Six pack - Featuring why Mitch Keller was pulled at 75 pitches
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Well, whenever I do a remote like this, Bob, a remote being an on-site location, I think of my old friend, Ron Cook. And when I think of Ron Cook, I think of him drinking in Florida. Let's do a six-pack, Jolie, in honor of Ron. There's number one. Bob, last night, or yesterday, I should say, in the daytime, the Pirates are locked in a pitching duel. Mitch Keller is at 75 pitches. Apparently, for some reason, early in the season, he's locked into 85 pitches, a hard count yesterday, Kelly said. So he comes out of the game, Justin Lawrence gets lit up like Malzi at a craft beer house, and the next thing you know, it's 8-2, and they lose. Kelly said... of Keller, he was nearing his pitch limit coming off his first start on regular rest.
Really felt really good about the pocket that Lawrence was coming into. That's two reallys, Bob. It didn't work out great, Kelly said, but Lawrence has been so good for us. That's actually a good point. He's been dominant for us a lot of times out of the back end of the pen. You know, my thought on that is let him at least come out and pitch the next inning. If his hard count is 85, then let him get to 85. That's 10 more pitches. I don't know that he couldn't get out of an inning. And if he gets through two batters, I mean, come on. You can't get to 88.
Yeah, 75 pitches for a player like him. He's been around. He's one of the guys who you count on to give innings. And he had a shutout going in a very tight game. It was scoreless into that seventh inning. I would have kept him in there and not just saying it now after it didn't work, but at the time I'm wondering. That seems to be a little soon. I realize we're in a different time when it comes to pitchers, how long they go. You seldom see complete games anymore, but Mitch Keller has been one of those guys who has been good about going deeper into games. To me, just let him go. If he gets into trouble, bring in Lawrence if that's the case. I understand why those guys do it, but yesterday I would have kept him rolling.
Especially because of 75 pitches. If it was higher than 85 and they felt that it was too much, fine. But 75, he should have been out.
Next. We touched on this with Tyler. Of course we did right at the start of the show. But, Bob, the Penguins can clinch a playoff spot tonight with a win, certainly. But they can also clinch if they get a point and the Sabres beat the Blue Jackets or the Leafs beat the Islanders. And the Sabres top the Blue Jackets in regulation. That doesn't even make any sense, but that's what I read. Bottom line is, they can get in tonight. If you had to list the reasons the Penguins have shocked the world this year, what would you put at number one?
Dan Mews.
Which means for me, Kyle Dubas.
Kyle Dubas, right. We talk about what Kyle Dubas has done as a general manager, and there have been so many great things from Chinnikoff to Elmer Soderblom to getting the best out of Carlson, but bringing in Mantha and Brezeau, bringing in a lot of Wotherspoon, all these guys he signed, and trusting in Ben Kindle, who was his pick. But we never say he's the guy who hired Dan Mews, but he is.
Why was Mitch Keller pulled at 75 pitches?
But Dan Mews has been terrific, and whatever he's selling, they're buying.
I'll take it one step further, Bob, if we really want to talk about if Mews means Dubas, then Dubas means Fenway Sports Group.
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