03-30-2009, 02:50 PM
<!--quoteo(post=25648:date=Mar 29 2009, 05:49 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Mar 29 2009, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->He'll pitch in the game's most critical situation, up until the 9th inning, where it's the toughest inning to get 3 outs and the pressure's on. The closer role may be overrated, but now people are also underrating it. You're not going to win any titles without a good closer.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Exactly. I don't know how you can make a blanket statement that the 7th and 8th innings are the games most crucial situations. The most crucial situation could come in the 3rd inning, you never know. You could easily mow through the bottom on the order in the 8th only to have to face the heart of the lineup in the 9th.
Exactly. I don't know how you can make a blanket statement that the 7th and 8th innings are the games most crucial situations. The most crucial situation could come in the 3rd inning, you never know. You could easily mow through the bottom on the order in the 8th only to have to face the heart of the lineup in the 9th.