1-2 pitchout with 2 outs

[muddawgs]

Why the 17 would you do that in the first place and then with a guy that struggles with the strike zone? Our new coach can’t get here quick enough

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

I thought the same thing. Luckily coke got out of Hendo’s mess.

 

[patdog]

That's actually not a bad call.

 

[Philly Dawg]

It’s a classic pitchout count.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

It’s a classic pitchout count.

In most cases, yes. But you have a pitcher with control issues(23 walks to that point), having that guy deliberately change his deliver to see if a runner might be running, when a Strike may have ended the inning with a ground out, fly out or strike out, getting Gordon to a 2-2 count on a batter knowing his propensity to throw a lot of balls and even some dirt balls, seemed odd. Gordon proceeded to walk the guy, moving the runner from 1st to 2nd anyway, and in the process putting the lead run on base. Yes, Gordon battled the next guy and eventually got out of it with a K.

That would have been the right call with a control pitcher, not with a guy who had walked 23 in his limited number of innings.

Non-the-less, the Dawgs bats have awakened hopefully.
Now they get to face Mr. Hess on Tuesday, right?

 

[muddawgs]

How is that not a bad call? You have the hitter in the hole 1-2 with two outs. Why even the count on a pitch out? Especially with a pitcher that struggles with control and guess what happened? A walk which put the tying run at 2nd base. How many runners did we throw out Thursday night without a pitch out? If they would have gotten a hit and tied the game, I’m going to guesss your tune would be different.

 

[Philly Dawg]

I understand your argument, but if you are calling the game assuming your pitcher can’t throw strikes, you need to change pitchers and quit worrying about the runner.