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* Originally from burrell@wnc.com on 1:209/745.69, 04 Mar 98 20:54:50
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* Forwarded by Terry May on 1:209/745, 05 Mar 98 14:47:36
FROM: burrell@wnc.com (C. R. Burrell)
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This is the pitching portion of the boxscore from today's Braves game. What
is wrong with this picture?
IP H R ER BB SO HR
BOSTON
SABERHAGEN 2 3 2 1 2 2 0
AVERY 2 2 0 0 1 2 0
GORDON 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
J CORSI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHAW (L) 1 2-3 2 2 1 1 1 0
ATLANTA
MILLWOOD 3 2 0 0 1 3 0
WOHLERS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
BYRD 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
MOSS 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
LIGTENBERG (W) 1 2 3 3 1 0 1
Sure, its a trick question.
To me, the most glaring problem with this question is that Lightenberg got
the win. Look at the Braves' pitchers stats for a second. Millwood was
good to excellent--3 baserunners but 3 Ks, no runs. Wohlers, Byrd and Moss
were outstanding--5 innings, 3 baserunners, no runs. Then Lightenberg comes
in to pitch the top of the 9th, Braves leading, 2-0. He gets three outs,
with 3 baserunners, giving up 3 runs. Clearly he had the worst day pitching
for the Braves, by far. But who gets the win? Why, Ligtenberg, of course,
because the Braves picked up 2 in the bottom of the 9th.
Its scoring rules like this that ought to make you black out the win-loss
portion of the pitcher's records when trying to figure out how well he
pitched.
There oughta be a law.....
Russ Burrell
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