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Originally Posted by alnorth
My theory is that we easily forget or were never told of young pitchers who broke down and became nobodies way back then. Now with the gigantic sports media, every promising young prospect is tracked hourly down to the 35th man in the minors, and somebody breaking down is big news.
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That is true as well. Media has played a big part. I do think pitchers pitched through alot more pain in the past than they do today. Salary has alot to do with it as well. It is just wierd that guys could pitch a complete game pretty much every time while also starting 40 plus games.