlers in cricket get injuries all over the place from hamstrings to groin to shoulder.
Both actions are strenuous and harm the body in some way, but the actions are very different in how they generate the speed of delivery.
(14-10-2015, 14:03)peiowl Wrote: Yes, tonight's the clincher Kev. Thanks for being such a good sport and putting up with my tirades against the umps. There is a feeling up here though that Americans look down on Canadians. Harold Reynolds the sports announcer caused a furor when he said that Toronto fans wouldn't be able to catch baseballs in the stand "because they don't play baseball much up there." Even made the national newscast.
Tell that to Rusell Martin, Brett Lawrie, Eric Gagne, Larry Walker or the great Fergie Jenkins!!!
To be fair and speaking as an outsider to a degree, Canadians have always had an inferiority complex when it comes to the US, and the Americans certainly know how to press the right buttons to get that complex to rise to the surface!!!!
(14-10-2015, 14:03)peiowl Wrote: Who will win tonight? Anyone's game. Gibbons made a controversial decision in G4 using Price in middle relief. So Stroman gets the nod to start tonight. He's been in great form since coming back from injury late in the season. Last 2 games Jays have played well like they have in last half of season. But then you have that guy Odor.
Whoever wins, good luck to them. I'm just happy that we're in postseason play after 22 years absence.
I was very surprised when Gibbons brought in Price when you were winning 7-1, therefore ruling him out of this game!! Sure he may be able to pitch and inning or two at best but I would have thought he would trust the bullpen to finish that game and save Price for this one!! Stroman has been in good form but he has not been consistent prior to his injury. This game though will be won by the bats I think.