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Originally Posted by Tom Hannon
Managers today go to the book too often. One game in the Twin playoffs, Kerry Wood was lights out. He blew away the side in I think 10 pitches. Next inning he brought in Mariano. Okay, Mo did his usual MO job, but why use Mo when Wood had his best stuff that night. The lefty righty BS is overplayed and too many managers worry about hurting a players/pitchers feeling because they pulled him in a critical situation. Baseball IS NOT the game it used to be. When I get to TV I want to Strat-O- Matic league and use players from 1956. Mantle, Mays, Wynn, Kaline, Clemente, Snider, Aaron, Drysdale, Yogi and Campi. Those were the days my friend...
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Ernie Banks, Ted Williams, Billy Pierce, Ted Kluszewski, Minnie Minoso, etc, etc!
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