Diamondbacks Build Innings

I tip my hat to Heath Klein who made the following comment in the AZ Snake Pit Game Thread on 23 August.

“ ‘An inning isn’t built until the fifth man comes to the plate.’ Well, that’s the third inning where the fifth man has come to the plate. This is currently “Downtown Phoenix Roadwork” levels of construction efficiency.” — Heath Klein

When I asked who said the quote, he replied, “That quote was Banister (if I’m not mistaken) the night that he was covering for Torey’s ejection.”

I tip my hat to Jack Sommers who sent me the full quote:

“The idea of building innings right, offensively… where an inning really doesn’t get built until you have the fifth hitter come to plate.