NY Times Magazine has an article about Little League pitch counts - or lack thereof - and the sharp increase in the number of kids having Tommy John surgery because coaches and parents refuse to limit the number of pitches their kids throw.
It's sad that kids have such competition these days that the adults tasked with taking care of them would risk their futures and the knife in order to win a meaningless middle school baseball game.
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A quick look back at the awesomeness of Tom Hume.
Link- http://morehardball.blogspot.com/2009/08/algebra-teacher-turned-mlb-player.html
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