An anonymous major league scout told me that Bob Webb was just worried that the Brewers were abusing Sabathia with high pitch counts. He figured that, by calling the error a hit, he would make it less likely for CC to go the distance, and get near 120 pitches again. The source also said that Bob Webb is a close personal friend of Juan Nieves, who had become increasingly worried, over the past month, that he would cease to become the answer to a popular baseball trivia question. This is Nieves' only claim to fame, and he feared Sabathia would ruin it. The source also indicated that Bob Webb has a hatred for puppies. ...
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