08-31-2023, 07:52 PM
(08-31-2023, 04:16 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: David Bell doesn't believe in pitchers finishing innings. Dude absolutely loves him some mid-inning pitching changes. It actually drives me a bit crazy because he'll constantly not let a starter get the 3rd out of an inning even if the 2nd out was a strikeout, a relief pitcher comes in and gets the 3rd out, then sits down and cools off before coming back out and walking guys because they're not coming into the game warmed up fresh out of the bullpen leading to another mid-inning pitching change.
That's because a chart makes the decisions for this franchise, Bell just implements them.
Quote:Doesn't let our starters grow accustomed to getting themselves out of jams or finishing strong which is something pitchers need to learn to do to be good pitchers, and makes our bullpen guys pitch primarily out of the bench rather than out of the bullpen.That was part of my ***** about bringing in Lively third instead of second . . . he wound up pitching into the ninth, territory he's not used to seeing and was pulled because . . . he's not used to pitching into the ninth?
Only users lose drugs.
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