tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23324927.post8591255183799788578..comments2023-11-05T04:07:42.599-05:00Comments on mlb garbage: dispelling nonsense from columnists: Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490762182100049778noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23324927.post-38211694232843537862007-08-28T10:32:00.000-04:002007-08-28T10:32:00.000-04:00also, maybe the Red Sox have evidence that Paps wo...also, maybe the Red Sox have evidence that Paps would pitch a lot worse if he didn't get on in the ninth. While I agree that using your relief aces situationally is smarter than just assigning them an inning, a lot of pitchers may conceptualize it differently. And I suspect pitching requires more concentration to be successful since they have more control over the outcome than the hitter (who has like a second to adjust his swing). Since Papelbot doesn't seem like the smartest kid ever either, he may need the ninth to do his thing.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10041659732901806510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23324927.post-82931585468060870392007-08-28T10:24:00.000-04:002007-08-28T10:24:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10041659732901806510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23324927.post-83027467744221199162007-08-10T09:08:00.000-04:002007-08-10T09:08:00.000-04:00I think it might almost be easier to get rid of th...I think it might almost be easier to get rid of the "save" completely and call this new stat something else, because it might help get rid of some of those preconceived notions of what a "save" is.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we could call it a "hold"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23324927.post-89300182141830897732007-08-09T14:03:00.000-04:002007-08-09T14:03:00.000-04:00i do hope within 10 years the win expectancy % sta...i do hope within 10 years the win expectancy % starts getting a lot more play by the media. i think it would go a long way towards showing what the most important events were in the game. i also like that bp idea of there being multiple saves per game.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490762182100049778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23324927.post-8120577146526357572007-08-09T09:39:00.000-04:002007-08-09T09:39:00.000-04:00That BP article makes tons of sense, but it's goin...That BP article makes tons of sense, but it's going to be hard to convince the Joe Morgan's of the world to give up the idea that getting 3 outs in the 9th is completely different and far more challenging than 3 outs in any other inning, even if it's bases empty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com