Clipping:The need for two regular pitchers
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| Date | Saturday, January 20, 1872 |
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| Text | We pointed out, years ago, the necessity of having a change pitcher as a reserve in case of need; but what is required now, is not only a change pitcher, but two regulars. A change comes into play when the regular is being badly punished and a different style of delivery is needed to put a stop to the effective batting. It should be borne in mind that a pitcher being punished is quite a different thing from that of his opponents simply scoring runs off him. A pitcher is “punished” only when first base hits are scored, and not when bases are made by errors in the field; it is only when he is thus punished that the change pitcher should be brought into play, and not simply because runs are being obtained through the lack of proper support, for in such a case a change will not mend the matter. The importance of having a change in a nine has been recognized for two or three seasons past, but the necessity of having two regulars has only been realized this past year. It is capable of ample proof that while the regular pitcher will, perhaps, be successful against five out of six of the nines he may encounter, there will be one, and perhaps two, who will punish him more than the others. |
| Source | New York Clipper |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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