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Old 04-08-2024, 12:50 PM   #84
JonInMiddleGA
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Originally Posted by Lathum View Post
I like it better. No one wants a 16 inning game where your pitching options are tomorrows starter or your utility infielder.

Just another further dumbing down of the sport.

For literally decades teams were somehow able to manage their bullpens adequately for those odd occasions. I don't recall any epidemic of position-player-pitching in tie games.
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