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re: Mainieri's bullpen tactics
Posted on 4/3/15 at 8:52 am to Oizers
Posted on 4/3/15 at 8:52 am to Oizers
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I think coaches look at players as filling a certain role. If a middle or setup guy is doing well for 2 innings the coach is not going to bump his closer (or the next role up) just because he has done well for 2 innings.
i get that each player has a role but thats what im asking about.
what advantage does this give us? it just seems that often times, we take out a Bugg or Person or Cartwright or whoever that is pitching well and bring in the next role player only to see him struggle. also it means that our best bullpen guys really arent available on sunday because we pitched them both saturday and sunday.
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Posted on 4/3/15 at 8:53 am to Bert Macklin FBI
Think the coaches believe it makes them comfortable knowing their roles. But I don't see much advantage at the college level. As inconsistent as bullpens can be at this level, i'd stick with the hot hand.
Posted on 4/3/15 at 6:43 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
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i get that each player has a role but thats what im asking about.
what advantage does this give us? it just seems that often times, we take out a Bugg or Person or Cartwright or whoever that is pitching well and bring in the next role player only to see him struggle. also it means that our best bullpen guys really arent available on sunday because we pitched them both saturday and sunday.
It's all about matchups and changing things up so the other teams can't get used to the pitcher we have in. It's easy to second guess when the pitcher that's brought in doesn't do well, but the expectation is that you will come in and do your job. I don't know what advantage it gives us because we don't know the outcome of the alternative and can only speculate about it. We do however have a 26-5 record currently so I'd say that's pretty good. We also have the fewest losses in the nation the last 3 years.
This post was edited on 4/3/15 at 6:50 pm
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