The Tigers beat
the Twins Sunday afternoon by a score of 9-6.
Pity the poor Twins’ fans who had to sit through 4 hours and 19 minutes
of losing baseball, the longest nine-inning game in club history.
In light of that
and other unwanted baseball marathons, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says he wants
to do something about the length of games.
OK, then put me in charge. Twins’
manager Paul Molitor used six, count them, six, relievers, and guess what? They still coughed up seven runs. I doubt Molitor made the Hall of Fame by
being a dumb player, but his managing Sunday
is a real headscratcher.
Give me a team,
Mr. Commissioner, along with a mandate to carry no more than 11 pitchers. Before long, I guarantee I can win more games
by utilizing the 4-5 extra players on my roster with pinch running; pinch
hitting; late-inning defensive substitutions; and platooning than I’ll lose by
not having all those pitchers. And I’ll
do it in less time because I won’t be making all those pitching changes.
I see the Royals
are carrying not 11, not 12, not 13, but 14 pitchers. So, in the spirit of “put up or shut up,” let
me go up against them, first. OK,
Commissioner?
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