Cubs News: Lester on pulling starters early: "I absolutely hate it" |
Chicago Cubs veteran starter
Jon Lester is not a fan of the trend of managers pulling their starters early in games during the postseason.
"I hate. I absolutely hate it," Lester said during a recent phone interview with CBSSports. "I think you pay your starting pitchers to be starting pitchers. You pay your studs to be studs. To me, I was talking to my dad about this the other day, I remember growing up watching these guys -- Roger Clemens, Greg Maddux, John Smoltz. Here's the ball. You guys go get it. We are going to live or die by you." Check out the video below. "I hate it. I absolutely hate it... For me, it's not baseball"@Cubs Ace @JLester34 isn't a fan of teams pulling effective starters early pic.twitter.com/HvH0goKJQN
