OT: Dodgers pull UM's Hill in midst of Perfect Game

Just tried posting about this

Those.  Bastards.

not OT

Leave the starters in!

that is modern major league managing of pitchers. A whole philosophy of "preserving" pitchers has emerged in the last 15 years that has ZERO fact or evidence behind it. It's a modern day religion with nothing behind the curtain. You would think in metric obessed baseball today that evidence would dirve these decisions, but they are made with less fact than voodoo dolls.

The journey this guy has had to go through to get back to the majors. He went down to A ball, signed 7 minior league deals and was playing independant ball before making it all the way back to the majors.

How in the world could you pull that guy 6 outs from a perfect game?

And the Dodgers had a comfortable cushion! WTF? I mean, what's the worst that happens? He gives up a 1 run homer? So what? Unless the guy's arm is literally falling off, let him play.

If blisters were the issue and a team doctor assessed them as being in a condition that more pitching would result in multiple missed starts then the Dodgers made the right call. They are 4 games up in the division with the always dangerous Giants behind them and trying to catch the Nationals for 2nd best record in the NL. There are about 20 games left or probably 4 more starts for Hill who is red hot. If pulling him means he makes those starts versus risking missing them then they made the right call. I appreciate his competitiveness and desire to go on, but if it was a blister issue then you have to defer to what's best for THE TEAM.

This start just screwed me in a very competitve high money h2h playoff  league.

However,   how can you pull him?

85 pitches,   I know blister.   But obviously not a huge deal for him.  And not a realtively competive game.

Give up a hit.  Pull him.  Before that?  Bullshit

So.  When its 3-2 game are you going to pull him at 85 pitches?    Even in a pennant race?

Plus his reaction,  you think he's going to resign with the Dodgers or give a flying fuck about that organization going forward?

Managing is not a video game.  These are people you deal with, not spreadsheets.

I do agree with the sabermetric crowd, however I think especialy with pitchers and pens "my arm feels like shit today" happens more often than people care to think///

 

 

if his arm is that big of a worry, let him pitch underhand until he gives up a hit. it's a perfect game for fuck's sake.