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Originally Posted by oldjudge
People keep saying that batters only saw Mariano once a game. That is true, but they often saw him multiple times a series and he basically threw one pitch. They knew what was coming—they just couldn’t hit it.
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…for a few years, Sutter had that effect, but he was never considered the GOAT or even in the pasture.
Rivera added longevity, but he was still just a one-inning master, perhaps the best one-inning pitcher ever.
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Some of the best starters could be just as dominant the first time through the lineup...even so-so pitchers could even be that dominant early in the game on in a while.
True that Rivera did it time and time again, but...
How many times did any one hitter get to face Rivera more than once in the same game?
I'll bet the answer is very few.
Hitting at the big league level requires one to adjust from at-bat to at-bat.
Starting pitchers also have to adjust from at-bat to at-bat.
One-Inning pitchers, even their GOAT,
never have to make that adjustment.
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