Watching Baseball by Remy Jerry & Corey Sandler

Author:Remy, Jerry & Corey Sandler
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781461747116
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2015-03-05T05:00:00+00:00

It is mentally and physically draining to play all those innings. On the bench everyone is wondering when the heck somebody will win this thing. It is almost like they are caught by surprise when they do win.

The manager has already played out his plans for a nine-inning game. Extra-inning games can tear down the pitching staff. The manager may have to use a pitcher he wanted to rest, or he might end up using a pitcher for two or three innings when that pitcher is not used to going that long. As a result the team may lose that pitcher for two or three days.

If you look at the bench, it is not always full because a lot of guys are out of the game and have already made their way into the clubhouse. Teams have different rules; some managers let them go in and some don’t.

Extra innings also means it becomes a one-run game. If a power hitter is up, everyone is hoping for a home run. If a team gets a man on first, they are probably going to try to bunt him to second. I have seen guys bunt with one out to get a man into scoring position, something you wouldn’t ordinarily do.

If the game is at home, it becomes a sudden death situation: one run and it’s over. Teams even get that feeling on the road: “If we can score one run, we’ve got a shot.” But when a team gets the lead on the road, there’s another problem. In most cases the best pitchers have already been in the game, so the manager may have to try to protect a one-run lead with a guy who wouldn’t normally be used in that situation.

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