<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Two High School Pitchers Combine to Throw 347 Pitches In a Single Game</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:03:42 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: A.P.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638874</link> <dc:creator>A.P.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:32:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638874</guid> <description><![CDATA[Seems like the Dusty Baker joke has already been made...]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Seems like the Dusty Baker joke has already been made&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: phillymantis915</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638869</link> <dc:creator>phillymantis915</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:12:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638869</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Dylan Bundy has 12 strikeouts on 76 pitches so far in A ball&lt;/blockquote&gt;Will lead my fantasy team to glory....in 2015.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Dylan Bundy has 12 strikeouts on 76 pitches so far in A ball</p></blockquote><p>Will lead my fantasy team to glory&#8230;.in 2015.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: starkweather</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638849</link> <dc:creator>starkweather</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:11:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638849</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;He recorded 13 strikeouts and accounted for 193 pitches.&lt;/em&gt;Dylan Bundy has 12 strikeouts on 76 pitches so far in A ball]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>He recorded 13 strikeouts and accounted for 193 pitches.</em></p><p>Dylan Bundy has 12 strikeouts on 76 pitches so far in A ball</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ms621</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638843</link> <dc:creator>ms621</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:05:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638843</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Not sure if that was sarcastic or not but Wood was damaged goods before Dusty came to town,&lt;/em&gt;For some reason, I pictured Don saying this to Pete in that cab scene in last night&#039;s episode.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Not sure if that was sarcastic or not but Wood was damaged goods before Dusty came to town,</em></p><p>For some reason, I pictured Don saying this to Pete in that cab scene in last night&#8217;s episode.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ButtersBC</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638835</link> <dc:creator>ButtersBC</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:01:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638835</guid> <description><![CDATA[Not sure if that was sarcastic or not but Wood was damaged goods before Dusty came to town, it just became popular amongst Cub fans to make him the scapegoat for their choking ways]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not sure if that was sarcastic or not but Wood was damaged goods before Dusty came to town, it just became popular amongst Cub fans to make him the scapegoat for their choking ways</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ms621</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638832</link> <dc:creator>ms621</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:56:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638832</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;That’s an stunning lack of understanding. What happened to “don’t throw breaking balls before high school?” Or, no specializing in just one sport year-round?&lt;/em&gt;Fucking psychotic parents who are wanting to live their failed dreams through their children....that&#039;s what happened.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>That’s an stunning lack of understanding. What happened to “don’t throw breaking balls before high school?” Or, no specializing in just one sport year-round?</em></p><p>Fucking psychotic parents who are wanting to live their failed dreams through their children&#8230;.that&#8217;s what happened.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Charske Don't Surf</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638831</link> <dc:creator>Charske Don't Surf</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:48:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638831</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kerry Wood &lt;del&gt;once pitched both ends of a double header in high school and was no worse for…oh,&lt;strong&gt;DUSTY BAKER&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/del&gt; whoops/fixed]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kerry Wood <del>once pitched both ends of a double header in high school and was no worse for…oh,<strong>DUSTY BAKER</strong></del> whoops</p><p>/fixed</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ButtersBC</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638830</link> <dc:creator>ButtersBC</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:46:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638830</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kerry Wood once pitched both ends of a double header in high school and was no worse for...oh, whoops]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kerry Wood once pitched both ends of a double header in high school and was no worse for&#8230;oh, whoops</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Some Random Old Dude</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638829</link> <dc:creator>Some Random Old Dude</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:44:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638829</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Alarming statistics&lt;/em&gt;That&#039;s an stunning lack of understanding.  