Much talk about how the Reds score no runs when Harang is on the mound. It's simple. Harang faces every team's No. 1 starter and that means he must be perfect to win (tonight, even if he were perfect, it wouldn't matter). With this club averaging about 4 hits in most games, it wouldn't matter if you had Cy Young pitching, they'd still lose. No hitting=no wins. Pitching is sweet, but offense makes the train run.
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
Opening Day: Webb (L)
April 5th: Eaton (ND)
April 10th: Villaneuva (W)
April 15th: Dempster (L)
April 20th: Gallardo (ND)
April 25th: Sanchez (L)
April 30th: Looper (L)
Today: Zambrano (L/ND)
8 starts
2 "No. 1s" faced.
It has very little to do with facing aces, and more so to do with the Reds offense being bad.
Originally Posted by Scooter
Off days, skipped starts, injuries, etc. completely ruin the chance of #1's consistently facing each other. Facing Zambrano today was nothing more than just a coincedence (he could have just as easily faced any other Cubs starter).
I feel bad for the big guy. I'd say every member of the starting lineup owes Aaron a trip to Jeff Ruby's at some point during the year to make up for it.
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
Bronson got this a couple years ago. Seems like some pitcher gets it every year, this year its Harang. It sucks, but its part of baseball.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
With the current state of the Reds offense, we make plenty of opposing arms look like No. 1s.
Why even worry about a pitcher's W-L record?
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
Because total them up and it is the team's W/L record.
Because if you end up with more wins and losses than anyone else when the career is over, then they might name an award that is given to the best pitcher in each league after you.
If that's the true value then why not just go straight to the standings above the boxscores?
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
The only win-dependent award that matters is a world championship and that's a team/organisation honor.Because if you end up with more wins and losses than anyone else when the career is over, then they might name an award that is given to the best pitcher in each league after you.
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
Then there is your answer... if your ace can win then that means your team wins.. the more your team wins the better chance you have at winning a championship. I'd rather take the mirror W-L record then where it stands.
This offense is struggling.. point plank. When you can go out and have a football type of scoring game with Atlanta can't seem to muster up the run consistancy over a stretch of games is beyond me. Baserunning should also be something that is addressed.. I don't think I've seen this many blown oppertunities.. The Krivsky move should of sent a message.. aparently not.
My amateur math (roughly adding the pitch count they showed briefly on FSN) tells me Zambrano threw somewhere near 60 pitches in the first three innings, and a little over 50 the next 5.
That's not going to cut it. You have to keep the pitcher working. Maybe Hatte and Kepp can hold some "foul this outside corner 2-2 pitch off on purpose" practice. An underrated skill, IMO, is fouling off strikes you can't hit hard to make the pitcher work.
Last edited by guttle11; 05-06-2008 at 09:52 PM.
I thought WV was producing a Carnac the Magnificant
"What are two words that will never be joined together by John Fay?"
Some people play baseball. Baseball plays Jay Bruce.
I think focusing on the two bolded phrases speaks volumes about why a pitcher's W-L record isn't important.
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
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