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Originally Posted by Chiefshrink
Then Yost's instinct sucks as to when pitchers are off and need to be replaced. Hell, you can even look at the 2ks Holland got weren't his doing but more hitters being so damn hungry to devour this pitcher who they knew was in meltdown mode thus they became undisciplined going after bad pitches thus Holland gets lucky. If those batters were disciplined Holland literally walks in 2 runs.
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So you pull your named closer in his second outing of the year for him? Name me one manager who would have pulled him there.
Oh yea, no one. You pull him there, he gains nothing but the idea that a manager doesn't have confidence in him. He goes on to lose, he now learns what he needs to work on. Last thing you want is a closer who feels on a short leash early in the season. If it happens a few more times, then you look at other options. But not in a closer's second outing.
I mean really, do some of you even watch baseball for an entire year?