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Hi everyone,

I've found when entering some pitchers into games that their stamina and confidence are lower than I would expect despite them being fully warmed up.

Couple of things I'm curious about:

1. Can pitchers be warmed up too long?
2. Does the game situation that pitchers enter affect confidence (ex: entering a bases loaded jam when trailing compared to enter to enter an inning up five runs)?
3. Is it necessary to make pitchers "stretch and toss" or put them into "ready and waiting" or "scheduled to pitch"? Does that affect their stamina drain and confidence?
4. Are there any other tips or tricks people have found that help pitchers drain stamina slower and enter with higher confidence?

Just wanted to see if anyone legitimately knew how certainly aspects of managing the bullpen really work. Haven't found many threads or videos on it.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm a decent not great player in ranked seasons (700s, 30-18 record or something close), and recently I've had a heck of a time pitching with my bullpen late in games. I'm often giving up 4-5 runs leads in the 7th inning and later with my pen. It's all diamonds save for one (Lee Smith, who is usually my last resort/mop up pitcher.) I'm curious if anyone has advice for the way to approach late game pitching or other helpful pointers because I'm tired of giving up that big homer late.

Yeah, the trolls can tell me to "git gud" as an answer, but I know a lot of you on here are better than that. Thanks in advance.