Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 2979407, member: 289"] Interesting discussion of the met's line-up today: it's weaker defensively but better offensively. Keith said that with a top pitcher going, you want to opt for defense. it made me wonder: Would a pitcher prefer to have the best possible defense behind him to help hold down the score or the best offense around him to give him the most runs to work with? I wonder if pitcher are even consulted on this? I would think a manager's primary job is to give his players the best possible chance to succeed and part of that would be making the pitcher happy so he can fully concentrate on his pitching. [/QUOTE]