Here, I went and talked
about how ball clubs burn through relief pitchers in extra-inning games, as
well as the regular kind, before Joe Maddon of the Cubs could help me prove my
point. It happened as the Cubs and
Giants hooked up for a 13-inning affair Wednesday afternoon, with the Cubs on
the short end of a 5-4 score. The losers
went through seven pitchers, rookie James Norwood getting the loss in his
big-league debut.
Seven pitchers for 13
innings? You have got to be kidding
me. And throwing a rookie into the fire
like that? Again, a joke, only winning
manager Bruce Bochy also burned through seven pitchers, and Dereck Rodriguez,
who recorded the win, was making just his ninth major-league appearance.
Guys, take it from
someone who’s studied the box scores—start looking for relievers who can pitch
two or more innings at a time.
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