"I can tell you that every pitcher on our team always wanted the ball hit to Richard."
It's the race no pitcher wants to win: most losses of the 2000 season.
Therefore, the pitcher would not want to make a play as to force his or her own teammate to become out.
And it is why few pitchers have wanted to challenge him over the last two weeks.
A pitcher winning by 9-0 doesn't want to hit anyone; he just wants to get everyone out.
At least that is what the pitcher wants the Yankees to think.
I'm thinking about what the pitchers want to do with me.
If a pitcher wanted to hit you five times in a game, he could.
But when he was hot, no pitcher wanted to face him.
With him, the pitchers may want to think about a move.