Archie Moses
Well-Known Member
I would like my player to run to first base not jog. That is all.
You're coming close to Archie-ing this. Demanding that a pitcher run hard to first is similar to demanding that your post player works on his 3 point shot.
Please stop. And delete your account.
Demanding a pitcher to run to first base is nothing close to demanding a post player to work on his threes. Baseball players are professional athletes. If they can't run to first base after they hit the ball because they might pull a hammy, then that's just sorry and they shouldn't be hitting under any circumstance. Look, I'm not taking anything away from the kid on his defensive game. Dude has a nasty arm. He did a beyond awesome job at pitching, but if you saw the highlight on espn where he jogged to first base you can't help but think, "wow, nice effort! Not." or "First MLB game and the kid is already a prima donna." He didn't even finish his run out. Heaven forbid I give him any criticism for running like a school girl with no heart to first base.
Stay classy, guys. If you don't want your pitcher to get hurt running to first, maybe he should go to the American League. Just a thought.
Archie, students of the game understand that there are unwritten rules in baseball, guidelines if you will; never make the 1st or the 3rd out at 3rd base, never sac bunt with your best hitter, never put the go-ahead runner on in a tie game, etc...The pitcher running out a ground ball (which he did, though not to your expert approval) is something along those lines. This applies even more so to star quality arms such as his, Ryan's, Maddux, and so on. Coaches encourage Pitchers to concentrate on their arm above anything else and they don't want them injured on a routine ground ball. YB made and excellent example with basketball, but I will give you one more. You've heard of not hitting a QB in practice right? It's the same premise. It's also like saying "Why can't Peyton Manning run the ball? He's a football player." This is one of the accepted aspects of the game.
My guess is that your a casual (at best) baseball fan that picked up on something you hadn't noticed before when catching a game here and there.
Although there is no "medical" proof. Tommy John surgery has been said to improve a pitcher.
Bruce Willis' character is dead.