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Originally Posted by Westheim
I will hold off for *now*, but I am ready to rant about removing Mize in the FOURTH.
Of a tied game.
What are they doing??
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Originally Posted by Amazin69
Everybody is so afraid of leaving a pitcher in for "one batter too long", not realizing that going to pen too soon has its own risks. I'm still trying to grasp Moron Mendoza pulling Sean Manaea with this starting pitcher line: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2BB, 3K
"I always think, the more relief pitchers you use, the greater your chance of finding the guy who just doesn't have it today." —Bill James, c. 1988
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It takes guts to go with your gut and leave a dominating pitcher in the game despite what the whiz kids say. Simply put, you go with the hot hand until your gut tells you otherwise. Most, if not all, of today's major league managers don't have those guts and prefer to hide behind the whiz kids. Witness my rant in the Yankees thread.