May 10 Red Sox (Perez) @ Orioles (Lopez)

[Bellhorn04]

Well, you can't win them all. It's that simple

 

And you're not going to win many when you score 1 run. The Baltimore pitchers were obviously on their games last night.

[Bellhorn04]

The decision on when to pull the starter is probably the toughest one a manager has to make. And all the data in the world doesn't guarantee you're going to make the right one. Just ask Kevin Cash.

[moonslav59]

The decision on when to pull the starter is probably the toughest one a manager has to make. And all the data in the world doesn't guarantee you're going to make the right one. Just ask Kevin Cash.

 

Very true.

 

I know all of this criticism isn't after the fact, but even after the fact criticism is speculative.

 

Of course, there were good reasons to leave Perez in, but there were also good reasons to take him out- some of which we might not even know about.

 

Bottom line: Cora has done a fantastic job taking a team projected to win near 81 games and has us with the best record in MLB.

 

Does this mean he has never made any mistakes or that we can never criticize him or his moves? Of course not, but some of the choice of wording gets a little out of hand, IMO, perhaps due to the heat of the moment.

 

[Maxbialystock]

Any time a pitcher is replaced, it's useful to consider the offensive side of things. Last night the Sox were legitimately held to 1 run, so my thought is that, if not Perez, then certainly someone from the bullpen was going to cough up the 2d and winning run for the Orioles.

 

All managers take to the high wire when deciding to keep or replace the pitcher on the mound. I have my own prejudices about when or whether--and will sound off when they are violated--but I agree Cora has done a good job and no manager can be right every time.

 

And this rant, once again. The software programs in those computers are slowly but surely eating away at a manager's self-confidence and/or, depending on his boss, willingness to make a tough call on a given pitcher or pitchers. I cite the recent (2019?) postseason example of the manager who pulled his starter, who was pitching brilliantly, the game of a lifetime, after 6 innings because the computer and he decided before the game started that 6 innings was that pitcher's limit. GIGO and MEGO. That team lost the game when the bullpen was called in.

[Bellhorn04]

And this rant, once again. The software programs in those computers are slowly but surely eating away at a manager's self-confidence and/or, depending on his boss, willingness to make a tough call on a given pitcher or pitchers. I cite the recent (2019?) postseason example of the manager who pulled his starter, who was pitching brilliantly, the game of a lifetime, after 6 innings because the computer and he decided before the game started that 6 innings was that pitcher's limit. GIGO and MEGO. That team lost the game when the bullpen was called in.

 

You're thinking of Snell being pulled in last year's World Series.

 

The data is never going to guarantee the manager a thing. It's just going to show that the pitcher TYPICALLY starts to get hit more the third time through the batting order.

 

Of course we all should remember that time the manager IGNORED the data that he was shown right before the game, and decided on his own not to pull Pedro...

[TylerD]

And you're not going to win many when you score 1 run. The Baltimore pitchers were obviously on their games last night.

 

Yup, it happens. Hope we can rebound todah

[Kimmi]

And you're not going to win many when you score 1 run. The Baltimore pitchers were obviously on their games last night.

 

That's the bottom line. It's tough to win a game in which you only score 1 run. I have no issue with Cora's decision to pull Perez.