Does the pitcher's mound in baseball today remind you of the 5 & Done Store?
Five innings and a pitcher is done for the day.
Go to the locker room, take a shower, go home, get a good night's sleep, and be sure to rest that tired and weary arm after throwing for five grueling innings.
Come back tomorrow, hang around the dugout, play a game of Pepper or two, and be ready to go at it again in another five days, or once a week at most.
Wow.
Life is tough for pitchers in the big leagues these days.
There was a time, however, when pitchers were expected to play the whole game, win or lose, to earn their paychecks just as the positional players earn their paychecks by playing the whole game.
But not today, especially not for pitchers, who must be babied through the season just as toddlers are babied with diapers and tricycles.
Some teams even prefer to ride relief pitchers to the mound in golf carts to keep them fresh and free from sweat.
When little is expected, little is achieved.
Since pitchers are not expected to achieve very much, they punch the timeclock and call it a day at the Five & Done Store.
Five innings and a pitcher is done for the day.
Go to the locker room, take a shower, go home, get a good night's sleep, and be sure to rest that tired and weary arm after throwing for five grueling innings.
Come back tomorrow, hang around the dugout, play a game of Pepper or two, and be ready to go at it again in another five days, or once a week at most.
Wow.
Life is tough for pitchers in the big leagues these days.
There was a time, however, when pitchers were expected to play the whole game, win or lose, to earn their paychecks just as the positional players earn their paychecks by playing the whole game.
But not today, especially not for pitchers, who must be babied through the season just as toddlers are babied with diapers and tricycles.
Some teams even prefer to ride relief pitchers to the mound in golf carts to keep them fresh and free from sweat.
When little is expected, little is achieved.
Since pitchers are not expected to achieve very much, they punch the timeclock and call it a day at the Five & Done Store.
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