I gave up second guessing which pitcher to bring in for relief. Earlier in the year, Pierce called in Gordon at a critical point in a close game. I thought to myself: “WTF is he doing putting Gordon in at a time like this (instead of say, Nixon or Cole)”. Gordon promptly proceeds to retire the side, including mowing down a batter or two with SOs. Then I thought to myself: “I sure am glad he went with Gordon there…”.
Pete has been excellent, and could even be considered (by some) to be our top arm. I can only guess that Pierce knew Stevens would start the second game no matter what. Maybe he wants to use Pete as a reliever throughout the CWS.
All of the following could start:
Madden
Stevens
Hansen
Kubicek
Quintanilla (has gone quite a few innings before and looks just as strong at the end—hits the high 90s on fastballs)
Also, Gordon could go a lot of innings in an outing if needed—whether starting or in relief.
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Last edited: Jun 20, 2021