1980 National League Championship Series

1980 National League Championship Series Nov 7, 2019 16:07:54 GMT via mobile Rey Kahuka likes this

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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Nov 7, 2019 16:07:54 GMT

Nov 7, 2019 15:55:55 GMT Rey Kahuka said:

Nov 7, 2019 15:42:02 GMT FrankSobotka1514 said:

To refresh my memory I looked at the box score of that one. McDowell pitched 5 innings in relief, Orosco pitched 3. You’ll never see that again. Hell, if Kapler gets another job, in a similar situation he’d have his 5th outfielder closing the game. Pitchers were men back then.

What's the logic behind the way pitchers are used today? Is it simply analytics or is it just a shift in basic philosophy? The way pitchers were used even in the 1990s for example was radically different than pre-WWII. Are the times a-changing organically or have the bean counters ruined yet another element of sports?

In 2019 what pitcher would be allowed to pitch the “Jack Morris game?” Scherzer and Verlander and maybe Cole and that’s it? Three pitchers out of roughly 150 in the league. Every reliever now is a specialist. 7th inning lefties for one out. Such a waste of a roster space. As recently as the 2008 Phillies their average game went like this: starter for 7, Ryan Madson for the 8th, Lidge for the 9th. Sometimes throw JC Romero in there somewhere. That was it under ideal circumstances. Watch a 2018 Kapler game and it’s s complete joke. To me it’s the downside of analytics.