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"The more room you have to make a bad pitch and get by with it, the less stress. Like anything else. Walking a tight rope is more stressful than walking on a sidewalk because you don't have room to make a mistake." Wasn't this the kind of thing Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb, and the other dead-ball players said-that pitchers needed to pace themselves (reduce stress) through the game to keep something in reserve for the 8th and 9th inning, when they'd have to rear back and throw with extra effort to get their fastball by the batter in key situations?