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cy-younger

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Brent you constantly say pitchers are elite athletes, but i see C.C. and Schilling, back when he use to play and pitched for the sox and they don't seem that well conditioned. just wondering if you could explain 

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C.C. Sabathia 6'7 290

Curt Schilling 6'5 235

Do you want me to say more?

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Don't let the looks fool you, both of those guys are big, physical athletes.  

My friend they also are the epitome of competitiveness.  They leave it on the field every time they pitch.  

You don't throw 200+ innings year in the Big Leagues for as long as they have or did and not be an elite athlete.

You might get away with it for one year, but not as long as both of them have.

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Ok, I will say more. An elite athlete in my book is either a genetic specimen or an athlete who had some genetic ability and upgraded it by conditioning himself to that of the makeup of a genetic specimen. Your two examples of pitchers here are the genetic versions of an elite athlete. Tim Lincecum and Aroldis Chapman are examples of the conditioned elite athlete.

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alright point proven i was just wondering, looks can be deceiving 

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Good topic! Glad you brought it up.

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