A modest (McCarver) proposal

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mound.gifOn Buck Martinez' XM Radio "MLB Home Plate" show Friday morning, guest Tim McCarver had an interesting idea: Why not raise the height of the pitcher's mound.
Why?
“I’ve been lobbying baseball unofficially for the last decade and a half to have the mound raised back to its initial 15 inches," McCarver said. "To me, it’s an easy sell. You would have fewer arm injuries because pitchers are pitching down a slope instead of from a flatter surface. Trying to keep down, you leave yourself open to arm injuries. I think that’s one of the reasons baseball has had so many pitchers on the disabled list over the last 10 to 15 years…plus, the pitching in the majors is just horrible now. Middle relief is horrible on almost all teams.”
We're sold. Surely, Bob Gibson would attempt a comeback, too.


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