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re: Paul Mainieri's Answer to This Weekend's Coaching Decision Criticisms
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:14 pm to Choupique19
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:14 pm to Choupique19
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Here's Friday's game thread. Many posters were begging for Poche to be pulled BEFORE HE GAVE UP THE LEAD. Not hindsight, they were saying CPM waited to long after he gave up 2 runs, yet Paul Mainieri still rode him until UK had the lead.
like I said:
if some posters would be allowed to manage the pitchers, they would burn through the entire pen pulling pitchers at the first sign of trouble. It is entirely possible for a pitcher to have a bad inning, get out of it, then come back and pitch well again a couple more innings.
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Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:23 pm to LoneStarTiger
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they would burn through the entire pen pulling pitchers at the first sign of trouble.
A) it's Friday, and every key reliever was 100% rested
B) it was a 2-0 game in the 7th inning, there was no room for error. One bad inning could beat you.
C) a short reliever throwing for 2-3 outs is not burning him for the weekend
D) So you wouldn't want to burn a pitcher on Friday? Paul Mainieri disagrees. He was fine with pitching his closer 4 innings. The same closer who had not thrown more than one inning in a game in 2 years.
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:27 pm to LoneStarTiger
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It is entirely possible for a pitcher to have a bad inning, get out of it, then come back and pitch well again a couple more innings.
Of course it's possible, but Mainieri has a history of not pulling a pitcher until the damage is done. He also has a history of pulling a pitcher who is cruising for no other reason than his matchups fetish.
The seventh inning of a 2 run ball game is not the time to let your starter pitch out of a jam. Especially Poche who is known to struggle after about 80 pitches. You need someone warming or at least stretching down in the pen. If someone gets on base you pull him. If not, he finishes the inning.
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