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Originally Posted by perezfan
Scott-
Pretty darned cool that you happen to have a Ticket from that very game (and signed, no less...) Very impressed!
A different era for sure... Sure, they used relief pitchers, but this was well before the advent of the "set-up man" and the "closer". I bet you could count on the fingers of one hand, the number of managers who would let Maloney even finish that game today... Probably none!
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Thanks Mark.
Absolutely none! Are you kidding?
His command wasn't even good enough to warrant keeping him in.
Additionally, a manager wouldn't risk his job by creating the possibility of damaging a starting pitchers arm with the contracts given out today.
188 pitches, c'mon. LOL