Worst Pitching Change Ever :)

rpriske · 01-30-2016, 02:48 PM

I just saw the most bizarre pitching change I have ever seen.

Roger Mason pitched to Michael Hunter with John Godwin on 1st base. During the at-bat Godwin stole 2nd but then Mason got Hunter to pop out.

Pitching Change - The Yankees brought in Rod Scurry to face Robin Yount.

The Yankees intentionally walk Yount with 1st open.

Pitching Change - The Yankees brought in Bob Apodaca to face Jim Dwyer.

Wait a minute... so they brought in Scurry just so he could intentionally walk somebody?

WillyW3 · 01-30-2016, 04:58 PM

He must have had plus plus control

DB930 · 01-30-2016, 05:39 PM

Pretty sure Sparky Anderson actually did that once...

bwburke94 · 01-31-2016, 02:48 AM

It's happened in real life, per this Play Index search - admittedly, I can't search for the "next batter is a PH" scenario, which probably makes up the majority of cases.

redranger · 01-31-2016, 10:48 AM

Did the Yankees counter after the intentional walk by bringing Dwyer in as a pinch hitter?

rpriske · 02-01-2016, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redranger

Did the Yankees counter after the intentional walk by bringing Dwyer in as a pinch hitter?

Nope.

(And yes, THAT would make sense... but nope.)

Giants44 · 02-03-2016, 06:56 PM

just an aside, but as a player how much would that suck.

you get up, you go to work, you put on you uniform, you warm-up, you go out to the bullpen, finally get your call and they bring you in the intentionally walk one guy and then they take you out. you go to the clubhouse and think about how you should have become a dentist or something.

of course it is better then "real" work, but as a competitor that would really suck.

01-30-2016, 02:48 PM	#1
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,132	Worst Pitching Change Ever :) I just saw the most bizarre pitching change I have ever seen. Roger Mason pitched to Michael Hunter with John Godwin on 1st base. During the at-bat Godwin stole 2nd but then Mason got Hunter to pop out. Pitching Change - The Yankees brought in Rod Scurry to face Robin Yount. The Yankees intentionally walk Yount with 1st open. Pitching Change - The Yankees brought in Bob Apodaca to face Jim Dwyer. Wait a minute... so they brought in Scurry just so he could intentionally walk somebody? __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 01-30-2016 at 11:46 PM.

02-03-2016, 06:56 PM	#7
Giants44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 2,408	just an aside, but as a player how much would that suck. you get up, you go to work, you put on you uniform, you warm-up, you go out to the bullpen, finally get your call and they bring you in the intentionally walk one guy and then they take you out. you go to the clubhouse and think about how you should have become a dentist or something. of course it is better then "real" work, but as a competitor that would really suck. __________________ "In a text sim - Immersion is everything" -Me "Judge a man not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" -Martin Luther King "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." -Einstein "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." -Muhammad Ali "Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." -Toby Harrah

01-30-2016, 04:58 PM	#2
WillyW3 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 91	He must have had plus plus control

01-30-2016, 05:39 PM	#3
DB930 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 302	Pretty sure Sparky Anderson actually did that once...

01-31-2016, 02:48 AM	#4
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,504	It's happened in real life, per this Play Index search - admittedly, I can't search for the "next batter is a PH" scenario, which probably makes up the majority of cases.

01-31-2016, 10:48 AM	#5
redranger All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 573	Did the Yankees counter after the intentional walk by bringing Dwyer in as a pinch hitter?