peak performance

"Even in games, the data showed us that some players were at their peak performance and others a little below."

Not surprisingly, the rate of return to peak performance drops from the first Tommy John to the second.

Head coach Paula Dunn said: "For some athletes, winning a medal in Rome will be the perfect preparation for the Olympics, for others, competing here will provide a benchmark as to where they are knowing that their peak performance needs to come at the start of August."

This time, the Wolverines faced a tough task against Schiefelbein, who came in 7-0 and headed to a peak performance after being sick last week in a five-inning playoff stint.

If the question is whether the network has declined relative to its own peak performance, then, sure, the old gray mare ain’t what she used to be.