14 Jun 2022 6:00 pm
No I can't imagine it. Was that the game that Juan (high leg kicker) Marichal threw like 250 pitches? Pitchers now rarely throw more than 100 pitches. Occasionally one will go 120. When Bronson Arroyo pitched for my Reds he threw such easy (but effective) stuff it wasn't unusual for him to go deep into games.GHETTOBLASTER » 14 Jun 2022, 5:51 pm » wrote: ↑ It was psychological warfare that Gaylord usually won. Just the idea that the next pitch might be "loaded up" gave the hitter something else for a distraction.
An epic 16 inning pitching duel that involved a SFG Pitcher was this one....
Young Juan Marichal vs Old Timer Warren Spahn......The Best-Pitched Game in Baseball History: Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal – Society for American Baseball Research (sabr.org)
Marichal had to "mutiny against" his manager to keep from getting taken out. There was no **** way he was going to let Alvin Dark yank him as long as the Old Man Spahn was still out there.
The game began at 8 PM and both pitchers were still in the game at half past midnight.
Could you imagine any pitcher [especially a young guy] having the balls to refuse to be yanked after 6, 7, 8. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16 innings nowadays...?
