Dale Murray vs. Mitch Williams

Behind & Late: Inning: 7+; Trailing by 1-4 runs

This is from the Strat Wiki page defining the late and behind role.

Hard to say when in an inning becomes a decision point, but in the game in question there was a 4 game gap at the START of the inning, and Murray seemed to be relied upon and kept as long as he remained F9. How he was able to stay F9 through so many runs...not sure.

How he was able to stay F9 through so many runs...not sure.

I think I ignored this the first time it was mentioned. But since you bring it up again figured why not comment.

Why should he get tired? He wasn't the one having to run around the bases.
Besides, a casual look at the results it is obvious he was throwing with his left arm which was totally fresh.
Took a sacrifice fly to start getting him tired and a routine fly ball to really take something out of him.
I can only only surmise he was cut a lot of slack because of the R4.
But I am sure there is nothing wrong about taking this long to get fatigued because I trust HAL completely.

0 C.Hiller 3-7 Single (CF) b-1 F9
0 1 M.Huggins 3-9 Walk 1-2 b-1 F9
0 12 R.Henderson 2-9 Double (CF) 2-H 1-H b-2 F9
0 2 R.Bresnahan 5-11 1 Base Error - P 2-3 b-1 gb(P)x F9
0 1 3 F.Chance 3-9 Double (CF) 3-H 1-H b-3 F9
0 3 D.Bush 1-10 Single (CF) 3-H b-1 bpSI 1-9 F9
0 1 R.Leflore 3-5 Walk 1-2 b-1 F9
0 12 V.Coleman 1-5 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1 F9
0 123 F.Maisel 6-9 Sac Fly (LF) 3-H b-0 F9
1 12 C.Hiller 1-11 Single (CF) 2-3 1-2 b-1 bpSI 1-9 F9
1 123 M.Huggins 3-4 Single (RF) 3-H 2-H 1-2 b-1 F9
1 12 R.Henderson 5-8 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1 F9
1 123 R.Bresnahan 5-5 Single (CF) 3-H 2-H 1-3 b-1 F9
1 1 3 F.Chance 5-5 Single (LF) 3-H 1-3 b-1 F9
1 1 3 D.Bush 6-7 Sac Fly (RF) 3-H b-0 F8
2 1 R.Leflore 5-3 Single (1B) 1-3 b-1 gb(1B)x F7
2 1 3 V.Coleman 6-7 Fly Out (RF) b-0 F5

Whew, wore me out just copying and pasting that much stuff. Just another tribute to the greatness of the best reliever in the history of baseball.

Good Grief it looks even worse in grey and white...without all the 8 guys on base before the first out...including Murray's own error, and he's still F9. Then 5 more baserunners before he drops to F8. Wild Thing was in the pen air mailing warmup throws and laughing his a** off.