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[edit] Exploding at 100 pitches?
While I'm sure the general consensus is that pitchers fall off at around 100 pitches, I think it is important to note that many pitchers have thrown more than 100 pitches in games with little to no consequence from it, and this is from recent memory:
- October 21, 1993: In game 5 of the 1993 World Series, Curt Schilling pitched a 2-0 complete game shutout against a powerful Toronto Blue Jays offense in Philadelphia. Schilling threw 148 pitches.
- September 3, 2001: Bud Smith of the St. Louis Cardinals threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres in San Diego, leading the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory. Smith threw 134 pitches.
- April 23, 2005: Mark Mulder of the St. Louis Cardinals threw a 10-inning complete game shutout against the Houston Astros in St. Louis, a game the Cardinals won 1-0. Mulder needed 101 pitches for the game.
- April 26, 2006: Dave Bush of the Milwaukee Brewers threw a complete game shutout against the Cincinnati Reds, with Milwaukee winning the game 11-0. Bush threw 115 pitches.
So I think it is moot to try and back up popular belief that a pitcher breaks down after throwing 100 pitches just because Don Larsen's perfect game was thrown with less than 100 pitches being needed. Darwin's Bulldog 02:08, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pitch Count
I know it's been a while since the poster above me posted but I'm pretty sure Major League teams have at their disposal reams of data that shows that pitchers in general become less effective after a certain number of pitches, and data for individual pitchers indicating their fall off point.
Anyway, I added pitching style and type of pitch to reasons why a pitcher may be allowed to throw more pitchers than other guys on the staff. When you have a pitcher whose style is really about control and placement and change of speeds with a really slow changeup, it's thought that they can be a bit more effective than a power pitcher at high pitch counts. The same is also true of 'gimmick' pitchers, like knuckleballers, whose success is in the soundness of their technique that day (which can vary greatly from start to start) and not so much how tired they happen to be.
24.44.135.148 (talk) 22:41, 2 June 2008 (UTC) tilde tilde tilde tilde
