-On 08-31-96, Ed Grinnell was conversing with Dick Reich
discussing Relief pitching:
 DR> Interesting theory, Ed, but that would completely change the stat of
 DR> ERA (unless a new catagory was used).
EG>How? ERA would be computed exactly the same. The only change is that 
instead of
  >computing whole earned runs, you're computing them in increments of .25. 
Given
  >that you use 1/3 as a standard for innings, 1/4 goes with the theme.:-)
I agree it would be computed the same way, but it would not reflect the 
same numbers as the ERA in the past.  Trying to compare someone's ERA 
from 1980 to a new ERA would be matching apples to oranges.
Dick
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