Thread: Two Pitching Changes Spark Protest
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Old Fri May 10, 2013, 07:30am
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Originally Posted by tjones1 View Post
Not sure if this is the way it happened... but in the story I just read Houston skipper said he made a pitching change then the Angels pinch-hit.
I just read that, too. I think Porter felt that if he brings in a reliever to pitch to a batter that was previously in the line-up, and then the opposing team announces a pinch hitter, he can make another pitching change.

Ummm, wrong! And I can't believe four MLUs fell for that.
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