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Kovacevic: Extra cash won’t change Cutch

A great opening weekend for the Pirates, helped in part by some interesting managing:

“I thought about it. I thought about walking him,” Manuel said. “I didn’t want Herndon facing Walker, who’d hit left-handed. I thought about walking both. But I didn’t want him pitching with the bases loaded.”

I still don’t understand Manuel’s reasoning for why he didn’t walk McCutchen (or walk both Walker and McCutchen) but as a Pirate fan, I’m happy with the results.

Russ Posted: April 10, 2012 at 11:18 AM | 5 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Russ Posted: April 10, 2012 at 05:27 PM (#4103200)

Seriously though, is there any reason why you wouldn't want your pitcher pitching with the bases loaded with 2 outs and the walk-off run at third? Does he really think having those other non-essential baserunners aboard is going to affect his pitcher's mindset?

2. Bhaakon Posted: April 10, 2012 at 08:36 PM (#4103429)

Seriously though, is there any reason why you wouldn't want your pitcher pitching with the bases loaded with 2 outs and the walk-off run at third? Does he really think having those other non-essential baserunners aboard is going to affect his pitcher's mindset?

Can't tell if you're being facetious, but you put the pitcher in a position where a walk ends the game, so he's likely to throw fatter pitches (which the batter, of course, knows).

3. zonk Posted: April 10, 2012 at 09:53 PM (#4103577)

Since the Cubs are going nowhere, I hate the Cardinals and Reds (and the Astros, but they're too pathetic to hate in this, their final go-round), and I'm rooting against the Brewers for friendly rivalry reasons, I've decided I'm going to side-root for the Pirates this year.

4. Russ Posted: April 10, 2012 at 11:13 PM (#4103618)

Can't tell if you're being facetious, but you put the pitcher in a position where a walk ends the game, so he's likely to throw fatter pitches (which the batter, of course, knows).

Wow. I hadn't thought of the issues with a walk there... thanks. I was really confused about why he wouldn't have walked both, but that makes perfect sense. Looks like I didn't watch enough spring training games to get my brain in shape for the season.

5. Walks Clog Up the Bases Posted: April 11, 2012 at 01:36 AM (#4103661)

This headline is a great example of how far removed we are from the golden age of nicknames.

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