CPM went too long with Poche?

"He's cruising why did we take him out?"

"He loses it around 85-90 pitches why did he leave him in?"

Can we all just agree that many are not criticizing the process only the results. Just about all of his decisions were defensible except when he took Poche out after 76 pitches or so (on regular rest) when the bullpen was struggling a few weeks ago.

In RETROSPECT, he probably shouldn't have gone out there for the ninth. He was cruising up until then though, and must have had the coaches convinced that the tank wasn't empty.

He was at 96 I think. Certainly not 108.

Dang, pretty sure I remember looking at the counter and seeing over 100... and thought I distinctly remember 108. However, I was watching at 2:15am at that point.

I seem to recall the number 92 for Poche' going to the 9th. Mainieri did what everyone on this board has been calling for him to do for weeks: leave the guy in who is pitching well. If Hale doesn't commit the error, Poche' probably finishes the game in 9.

After they tied it I would have pulled him but I didn't mind him starting the ninth.

108 pitches was the beginning of the third batter of the 9th....I was half asleep.

Runner on 1st and 1 out.

123 seems excessive

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Through 8 with ~108 pitches, considerably more than he has pitched this year. Why bring him out for the 9th?

Is CPM the reverse-Goldilocks of college baseball?

This pitcher I'll yank too soon. This pitcher I'll ride too long!

This pitcher I'll use juuuuuust right.... naw.

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Not all situations are the same. They make decisions for certain reasons.

You are falling for the old hindsight 20/20 fallacy.

Yes 96 going into the 9th. No problem for me with him going back out and he got the first out as I recall. Next two batters got hits although the second one should have been an error on Hale. In my mind Poche needed to come out at that point and arguably after the first hit. This was where the pitch count was 108 and per the announcers his longest pitch count this year was 104. Thankfully Cohen did the same with Fritts in the 14th and frankly he had been more shaky than Poche in the previous couple of innings.

As pointed out many times this year and whether it is Paul or Adam I don't know, LSU rarely has a pitcher warming up until serious trouble develops. At least let a relief guy "soft throw" a bit before trouble and he will warm up much faster if needed. If he isn't needed then he is fine for the next day. Just my opinion