From Aug 24 - Sept 5, 2009 we conducted a poll of WebBall visitors to gauge their reaction to the concerns and consequences of a specific tournament's limiting pre-inning mound warm-up pitches to just 3.

While part of the response was political. we also asked questions that might gve a more general guideline as to what coaches, players and parents belief is an appropriate warm-up.


These charts show what people think about risk factors and risk avoidance...





We also wanted to know if this was worth pursuing in greater detail...


Our dilemma is this - few seem willing to even consider science, or change their mind on the subject, yet most people want WebBall to find out. Why? To reinforce their firmly held beliefs, or to satisfy idle curiosity, or to show those affected  that they were right to complain?

It's not that simple. We are working now to develop a meaningful and reliable method to collect and analyze data. We do want to answer the question - to find out what/if any relationship exists between mound warm-ups, game performance, and risk to pitchers. Stay tuned.