Zack Greinke pitched six innings and picked up a win for the Dodgers against the Angels on Monday night. The final score was 7-5, but you would have thought it was 24-23 with the amount of players who took the mound.
A total of 16 pitchers received work in the game. Six pitchers recorded just one out each, and the game took more than four hours to complete. Greinke felt bad for the fans.
Zack Greinke on 4hour game, 16 pitches used: "Should probably look into not having this happen anymore because it's not exciting to watch"
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) September 8, 2015
Greinke’s opinion was shared by fellow Dodgers starter Brett Anderson.
September baseball…when there are too many people available to play and timely games go to die.
— Brett Anderson (@BrettAnderson35) September 8, 2015
September call-ups can be important for teams that are trying to evaluate talent, but having 16 pitchers appear in a 7-5 game is just absurd. These are the reasons there are MLB players who openly admit they don’t watch baseball games.
from Larry Brown Sports http://ift.tt/1K4o48v
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