CONGRATS OCEAN VIEW..its nice to have something to cheer for here in LA..hope they win it all tomorrow!!
Does Cali have their #1 pitcher available for tomorrow? (I hope).
While I agree with the “saving the youngster’s arms” thing, I think they have taken it a little too far. In the Southeast regional finals the #1 pitcher from FLA pitched a gem of a game against Georgia for 5 and 1/3 innings. Then he hit the 85 pitch count and had to be replaced (FLA up 2-0). Since FLA had used their #2 and #3 pitchers getting to the finals they had to bring in a kid who was obviously overwhelmed by the situation. He totally mucked it up and GA won 4-2. I see no reason that a pitcher should not be able to pitch a full 6 inning game. The kid who mucked up the game ended up crying and he will likely never forget it.
(and I’m from GA)