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Originally Posted by wallewalls
I certainly thought it was weird to see that you cant change pitchers when your team is hitting. I do the same thing as you mostly just because I think it's weird that the old pitcher will come to the mound and then be immediately replaced, even though its just something cosmetic, but i'm a little OCD about that i guess. it's not really anything superstitious, but i also sometimes do it so that way i dont forget after my team hits to switch the pitcher.
Say my team gets the lead late and I want my closer in the game for the 9th. I'll so that when the go-ahead runs score instead of waiting for my team to take the field, because I don't want to forget about it. I may just be in the minority. Not really an issue in my opinion, it's just something I'll have to get used to
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But it throws off the pitcher of record. Say you changed the pitcher while your team was hitting, and you were down 3-2. Your team comes back to take a 4-3 lead in that half inning. The pitcher you just inserted is now the pitcher of record. To take it a step further, let's assume this happens in the 7th inning. That is just not correct.