It's surprising. If his team was in the playoffs, I could understand it a little bit more. It's just surprising he pulled them so soon.
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I still think there is a scarcity of pitching. Pitchers are supposed to be ahead of the hitters. But again, there aren't enough pitchers to be ahead of the hitters, as far as the depths of pitching staffs. Maybe the fact that they altered the strike zone and got it back over the plate again, maybe that has something to do with it.Joe Torre
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