Last night the Phillies finally won a game. Its about time. Yesterday the Majestic Clubhouse Store at Citizens Bank Park released this photo of a new pin they have for sale. As you can see, it celebrates Charlie Manuel being the Phillies All-Time Winningest Manager.
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I am by no means and expert on all the rules of baseball. But I do have one question that has been on my mind for awhile. Maybe someone can clear up my confusion. My question is this: When a starting pitcher is doing very well, and winning the game, why does the manager take them out? I know this doesn’t happen all the time, but it happens often enough. If a pitcher is “in the zone” why decide to put somebody else in? I have seen it backfire so many times this season. I just finished watching the Phillies beat the Giants 7-6 in 11 innings. I’m very glad they won, but Tim Lincecum had them down 4-1 and then the manager decided to take him out. If Lincecum would have stayed in, I bet they would have won. This was a mistake by Bruce Bochy that I’m glad he made and worked in the Phillies favor. But what is the reasoning of decisions like this?
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