What happened to &quot;don&#039;t throw breaking balls before high school?&quot;  Or, no specializing in just one sport year-round?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Alarming statistics</em></p><p>That&#8217;s an stunning lack of understanding.  What happened to &#8220;don&#8217;t throw breaking balls before high school?&#8221;  Or, no specializing in just one sport year-round?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Shatner, Dead? Shatner IS Dead.</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638828</link> <dc:creator>Shatner, Dead? Shatner IS Dead.</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:41:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638828</guid> <description><![CDATA[I think I hate the name Emerson./all I got]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think I hate the name Emerson.</p><p>/all I got</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ms621</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638827</link> <dc:creator>ms621</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:40:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638827</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;it should never be that time of year, that’s about as bad as an Astro’s grava…….ooops&lt;/em&gt;You sonofabitch! I&#039;ll get you!By the way, it&#039;s Astros, not Astro&#039;s. Contrary to popular belief, the Jetson&#039;s dog was not part of the original ownership group.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>it should never be that time of year, that’s about as bad as an Astro’s grava…….ooops</em></p><p>You sonofabitch! I&#8217;ll get you!</p><p>By the way, it&#8217;s Astros, not Astro&#8217;s. Contrary to popular belief, the Jetson&#8217;s dog was not part of the original ownership group.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638826</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:39:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638826</guid> <description><![CDATA[unfortunately, he talks like paul hogan.&quot;this is more&#039;n a dream, mate.  for&#039;a second there, i thought i was a gone-ah.  i was on walkabout and BAM, this big white bastard tooka hold of me leg, mor like a love bite really...&quot;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>unfortunately, he talks like paul hogan.</p><p>&#8220;this is more&#8217;n a dream, mate.  for&#8217;a second there, i thought i was a gone-ah.  i was on walkabout and BAM, this big white bastard tooka hold of me leg, mor like a love bite really&#8230;&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Charske Don't Surf</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638825</link> <dc:creator>Charske Don't Surf</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:36:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638825</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;I think I need to bring back the Brewrs gravatar again.Its about that time of year.&lt;/em&gt;it should never be that time of year, that&#039;s about as bad as an Astro&#039;s grava.......ooops]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I think I need to bring back the Brewrs gravatar again.</p><p>Its about that time of year.</em></p><p>it should never be that time of year, that&#8217;s about as bad as an Astro&#8217;s grava&#8230;&#8230;.ooops</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: rondoman</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638824</link> <dc:creator>rondoman</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:35:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638824</guid> <description><![CDATA[Alarming statisticsDuring the spring of 2010, researchers surveyed 189 players, 15 coaches and 31 parents through either one-on-one interviews or a mail-in questionnaire.The results were alarming and surprising:•Half (51%) of high school athletes wrongly believed that surgery should be performed in the absence of injury with the sole intention to improve performance.•Thirty-one percent of coaches, 28 percent of players and 25 percent of parents did not relate pitch type with injury risk.•Despite numerous studies showing increased risk of injury based on the number of pitches thrown in a game and over the course of a year, thirty one percent of coaches wrongly believed that the number of pitches thrown was not a risk factor for injury to the elbow ligament.•A substantial percentage also believed that control and velocity of pitches would be improved by having a Tommy John surgery performed.•The study also determined that individuals from each group underestimated the time required to return to competition at nine months. (Typical return-to-play is a year).In addition, identification of the surgical details of repairing the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) and rehabilitation needs were poor among all the groups surveyed.Read more: http://www.momsteam.com/baseball/tommy-john-surgery-does-not-improve-pitching-performance#ixzz1sFHid1Al]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alarming statistics</p><p>During the spring of 2010, researchers surveyed 189 players, 15 coaches and 31 parents through either one-on-one interviews or a mail-in questionnaire.</p><p>The results were alarming and surprising:</p><p>•Half (51%) of high school athletes wrongly believed that surgery should be performed in the absence of injury with the sole intention to improve performance.</p><p>•Thirty-one percent of coaches, 28 percent of players and 25 percent of parents did not relate pitch type with injury risk.</p><p>•Despite numerous studies showing increased risk of injury based on the number of pitches thrown in a game and over the course of a year, thirty one percent of coaches wrongly believed that the number of pitches thrown was not a risk factor for injury to the elbow ligament.