Point: Yes, Mark Prior and Kerry Wood...enough said.
Counterpoint: Dusty Baker killed their careers?
P: Yes, it is well known that Baker cares little about pitch counts.
CP: What about Carlos Zambrano?
P: He has not been free of symptoms either.
CP: Abuse happens but your criticism of Dusty Baker doesn't sound very scientific.
P: Take a look at 2003. The Cubs had Prior, Wood, and Zambrano. All three of them threw over 210 innings. Baker allowed Prior and Wood to throw 130+ pitches in seven different starts. Then there was time where he sent out Kerry Wood for a seven inning outing in which he threw 141 pitches.
CP: Yes, Prior and Wood did blow out their arms but Zambrano is still pitching today and Woods has been decent as a cl ...
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