Those of you who have pitched: Do you ever remember not being sore the next couple of days

I was rarely sore, but then again I was only throwing low 90’s.

? It just seems odd. Don’t be so sensitive.

This is such an awful take and not comparable at all to you throwing in the upper 60's on your 1A JV team

I was always sore. That being said I wasn’t a good pitcher and never had any real coaching on the mound.

So my mechanics were shite that could have been the problem.

I pitched in college and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals. My arm hurt at least 2-3 days after every start and especially in the beginning of the year. I don’t remember having so many pitchers out at one time with arm soreness and seems like the teams training program needs to be tweaked. With all that being said, soreness is fine and most likely is a conditioning issue that can be fixed. You have to remember that most people look at pitch count but forget about warm ups, bull pen before game and pitches between innings. When you add all that up, pitchers can be around 200 pitches if they pitch 6-7 innings.

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hose of you who have pitched: Do you ever remember not being sore the next couple of days

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I don't remember playing any sport and not feeling sore the next day

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Just amazes me how many of the stud athletes are on the sideline due to “soreness”

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because pitchers are treated differently than other athletes, as they should be. Doctors are still working to understand more on how and what exactly causes arm issues and how to best prevent them from happening, so coaches are acting a lot more cautious. I'd rather them sit these kids than risk hurting them.

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 by sore it was muscle fatigue and build up of lactic acid... you could definitely tell the difference between that and tendinitis or worse

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exactly. I'm sure our staff knows the diff.

Do you really think by arm soreness he is only talking about the next day?

I would think they are saying that it is an extended longer than normal arm soreness. It’s also probably a little bit of just a catch all term to say when a pitcher is out.

Yes, I pitched in High School and Legion ball. And when I wasn’t pitching, I was playing short or 3rd and throwing all those in between innings throws to 1st to stay loose. And long toss before every game. My elbow was sore for about 7 months of the year. But I was not a pro pitching prospect.

You’ve got to think, these guys were the best pitchers on their teams all growing up, so naturally, they likely pitched the most. And I’m sure they all played other positions when they weren’t pitching. So the best pitchers come to college liking having thrown more than regular players.

And the way you recruit those guys to come to your school and not going pro is by assuring them and their families that they will have their long-term, professional interest in mind. You want Jaden Hill to come to LSU? You’ve got to be willing to be more conservative and sit him out a little longer than you might have 20 years ago. It’s a delicate trade off, but if Paul starts ragging the shite out of professional prospects arms, guess what? We will no longer be signing professional pitching prospects.