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Originally Posted by Amazin69
Meh. I'm from the school of "the pitcher pitches until he's not pitching well". It's simpler.
"I'm feeling tired" merits a "you're doing fine, keep going"*, IMO. But pitchers nowadays are conditioned to look for the off-ramp rather than a way to navigate issues, sadly.
*-or possibly a "Who ****ing asked you? This is our season, you pussy! Get back out there!!" But I'm for civility, where possible.
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Putting a tired pitcher back on the mound to lose a game is a song we've heard for 150 years.
If a pitcher says he's done, he's done.