First of all, a five run lead is not that insurmountable nowadays.
Second, anything less than an eight or none run lead, and you pitch "normally". That means you hold runners on. Part of the job, you know.
You don't alter that so to "move the game along" for a sportswriter* on a "deadline".
This is the same guy that voted for Magglio Ordonez for MVP a few years ago depriving A-Rod of a unanimous MVP vote.
He's telling Verlander how to pitch.
Think about it.
*He is probably also the most boring sportswriter I have ever read. His column is an absolute cure for insomnia. Save your money on sleeping pills. Just bring up detnews.com and go to the Sports Section.
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So true. At least Henning draws some emotion out of me.
The sportswriting craft in Detroit is really really.....well I will just be nice so I won't go further.
I do like Jason Beck, the Tigers beat writer for mlb.com though.
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