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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
Roberts is just doing what he's told from above, as all managers do these days (at least on the "smart" teams). If you don't do that, you won't be employed as a manager for too long.
Baseball isn't really a sport so much these days as it is a micromanaged board game run by Ivy Leaguers with econ/stats degrees.
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The front office surely wasn't telling Roberts to pull his starter at 80 pitches. Not when this is a veteran guy on a short-term deal.
It had to be Clayton's call.
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