Can you imagine what a bullpen game would have looked like for the Atlanta Braves some 35 years ago?
Now starting, for your Atlanta Braves, number 26, Gene Garber. Or how about 25 years ago. Can you imagine John Rocker starting a baseball game?
Wow, that’s sort of hard to imagine. Baseball has changed a lot, especially this year. But nothing has changed more than pitching. The days of pitchers pitching on four days rest, logging 300-plus innings and starting more than 35 games per season are long gone.