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What is it with LSU pitching year after year?

Posted on 2/2/19 at 8:59 am
Posted by FreeState
Member since Jun 2012
3571 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 8:59 am
Every year we end up losing one to two big arms. EVERY year it seems.

I don't follow other teams unless it means something to us but do they have the same issues as we do?

Makes me wonder what's going on in practice and pre-season with these arms.
Posted by Solo Cam
Member since Sep 2015
34798 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:01 am to
Everyone has injuries.

Arm injuries in pitchers are normal. That’s why CPM takes so damn many and recruits positional guys that can play in multiple spots.
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
24952 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:03 am to
You do realize Labas came to LSU with the injury right?

So did Storz, for that matter.
Posted by FreeState
Member since Jun 2012
3571 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:07 am to
Did not now either of them came to LSU with injuries. Thanks.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
78638 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:08 am to
Some one described pitching as the must unnatural motion in sports.

Injuries are gonna happen
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
24952 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:09 am to
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Did not now either of them came to LSU with injuries. Thanks


Did you not watch any baseball last season? You didn't see either of them much at all.
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
24952 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:10 am to
quote:

Some one described pitching as the must unnatural motion in sports.

Injuries are gonna happen



Yeah, nothing about throwing a baseball is natural to what the body wants you to do. If you keep constantly bending your knee in the wrong direction over time, guess what is going to eventually happen?
Posted by Bayou_Tiger_225
Third Earth
Member since Mar 2016
12588 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:11 am to
At least Labas pitched last year. 54 innings. This looks like it will be the second straight years where Storz doesn't throw more than 3 innings.
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 9:13 am
Posted by Crucial Taunt
Member since Nov 2016
298 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:11 am to
This is every team in the country nowadays. Two words: travel ball. Kids simply don’t rest their arms enough since they play so many games now
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
24952 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:12 am to
quote:

At least Labas pitched last year. This looks like it will be the second straight years where Storz doesn't throw more than 3 innings


Labas didn't pitch much last year either. And Storz may be pitching for us by April.
Posted by bayoujd
Member since Jan 2009
3116 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:13 am to
Travel ball, showcase ball, year round competitive pitching at young ages.
Posted by 225Tyga
Member since Oct 2013
19486 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:16 am to
We overwork our pitchers to the point where the weak ones basically break. Only the strong survive
Posted by Bayou_Tiger_225
Third Earth
Member since Mar 2016
12588 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:18 am to
He pitched 54 innings. That's decent. More than Todd Peterson, Matthew Beck, Devin Fontenot, and pretty much everyone else besides the starters and Cade Gilbert. Puts him at 5th most innings pitched. And I heard that about Storz, but let's be honest. Pitchers rarely come back from injuries on time.
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 9:20 am
Posted by Sailin Tiger
Member since Jul 2014
1670 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:29 am to
quote:

I don't follow other teams unless it means something to us


Maybe you should before assuming we are unique on the injury front
Posted by Icansee4miles
Trolling the Tickfaw
Member since Jan 2007
31973 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:41 am to
Ask any Orthopedist and they will concur. Before the advent of travel ball, kids only pitched a few months a year and rested (played other sports) the rest of the year.
Posted by Bayou_Tiger_225
Third Earth
Member since Mar 2016
12588 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:43 am to
Combine that with the fact that kids are starting to throw breaking balls earlier and earlier and it's easy to see why so many college aged pitchers run into arm trouble.
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 9:44 am
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
21691 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:45 am to
If Hilliard goes down that would upset me. He is one of my favorites!
Posted by ChanceOfRainIsNever
Far from Louisiana
Member since Oct 2016
2826 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:49 am to
It’s travel ball which leads to no rest for kids; it’s kids throwing breaking balls before their arms develop and it’s the obsession with velocity. Kids aren’t taught to pace themselves when they pitch anymore and that’s a trickle down from MLB. Kids know that velocity is the thing that will get them signed so it’s max effort every pitch.
Posted by catnip
Member since Sep 2003
16377 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:02 am to
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id not now either of them came to LSU with injuries. Thanks.


Wonder if PM knew they were injured?
Posted by sta4ever
Member since Aug 2014
17499 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:04 am to
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It’s travel ball which leads to no rest for kids; it’s kids throwing breaking balls before their arms develop and it’s the obsession with velocity. Kids aren’t taught to pace themselves when they pitch anymore and that’s a trickle down from MLB. Kids know that velocity is the thing that will get them signed so it’s max effort every pitch.


Unfortunately this is why injuries are more common now. All these kids playing college ball now all played travel ball growing up. It will only get worse until we can find a way to regulate travel ball and convince kids to become multi sport athletes
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