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allquixotic Hangout Grand Counsel

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Buck is a "Strict Pitch Count" manager.

He has an absolute minimum number of pitches that a pitcher in a given role MUST throw before he can take them out of the game. For a quote-unquote "long-man", that means he has to throw at least 40 pitches, even if every pitch he throws is a home run. Robo Buck will just keep letting him get his pitches in.

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4 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

You and I both know you can buy the reliever some time to warm up. 

And Wilson wasn't the right choice.

McDowell came out and Castillo came out and that still only took 4 minutes.  What else you want them to do.  

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Tyler Wilson is the new T.J. McFarland. Forget the results. He's going to keep getting chances because "he looks the part". Meanwhile players like Kim and Worley never get a fair shot no matter what they do because they look pudgy and unathletic. That doesn't fit into Buck's MO. 

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allquixotic Hangout Grand Counsel

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OK, so the question now is, how many pitchers do we have to bring in before we can find one that can pitch competitively in the ML? Do we have to bring in Bundy on short rest to get out of the 6th? Jesus Christ, 'pen, what the heck happened this year? Seriously!!!

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