Sun.Mar 25, 2012

Paul Gillin

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Yes, There Really Are a Lot More Pitchers Today

Paul Gillin

Sports Illustrated has a great profile of Albert Pujols in this week’s issue. It includes a line that dramatizes just how much the game has changed since the days of Ted Williams: Williams, for example, played until he was 42. He retired having played 544 night games, and faced 268 pitchers on seven teams in 11 ballparks, none west of Kansas City.