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Posted By: boxingcardman

In the modern era managers do not ride starters into the late innings as they used to. Once relief pitching became an accepted part of the game the days of pitchers throwing 200+ pitches were sure to end. Whether a pitcher completes a game is hardly an accurate reflection of his skills; it is more a reflection of managerial decisionmaking and styles, the logic being that if you have a Dennis Eckersley or Mariano Rivera or Trevor Hoffman available why would you let a guy finish an average game? Tom Seaver barely cracks the top 100 in complete games and he's certainly among the greatest who ever played.

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