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...this way, Walsh the baseball man can be a joy to watch—even though some of the decisions that stem from his throwback mentality might make an objective observer cringe...
...coach know how many pitches Crockett had thrown? Walsh may be a throwback, but he’s no relic. He knew that senior Nick Carter had thrown 67 pitches by the fourth inning of his first career start a couple weeks back, and pulled him. Walsh is well aware of the pitch count—he has simply decided that Crockett, who only throws once a week, can battle through 120-plus pitches per start...
...Crockett is what Walsh would call a “Battler,” capital B, the best Harvard has. He held the Bears in check long enough to make a comeback possible, didn’t he? So, Walsh will leave him out there, risks be damned...
Walsh’s aggressive managing left an imprint on the Harvard scoring in that loss, as well. With two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the second inning, senior second baseman Faiz Shakir’s bloop double brought two runs home. Walsh, coaching third base, waved senior Javy Lopez around third, and Lopez was out easily at the plate...
...more reliable Crimson bats, was standing in the on-deck circle. You don’t get a lot of chances for a big inning in cavernous O’Donnell, just like you don’t get a lot of chances to break the Harvard strikeout record. Walsh sent Lopez, risks be damned. He’s done it with a lot of his baserunners, with varying degrees of success. But at any point of a given game, he’ll keep doing...