This is NOT what Alexander Cartwright had in mind as he set the rules of baseball...
10.) Hideo Nomo: 65/485 (.134), 222 K
9.) Randy Johnson: 76/599 (.127), 280 K
8.) Nolan Ryan: 94/852 (.110), 371 K
7.) Vida Blue: 53/512 (.104), 271 K
6.) Sandy Koufax: 67/672 (.100), 318 K
5.) Bob Friend: 58/599 (.097), 228 K
4.) Al Leiter: 45/530 (.085), 290 K
3.) Bill Hands: 37/472 (.078), 249 K
2.) Ben Sheets: 33/433 (.076), 204 K
1.) Dean Chance: 44/662 (.066), 420 K
Some pitcher standing at the plate and feebly waving his bat at three pitches is no way to represent the game of baseball. Lifting a pitcher for a pinch hitter isn't strategy when the pitcher is this bad. It's obvious. Every fan deserves to see the finest examples of baseball craftsmanship, and to see someone whose craft is so poorly cultivated is a disgrace to the game.
Anyone who'd rather see three weak bunts and a pinch hitter than Edgar Martinez or David Ortiz (nowadays) lining doubles everywhere has got to be crazy.
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