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Originally Posted by CommishJoe
It's too bad he wasn't given the opportunity for the shutout, but I can understand the desire to "baby" him. He was at about 105 pitches after 8.
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Can you imagine/remember what some pitchers would have done / did many years ago after being taken out of such a game, cruising along like Joba was, with a shutout a mere three outs away? Now, it's no big deal any more.