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Originally Posted by Tabe
If Stengel thought he could do it, he would have. Any other explanation is just a way of saying Stengel wasn't trying his best to win as many games as possible. "Ford is available but I'll go ahead and pitch this other guy who isn't as good".
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I read it that Stengel had pitchers in the bullpen that could beat the easier opponents and didn't want to risk his best pitcher.
I mean, why play Ford against Kansas City when Bob Turley could do the job against the worst team in baseball at the time