Baseball: Riding one pitcher to the championship game?
Robledo posted this on his blog, which I found very interesting.
I always find the second game of the baseball playoffs the most interesting. I remember a few years back watching Temple City's big stud Ryan Tucker pitch game one, pitch game two (started a new week), throw three innings in game three, and come back to start in the semifinals (game four) because it's a new week again. Your No. 1 pitcher can almost carry you to the championship game if that's what you choose to do. Division IV hasn't played since last Thursday, so what do teams like Northview, Bishop Amat and San Dimas due on Tuesday? Do they stay with their No.1's or go to their No 2's like a normal week. Even teams that played Friday have the same decision, especially a team like Sierra Vista, who has a No. 1 in Christian Huerta that could carry them a few rounds. These are do-or-die scenarios, so expect the best to be on the hill if they're available?
It's a debatable theory, really, that if a team has a true No. 1 pitcher they can ride him all the way to the finals.
Maranatha arguably has two No. 1 pitchers in Corey Popham and junior standout Dylan Covey.
Minutemen coach Brian DeHaan, however, is not buying that theory.
"In an emergency situation Dylan would be ready to relieve," he said. "But I've never done that simply for the fact even when a kid throws 100 pitches one day and even on three days rest you have to take care of these kids.
"Even when the magnitude increases you ask him how he feels, but to start another game, again, I've never done back-to-back starts. We won't this year. I firmly believe you have to have two solid pitchers and even a three to compliment those pitchers. I think we have that."
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It would depend on the school. Maranatha has used two pitcher all year and I think it should stay the same. Bishop Amat is fortunate to have 2 #1's. Jr. Paul Paez is commited to USD while #2 Brady Zuniga, UNLV signee is riding a stretch of 6 complete game wins.
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Coach Dehaan is right. Maranatha has a strong #1 and #2 with a solid 3 and 4 to back them up. Even though Covey has been the one who gets most of the press, Senior Cory Popham is the heart and soul of this team and truely it's leader this year. He should do well tomorrow and hopefully we'll see Dylan start on Friday fully rested.
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