Fergie threw 93-94 at a very conservative 5% difference (scicnce says 7-9% difference out of the hand vs. crosssing the plate). Evolution of the radar gun, Speed Gun, clocked measured in front of plate - Statcast, out of the hand) Fergie today clocked at 98-99.

Apples to Apples: 1978: Fergie 93-94 / Gil 93-94 2024: Fergie 98-99 / Gil 98-99

Can not be Apples to Mercedes

Chili Davis: Speaking of Gooden: Let me say something, man: He had gas. Natural gas, you know? Had they used the gun they're using now, wirh the technology and calibration, Doc would have been 100

2. Spin Rate - Koufax/Blyleven /Gibson/Carlton /Ryan - what was their Spin Rates - How do they know pitchers are Spinning the ball more than Blyleven. How do they decide waht # is poor, average, good, great.

#30 2,591 Spins 3x more

3. Pitch Clock - make it simple end the arguement - :18 April/May :20 June/July

:22 August :20 September :18 Oct/Nov

2016 147 73%

2017 154 56%

2018 133 62%

2019 89 71%

2020 57 67%

Red Sox righthander Lucas Giolito is out for the season after having surgery for a torn elbow ligament. It's the second such surgery he's had in his career.

“Every single pitch is scrutinized, even when you throw in the bullpen. You get instant feedback,'' Giolito said. “For a guy trying to make the team, you have to hit certain numbers. That's always going to put more stress on the arm.''

Verlander winces when he sees video on social media of youth players throwing as hard as they can and working on breaking balls.

Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow,

“It's a really difficult situation to wrap your head around, “If anyone had a perfect solution, we'd be all ears. “Teams are now investing in motion-capture technologies to try to understand how and when forces are applied to different joints.

Elbow injuries are plaguing the entire sport. No one has unearthed a singular cause nor a surefire means of prevention.

“There's really going to be no stopping of this pandemic,”said Reds pitcher Tejay Antone, who underwent his third Tommy John procedure on Friday. 2017 / 2021 / 2024

"I think I have an opportunity and responsibility to do this not only for myself, but other kids out there dealing with this," Antone said on Tuesday. "The cool thing about baseball is [that] contracts are guaranteed. There's kids out there in high school or in college, their careers are over and they don't have the best medical attention in the world.

“Anybody's at risk,” said Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt, “at any time.”

“If you're not trying to add velocity or add a pitch,” said Cubs starter Jameson Taillon, another member of the Two Tommy Johns Club, “you're probably falling behind.”

What can be done? Taillon overhauled his delivery after his second Tommy John surgery because he “figured that was my body telling me that something's not right.”

Hall of Famer John Smoltz warns that's a slippery slope, though.

“It's a misconception that has been out there forever,” he said, “that people think, ‘Well, look at every guy's comeback: They've thrown harder and they've been better.' It's a myth. “Tommy John's not normal. And we've normalized it.”