</p><p>•A substantial percentage also believed that control and velocity of pitches would be improved by having a Tommy John surgery performed.</p><p>•The study also determined that individuals from each group underestimated the time required to return to competition at nine months. (Typical return-to-play is a year).</p><p>In addition, identification of the surgical details of repairing the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) and rehabilitation needs were poor among all the groups surveyed.</p><p>Read more: <a href="http://www.momsteam.com/baseball/tommy-john-surgery-does-not-improve-pitching-performance#ixzz1sFHid1Al" rel="nofollow">http://www.momsteam.com/baseball/tommy-john-surgery-does-not-improve-pitching-performance#ixzz1sFHid1Al</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Some Random Old Dude</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638823</link> <dc:creator>Some Random Old Dude</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:34:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638823</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;don’t expect much of a response…ya know it was the sight of brasky’s naked body that drove brian wilson insane.&lt;/em&gt;Yikes!  That explains a lot.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>don’t expect much of a response…ya know it was the sight of brasky’s naked body that drove brian wilson insane.</em></p><p>Yikes!  That explains a lot.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: rondoman</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638822</link> <dc:creator>rondoman</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:32:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638822</guid> <description><![CDATA[I think I need to bring back the Brewrs gravatar again.Its about that time of year.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think I need to bring back the Brewrs gravatar again.</p><p>Its about that time of year.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ms621</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638821</link> <dc:creator>ms621</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:32:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638821</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;my wolf saw it and i saw it in my dream. boom…happened.&lt;/em&gt;Does the wolf talk like Johnny Cash? If so, that&#039;s a bitchin&#039; dream.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>my wolf saw it and i saw it in my dream. boom…happened.</em></p><p>Does the wolf talk like Johnny Cash? If so, that&#8217;s a bitchin&#8217; dream.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: PL StabbinKabin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638820</link> <dc:creator>PL StabbinKabin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:32:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638820</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;i once saw walter johnson throw 284 pitches against the fairfax bushmen as a freshman in high school and pitch twelve innings in relief the very next day, i did. these newfangled kids are god damned pussies. &lt;/blockquote&gt;I had to listen to some dickhead opening day bitching about pulling masterson after 99 pitches on a 30 degree day. Rabble rabble Bob Feller never gave a shit about pitches counts rabble rabble these kids are a bunch of pussies anymore rabble rabble. I wanted to kick him in the head.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>i once saw walter johnson throw 284 pitches against the fairfax bushmen as a freshman in high school and pitch twelve innings in relief the very next day, i did. these newfangled kids are god damned pussies.</p></blockquote><p>I had to listen to some dickhead opening day bitching about pulling masterson after 99 pitches on a 30 degree day. Rabble rabble Bob Feller never gave a shit about pitches counts rabble rabble these kids are a bunch of pussies anymore rabble rabble. I wanted to kick him in the head.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ms621</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638819</link> <dc:creator>ms621</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:31:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638819</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Generally, I think pitch counts are silly – especially at the major league level&lt;/em&gt;Generally, I think people who think pitch counts are silly are themselves quite silly and perhaps have been staring at videos of toddlers playing with vacuum cleaners too long.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Generally, I think pitch counts are silly – especially at the major league level</em></p><p>Generally, I think people who think pitch counts are silly are themselves quite silly and perhaps have been staring at videos of toddlers playing with vacuum cleaners too long.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/16/two-high-school-pitchers-combine-to-throw-347-pitches-in-a-single-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1638818</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:31:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=175388#comment-1638818</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;You didn’t see that. You got high and then passed out and dreamed it.&lt;/blockquote&gt;my wolf saw it and i saw it in my dream.  boom...happened./smokes joffrey]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>You didn’t see that. You got high and then passed out and dreamed it.</p></blockquote><p>my wolf saw it and i saw it in my dream.  boom&#8230;happened.</p><p>/smokes joffrey</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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