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Originally Posted by flames_1987
No, those are just cliches people that announce baseball games like to use.
Casey Jannsen is going to pitch the exact same pitches to the batters he faces, no matter if the Jays are up by 1 or down by 1, no matter what the score. Luckily in this great world of FanGraphs and statistics, most of these analogies have been proven wrong.
Team's don't push more when they're behind. It's important not to give up runs when your pitching, plain and simple. Santos doesn't change his approach or do anything different on the mound if he's pitching in the 9th if Johnson has hit his Homerun or not.
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You make the game sound robotic.. like pitchers have no feelings or nerves or momentum. Or at home or away. The closer at home gets a boost from the crowd. The closer on the road get nervous from the crowd. They are human. If this wasn't the case, why is there a crowd at all?
Just for fun you and I will have an experiment throughout the season.
Jays bullpen when the Jays are behind or when the game is tied.
At the end of the 11th right now.
13 IP - 0 runs
Jays bullpen when the Jays have the lead.
2 IP - 1 run