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Dave Roberts Breaking Narrative When It Comes To Quick Hook For Dodgers Starting Pitchers

Since Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman hired Dave Roberts as manager, the organization has been dogged by a perception of the front office setting daily lineups and dictating pitching changes.

“Dave Roberts’s quick hook and frequent pitching changes backfired on the Dodgers.”

This was a tweet sent by the analytics website FiveThirtyEight.com on the heels of Game 2 of the 2017 World Series. And, for better or worse, it sums up the general attitude of casual fans toward Roberts and Co.

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