When Data and Decisions Don't Match--Little League Baseball

"Maybe it's because I used to pitch in Little League when I was a kid,
but this article in the July 1 Union Tribune really struck me. It
describes how injuries to Little League pitchers has increased
significantly over the past 10 years from one a week to 3-4 a day with
elbow and/or shoulder injuries from baseball. What's the cause?
Apparently, as the article indicates, it is from "overuse" (i.e.,
pitchers pitching too much). And here is the key statistic:...."

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