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Headliner Pitcher | 3 | 37.50% | |
Follower Pitcher | 3 | 37.50% | |
Primary Pitcher | 0 | 0% | |
Featured Pitcher | 0 | 0% | |
Bulk Pitcher | 2 | 25.00% | |
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02-23-2020, 03:40 AM | #1 |
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Follower or Headliner or?
What's your favourite term for this pitching role?
I like "headliner" the best. A "follower" to me has a negative connotation and, really, all relievers are followers. There's only one "headline" act in a show though. They don't open the show, but they're the act that generates the most interest, sells the most tickets, etc. |
02-23-2020, 04:43 AM | #2 |
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Stupid Concept Pitcher.
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02-23-2020, 09:07 AM | #3 |
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"Headliner" connotes "star" to me, which works for the concept that you are trying to bring forth, kq76.
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02-23-2020, 08:33 PM | #4 |
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I always was partial to Staff Ace. Headliner or Follower is ok, but, if there is only one pitcher you start for a must win, I prefer Staff Ace. Headliner is ok but that might just be my age. The other 'designations' are ok, just not a good enough term I guess for me. Good idea on the thread though!
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A pitcher being used in this manner probably isn't the reason fans are buying tickets to this game. |
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02-24-2020, 06:04 AM | #6 |
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Entrée pitcher
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02-26-2020, 10:07 AM | #7 |
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Headliner sounds a little odd to me. Happy with Follower (not that I like the concept anyway, heh)
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02-26-2020, 12:13 PM | #8 |
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What kind of pitcher is this? I haven't heard of any of these before.
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02-26-2020, 07:16 PM | #9 |
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I first read of the concept of starting a reliever long ago in a book written in the 60s although I don't remember the name of the book. Anyway, the point then was to plan in advance pinch hitting for the pitcher.
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02-26-2020, 07:17 PM | #10 |
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Regardless of how long the first pitcher goes, the second pitcher is a reliever. And so is the third, etc.
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But, not this time A pitcher coming in to pitch 5+ innings in the first inning is the same as a pitcher coming in to pitch 5+ innings in the second inning. There's no meaningful difference. There's nothing special about starting a game vs coming in after the 3rd or 4th batter We may need to rethink the way we designate pitchers as ther way pitchers are used changes |
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In the end, I was Ws for my team. I wish my team had 5 Gerrit Cole level pitchers, they went 8 innings every game, and my lineup was like the '76 Reds and our bench was just for injuries. That ain't happening. If using opener/follower gets me more wins in games that my #5 starter pitches, I am a happy boy!
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