I'm just tired of John Gibbons acting like a pussy with our starters. WTF is wrong with letting a pitcher continue past the 100 pitch mark until he puts a guy on base or something? There is no difference between 100 pitches and 110-115 pitches. On a given night a pitcher might not be tired at all at 100 pitches. He lives and dies with this stupid 100 pitch level almost every single game. Could've easily saved an inning on Cecil's arm tonight. Happ was still throwing very hard.
Yup, 100 pitches so that light goes on in Gibby's head. Better pull him.
It's just some stupid, arbitrary number. If Happ had 92 pitches instead of 100 pitches he'd be allowed to continue indefinitely.
And our pen is taxed and has been brutal.
He's not even switching things up with a power righty. He's bringing in Cecil who is essentially the same type of pitcher as Happ. Waste of an arm.
I wonder if we've actually found something in Francisco. Power is undeniable. He looks prone to having huge K numbers though. Keep the walk rate high and you never know.
There is nothing we can do to avoid these injuries until we get real grass.
Anyone who has run around on the newer style turf knows that it is still nothing like real grass.