Yes! Ultimately, everyone wants the win, but it's certainly not solely on the shoulders of any one player to achieve that. The pitcher may get credit for the decision, but there are lots of other players and factors that determine the outcome. Therefore, I will never solely be transfixed with W-L.
Every manager wants strikeouts from his pitchers. While there are other obvious requests, "Get that guy out" has to be the big one.
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