The Japanese Don't Believe In Tommy John Surgery

The durability of major league pitchers is a fun debate to have with old baseball guys who long for the days before middle relievers and letting starters accumulate pitch counts until their tendons snapped in half. Those purists would most likely agree with the coach of Kawamato's technical high school, (that's the name of it in the AP story) who let his pitcher go 250 pitches deep and endure a 66-0 drubbing over two innings until he finally asked for mercy:

"At that pace the pitcher would have thrown around 500 pitches in four innings," Kawamoto's coach was quoted as saying. "There was a danger he could get injured."

Yes. He's not sadistic. And the humiliation of being a high school pitcher who gave up 66 runs in two innings should wear off sometime in the next 30 years anyway.

Hey, whatever happened to that Most Extreme Elimination Challenge show on Spike TV anyway?

250 Pitch Count = Totally Cool. 500 Pitch Count = Probably Not Good. [FanIQ]

7:15 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By DAULERIO
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thefuseproject at 07:35 PM on 04/17/08
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Where's the "Nightmare Fuel" tag?

Bastard.

MXC has been bettered in every way by Unbeatable Banzuke and Ninja Warrior on G4.
UkraineNotWeak at 07:35 PM on 04/17/08
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Baseball Bukkake.
thefuseproject at 07:37 PM on 04/17/08
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Luckily the pitcher can soothe himself with copious amounts of violent animated porn- oh, wait I forgot his arm was already sore.

/dick joke
Steve Trachsel, Ace at 07:37 PM on 04/17/08
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@Ball: Ninja Warrior happened.

Im assuming a couple of those runs were unearned.
thefuseproject at 07:41 PM on 04/17/08
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The Boston Marathon is Monday!? I better start training!
ClueHeywood at 07:41 PM on 04/17/08
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What was his WHIP?
thefuseproject at 07:43 PM on 04/17/08
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Why is there a middle school student playing in goal for the Canadiens?
thefuseproject at 07:46 PM on 04/17/08
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Seriously, Nibbles, take a night off.
Steve Trachsel, Ace at 07:46 PM on 04/17/08
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Jurcina just cleaned Upshaws clock in the Caps/Flyers game.
thefuseproject at 07:49 PM on 04/17/08
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Dueling Japanese Borats wearing penis helmets, "Mark Littell's Nutty Buddy," and a post by The Balls.

Deadspin, do you know how I know you're gay?

(and I didn't even mention the giant black dildo from an earlier post...)
thefuseproject at 07:50 PM on 04/17/08
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Yankees pitch-out...Jacoby steals it easily and continues on to 3rd.

Yup, I'm just going to keep posting unti something shows up.
Afino at 07:57 PM on 04/17/08
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.....will not make Dusty Baker joke.....
StevePerryPsychOut at 08:04 PM on 04/17/08
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@Afino: good. I don't need you forcing a mental image of him in that swimsuit into my head.

OH. THAT type of Dusty Baker joke. Right.
StevePerryPsychOut at 08:06 PM on 04/17/08
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ok, moving on. Hamster is a dick.
Sandburgh at 09:32 AM on 04/18/08
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@Afino: I will...Dusty Baker sees no problem with this.

Also, for the record this completely screws up my Japanese High School fantasy baseball league.