Scholarship table
If you take him out, some fans whine about a lost no-hitter opportunity. But then tomorrow comes and who cares?If you leave him in and he gets hurt, you’ll never live it down as a manager.It was an easy, obvious decision.
Why would he get hurt? That's why it's an easy decision? Because he'd get hurt throwing 10-15 more pitches?
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
I guess it's just the era but I feel bad for the guy if he was fine in the 9th. I don't see how 125-30 pitches really risks anything. If there was a few games left in the season I would understand. I suppose this is the normal decision for today but disagree with the obsession over the pitch count as well as the "save for the postseason" narrative.
In 2012 Johan Santana was one of the best pitchers in baseball when the Mets let him throw 134 pitches in a no-hitter. He was never the same pitcher again. I suspect Counsel knows what he is doing.
Also, this was Burnes' career high for pitches in a game. Plus, this is Burnes' first full season as a starter. The most he's ever pitched in a season before this one was 59.66 innings. He's pitched 152 this season.
Interesting points but let me ask two questions:Why did he come out for the 8th inning?Would he have come out for the 9th if he had 19 strikeouts or a perfect game in tact?I'm not saying it's the wrong decision by the manager but more that I feel for Burnes and think he should have be given the opportunity.
I think you care about this more than Burnes does.
Actually no. If Burnes trusts his coaches and the Brewers organization, he would understand completely why they did this.
It was both the right decision to take him out and lame (because it’s cool to see a guy get rewarded for busting his a$$ and make history for himself).
Excuse my ignorance but will the Brewers play Atlanta and then SF/LA play the winner of the two wild cards?
Yes, presuming Brewers don’t catch the West division champ.
They would be in a better position if they don't catch them.
The Brewers have a possibly interesting scenario with their final series against LA. Most likely the Brewers would have the 2 seed locked up, but the West could be undecided. I would think you’d try to get the Dodgers into the Wild Card game, but do you at the expense of resting guys?
So you would have been right and lame like Counsell, or wrong and bold? Because you have to choose one side if that’s how you’re going to break this decision down to. It was the right call based on the totality of the situation for Burnes and the team. It wasn’t lame.