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satchel · 10-02-2008, 06:17 PM

Thanks for your input, guys.

I guess the main question is whether the computer is lifting starting pitchers because they're actually getting tired, or because of a strategic mindset that just favors bringing in a reliever at an earlier point in the game than, for example, would have been done in 1965, as opposed to 1990.

In order to figure this out, I suppose I need to analyze the box scores and see if pitchers holding leads, with fewer than 100 pitches thrown, are getting lifted.

10-02-2008, 06:17 PM	#4
satchel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft Smith Ark. USA Posts: 2,681	Thanks for your input, guys. I guess the main question is whether the computer is lifting starting pitchers because they're actually getting tired, or because of a strategic mindset that just favors bringing in a reliever at an earlier point in the game than, for example, would have been done in 1965, as opposed to 1990. In order to figure this out, I suppose I need to analyze the box scores and see if pitchers holding leads, with fewer than 100 pitches thrown, are getting lifted.