[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

I'd actually be just fine with one pitching change an inning. I think that's a good idea. Though I'm sure NL honks would claim it takes the strategy out of the game... and then go masturbate to a montage of the best sac bunts of Tom Glavine's career.

Ultimately, I think deadening the ball would be the biggest helpful factor. Games would move faster. Fewer walks. More strikes thrown. Faster-paced games.

But it would depress offense, which probably is a bigger net loss in terms of fan appeal than speeding up the game.

I mean is there any hard statistical evidence that you have to switch pitchers in those situations in order to win or is it just conventional baseball wisdom without the backing due to small sample size.