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Baseball Official Scorekeeping Rule Change
Not that it's an at all unusual situation, but in tonight's St. Louis @ Houston game, Wandy Rodríguez pitched a great game (especially for him) and the Astros had a 3-0 lead going into the top of the 9th. José Valverde promptly gave up 3 runs in the top of the inning before the Astros won it in the bottom half.
So he gets the win. A blown save, but he gets the win. Why hasn't it been considered to make a pitcher that gets a blown save ineligible for the win? I don't really pay attention to wins and losses, especially for relievers, but doesn't it seem fair that Rodríguez get the win? You know, give the win to the pitcher previously eligible for it before the guy blew the save. Unless the game goes extra innings, for example, and a reliever that comes in after the goat performs well. Just slightly irritating.
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04-07-2008, 09:22 PM | #2 |
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I agree. Or just say "nobody gets the win"
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04-07-2008, 09:24 PM | #3 |
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Lots of things need to be changed with respect to relief pitcher stats, starting with what defines a save.
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04-07-2008, 09:25 PM | #4 |
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Pitcher wins should be outlawed.
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04-07-2008, 09:58 PM | #5 |
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The great sabermetric article from a few weeks ago made a fantastic point about how meaningless and idiotic unearned runs are.
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04-07-2008, 10:18 PM | #6 |
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Dude the only thing that matters is wins (says Paul Daugherty, idiot)
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04-07-2008, 10:26 PM | #7 |
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I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think I heard an announcer once say that the official scorekeeper actually has the discretion to award the "Win" to another pitcher in this kind of situation. They hardly ever actually do so, but I'm almost sure I've heard of it happening before.
Edit: Upon looking up the rule, I think I'm confusing it with the "save discretion" rule. The official scorer doesn't HAVE to award a save (if say, someone pitches the last 3 innings and gives up 10 runs, and his team wins 20-10). Last edited by molson : 04-07-2008 at 10:28 PM. |
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Looks like there is discretion, dunno how often it gets used however. And it only applies to subsequent relievers. Quote:
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04-08-2008, 09:13 AM | #10 |
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If the official scorer had the discretion to give additional wins to the starter, some teams would have a staff full of 25-game winners.
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04-08-2008, 09:55 AM | #11 |
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well, A win is a win is a win, and I think maybe that's just the nature of baseball. So while on the surface a win in the given situation may LOOK unearned, or even invalid, it is still a win under the parameters of the game, and those rules were put in place for a reason.
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04-08-2008, 09:58 AM | #12 |
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04-08-2008, 09:59 AM | #13 |
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Generally speaking, a closer's ideal record would be 0-0. The reason is because the vast majority of their appearances happen when their team has a lead. If they have a loss, it means they likely blew a lead. If they have a win, it means they likely blew a lead and then their team ended up bailing them out. Either way, it's not an ideal result.
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04-08-2008, 10:15 AM | #14 |
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Add this one. Pitcher commits error himself and then doesn't get charged any earned runs for any runs he gives up.
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04-08-2008, 10:35 AM | #15 |
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Well, everyone knows not to put any value in closer wins. I'll be happy when people figure out that the save stat is only marginally more relevant. Honestly, if Joe Borowski racking up 40+ saves didn't make that ridiculous stat irrelevant I don't know what will.
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I don't mind this. You should separate his pitching performance from his fielding performance.
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04-08-2008, 11:51 AM | #17 | |
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except that since there can be situations where a save is impossible to attain, many closers are brought into tie games in the top of the 9th to preserve the tie, and then get the win when their team scoresin the bottom of the inning...from my baseball watching experience, that happens alot more often than the "they likely blew a lead and then their team ended up bailing them out" scenario. |
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