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Cod · 10-28-2020, 09:56 PM

My biggest gripe with the pitching change wasn't the taking Snell out part. It was the fact Cash brought in Nick Anderson who up until then had given up at least one run in his past six appearances and Betts was killing RHP this season. Just look at his splits:

* vs RHP - .323 / .385 / .677
* vs LHP - .200 / .313 / .218

If Cash is truly a numbers manager, then he had to have known this...right? Why not bring in Loup instead? I'm afraid the front office set a pitching schedule and Cash had to stick to it, regardless of whether or not the ninth man in the LAD lineup got a hit. I honestly think Snell was coming out regardless of the outcome of that at-bat.

I just looked at more of the Mookie's stats and something stuck out to me. His batting average actually goes down the third time he faces a pitcher (.229) and climbs to .337 the first time he faces a relief pitcher. Also, the sixth inning was his worst inning from a hitting perspective by far (only batted .158 / .261 /.316 over 23 plate appearances). More reason Snell maybe should've stayed...

10-28-2020, 09:56 PM	#213
Cod All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,154	My biggest gripe with the pitching change wasn't the taking Snell out part. It was the fact Cash brought in Nick Anderson who up until then had given up at least one run in his past six appearances and Betts was killing RHP this season. Just look at his splits: * vs RHP - .323 / .385 / .677 * vs LHP - .200 / .313 / .218 If Cash is truly a numbers manager, then he had to have known this...right? Why not bring in Loup instead? I'm afraid the front office set a pitching schedule and Cash had to stick to it, regardless of whether or not the ninth man in the LAD lineup got a hit. I honestly think Snell was coming out regardless of the outcome of that at-bat. I just looked at more of the Mookie's stats and something stuck out to me. His batting average actually goes down the third time he faces a pitcher (.229) and climbs to .337 the first time he faces a relief pitcher. Also, the sixth inning was his worst inning from a hitting perspective by far (only batted .158 / .261 /.316 over 23 plate appearances). More reason Snell maybe should've stayed... Last edited by Cod; 10-28-2020 at 10:03 PM.