It’s not a false equivalency or hypothetical. Point is nobody should’ve pitched 4 days in a row, and your important arms shouldn’t have pitched friday. Idk how to be more clear than that.
Again, you refuse to acknowledge reality.
Your SAVIOR Gallo, who was going to be THE GUY to save us against Wake or Clemson, couldn't even get out of the 5th inning against DUKE. But we've got guys trying to tell us that he would have been SOOOOO much better than Chestnutt.
It's ridiculous.
You don't want to pitch the relievers as much? SCORE RUNS.
And the relievers who pitched every day...ARE NOT NAMED TORRES. Torres threw FOUR pitches to one batte the day before, let's not act like the poor guy was some overworked donkey. Oh, but "warmups". Oh, but "ups and downs".
Why can't you be honest? Just deal with these stats.
We scored 4 runs, 7 runs, 7 runs, and 5 runs. Never once did we hit the magic number of 8 runs (in which we have only lost one game, in extras).
Of these 23 runs:
1. We scored 7 runs on 6 HRs: FIVE one-run HRs, and ONE two-run HR. So only ONE of our six HRs came with a man on base.
2. We scored 4 runs on battery mistake: TWO wild pitches, ONE passed ball, and ONE bases-loaded walk.
3. Therefore, we only 12 runs in 4 games in normal "men on base" situations via hits (11 runs scored on hits, 1 run scored on a fielder's choice).
Now, one could say "hey, that sounds great, I'd gladly take 3 runs per game from hitting with men on bases. Really? Consider this.
1. NC State - we had men on bases in 8 out of the 9 innings when our final batter was up. There were FIFTEEN men on base when our final batter was up each inning (we won by 2).
2.. Duke - we had men on bases in all 8 innings when our final batter was up (we did not hit in the 9th). There were FOURTEEN men on base when our final batter was up each inning (we won by 1).
3. Wake - we had men on bases in 6 of 9 innings when our final batter was up. There were EIGHT men on base when our final batter was up each inning (and this was our largest margin of victory).
4. Clemson - we had men on bases in 7 of 9 innings when our final batter was up. There were TWELVE men on base when our final batter was up each inning.
Now, the absolute WORST you can do is to leave 27 men on bases in a 9 inning game. We left 15 base runners, 14 base runners, and 12 base runners in Games 1, 2, and 4.
If Miami had lost out in pitching duels, that would be one thing. But we CONSISTENTLY destroyed ourselves by NOT HITTING when we had men on bases. We had 49 base runners that we could have cashed in. But in reality, when hitting with men on bases (not counting HRs), we scored 1 run, 4 runs, 5 runs, and 2 runs in our four games.
Now, step back from the ledge, stop huffing the "but Gallo" myth, and look at HOW BADLY WE HIT with baserunners. It's beyond obvious what ACTUALLY happened.
Not to mention the Villegas error, which cost us 4 runs.
It's time to be honest. If we cash in EVEN 25% OF THOSE 49 BASE RUNNERS, it's an extra 12 runs. That would give us an extra margin of victory against NC State. That would get us to the magic 8 runs against Duke and Wake. And it would have beaten Clemson if not for the Villegas error.
Someone, go find
@Canesfreak . Ask him for the texts that we've exchanged about our lack of situational hitting.
And then figure out that if we had 3 more runs against Clemson, and prevented them from scoring the 4 due to Villegas' error, what the outcome would have been.
Spoiler alert: IT'S NOT THE PITCHING, STUPID.
