Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash drew the ire of the entire baseball community on Tuesday night when he prematurely pulled ace Blake Snell in Game 6 of the World Series. Now many are calling for him to be fired for the boneheaded decision.
Midway through the sixth inning Snell had recorded nine strikeouts and only thrown 73 total pitches. Inexplicably, after giving up just his second hit of the game, Cash opted to pull Snell with one on and one out.
Blake Snell’s reaction to getting pulled with 1 on and 1 out in the 6th. pic.twitter.com/AZyB94eoKE
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 28, 2020
Needless to say, people were absolutely dumbfounded by the move.
Fire Kevin Cash. Burn the analytics department to the ground. Wow.
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) October 28, 2020
Fire Kevin Cash pic.twitter.com/nxamzBviPg
— NFL Fun Facts (@NFLFunFactss) October 28, 2020
Fire Kevin Cash after the game
— Nick Hjeltness (@NickHjeltness) October 28, 2020
Fans weren’t shy about how they looked. https://t.co/VEgkGVevr3
— Game 7 (@game7__) October 27, 2020
Dear baseball gods,
In 2021 Please let Covid go away (after Manfred gets it) Please let us have 162 games. Fire Kevin Cash. Please dismantle analytics. Get rid of the shift. And Ref Sox pick up some pitching.
Amen— Mr. Rosco Malone (@McCoy16) October 28, 2020
Wow man, just wow. Fire Kevin Cash and I hope Snell unleashes how he really feels in the postgame
— Rhino the bish (@Rhino_9) October 28, 2020
if rays lose this in a couple mins the front office needs to fire Kevin cash right away idc if he took them to the World Series that call alone is enough to get FIRED & do not wait do it right after the GAME!!! https://t.co/ZJTapFHeSV
— Jared Espinoza (@attaboijared) October 28, 2020
Fire Kevin Cash and those analytics nerds that told him to take out Blake Snell when he was absolutely dealing pic.twitter.com/eqgE2GWcDq
— Jorge 🦦🦖 (@hip_hip_jorge9) October 28, 2020
Yikes Dwight Howard. https://t.co/OZwkISeu2z
— Game 7 (@game7__) October 27, 2020
Jack Morris, on phone just now, on 29th anniversary of his Game 7:
“Blake Snell was throwing better tonight than anyone I’ve ever seen in the World Series. These analytics guys we have now think numbers are more important than having an ace at his best on the hill.” …— Reusse (@Patrick_Reusse) October 28, 2020
I’m still in shock. How do you take Blake Snell out of this game? I don’t care what the analytics say. Manage with FEEL for me ONE time.
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) October 28, 2020
literally everyone: Blake Snell is pitching so extremely well, he should stay in for the 6th
Kevin Cash: pic.twitter.com/nvW7ttvzk2
— lil clicky (@annaclick22) October 28, 2020
Fuck analytics, what Kevin Cash just did to Snell and the Rays fans has no explanation.
— Boston Strong (@BostonStrong_34) October 28, 2020
How many NBA players does Kendall Jenner pack in her suitcase for a vacation?https://t.co/EfM4zVunWY
— Game 7 (@game7__) October 27, 2020
Kevin Cash taking Snell out: pic.twitter.com/ftAxrc9y82
— Andy (@andyroche16) October 28, 2020
Im sick to my stomach for Snell… he was doing something special. Haven’t seen someone command all four pitches like that all year.
— Will Middlebrooks (@middlebrooks) October 28, 2020
I mean, here’s what Snell had done to the next three hitters he was due to face: pic.twitter.com/aJQst9cZZC
— Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) October 28, 2020
Thanks to Cash’s decision, the Los Angeles Dodgers came back to win Game 6 by a score of 3-1, thereby clinching the World Series 4-2.
Will Cash ultimately have to face any consequences for his Tuesday night mistake? Time will tell.
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