It is often said that when a manager lifts a pitcher when he’s cruising and we, the baseball viewers, don’t understand why, we later learn that the pitcher told the manager “I’m done,” or there’s some minor injury issue.
Today, Jameson Taillon, who has been a flashpoint of criticisim this year for having a season’s worth of rough outings after being signed to a four-year, $68 million deal, was dealing. He threw five no-hit innings, allowed a two-out single in the sixth and that was it, apart from a leadoff walk.
Was he done? We simply do not know and, apparently, aren’t going to be told:
David Ross pretty much wouldn’t answer why he pulled Jameson Taillon after 77 pitches and 6 innings.