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obie7661

07-01-2008, 12:25 PM

1968: A Different Era, a Lower E.R.A.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/sports/baseball/29pitcher.html?em&ex=1215057600&en=007dac51b6c0ee01&ei=5087%0A

TigerCoach

07-01-2008, 01:01 PM

I may be wrong, but didn't they also lower the height of the pitching mound after the 1968 season? Back then, it was 3"-4" higher, which made the pitch come at a much steeper slope towards the plate, and harder to hit. Regardless, it was a different game back then, with different types of players.

DAWGH8R

07-01-2008, 10:13 PM

Tiger Coach raised my ERA in Little League !!