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re: Why do pitchers need to warm up on the mound?
Posted on 5/27/22 at 6:46 am to McKinney Ag69
Posted on 5/27/22 at 6:46 am to McKinney Ag69
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When they do a pitching change mid-inning, why the hell do they need to warm up from the mound? Isn't that what the bullpen is for?
It's to get acclimated to the mound in front of fans, height of the mound, foot placement feel there are a lot of reasons.
When throwing the baseball every mound will have a different feel. When striding out the dirt gets moved around and it feels different.
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Posted on 5/27/22 at 7:33 am to jonnyanony
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Because baseball is a weird old timey game with all sorts of silly traditions and conventions that will never die.
It’s mostly just this; I can’t think of another parallel in sports.
Posted on 5/27/22 at 8:53 am to McKinney Ag69
quote:Every mounds a little different. The landing spot for the front foot, the difference of the mound itself (pitchers will dig out the depth they likes), just to name a couple. Sounds like you've never played the game much.
When they do a pitching change mid-inning, why the hell do they need to warm up from the mound? Isn't that what the bullpen is for?
Posted on 5/27/22 at 10:05 am to jonnyanony
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Because baseball is a weird old timey game with all sorts of silly traditions and conventions that will never die.
Seventh inning stretch is a silly tradition. As was pointed out by many posters warmup in a different venue is legit.
Posted on 5/27/22 at 10:12 am to McKinney Ag69
You don’t need them. Baseball players are all headcases and the true baseball fans cry if the sport evolves or cuts out things that make the experience bloated and boring. I like it but mainly to watch the teams I care about. The NFL changes rules almost every year and nobody freaks out.
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