tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888411.post7797142379370493144..comments2024-03-23T05:20:41.018-06:00Comments on Dan Agonistes: Breaking News!Dan Agonisteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863051818485888739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888411.post-91828243584738259652007-11-19T01:18:00.000-07:002007-11-19T01:18:00.000-07:00In short, not everyone is a Clemens or Johnson. Bu...In short, not everyone is a Clemens or Johnson. <BR/><BR/>But more generally it is true that players can sustain their performance at greater ages today than in the past because of better medical care and training. However, if you were to look at the trajectory of careers even for modern players what you'd find is that there is a steep rise in performance in the early to mid 20's before reaching a peak at ages 27 and 28 followed by a decline. Keep in mind that when you consider players like Clemens and Johnson you also need to think about all of those players who were selected out of the league because of their poor performance before they reached their late thirties. Even so, for good players a typical performance curve looks like <A HREF="http://danagonistes.blogspot.com/2007/11/projections-on-cheap.html" REL="nofollow">the one I posted for Pete Rose a week or two ago</A>.Dan Agonisteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863051818485888739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888411.post-20851597107628724722007-11-17T23:13:00.000-07:002007-11-17T23:13:00.000-07:00so why did clemens and johnson produce so well in ...so why did clemens and johnson produce so well in their 30's?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com