LATEST: Time Reviewing the Broken to be Amended

Thank you for the article in Monday’s edition of The Times titled “Dodgers are the face of injury crisis.” My friends and I have long debated why the need for Tommy John surgery has skyrocketed in recent years. I argued that the need for speed among this generation of pitchers is the cause of their demise. Now I have a well-researched article by The Times to support my position, but more importantly, perhaps teams like the Dodgers will now stop disingenuously shrugging their shoulders and finally do something to end the crisis.

You can hang this squarely on MLB and the buy-in by owners. It’s the pitching equivalent of the juiced ball and the juiced player. “Velocity is king” in the data-driven age. Whatever it takes for more eyes on the game, even at the expense of the game, and the players themselves. You can’t work around it with innings limits and extra rest days. There is no game without healthy players. And every team is culpable because players will eat each other alive for a roster spot. Yet another dollar-driven blemish on the greatest game on Earth. Where have you gone, Greg Maddux? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.