data.3news-bydate.train.rec.sport.baseball.105001 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: How does a pitcher get a save?
Organization: Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, IA
Lines: 28
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (GEOFFREY E DIAS) writes:
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> The subject line says it all. What is the rule that qualifies
> a pitcher as making a save?
IMHO this is the most untrustworthy, silly stat, by today's rules, in all
of baseball. My understanding is to qualify as a save a pitcher cannot
pitch more than three innings and the potential tying run must at least
appear in the on-deck circle. Also, the lead a pitcher enters with cannot
excede three runs.
I believe that the official scorers must assert more of their authority in
determining winners/savers/etc. For instance, a pitcher can come in in the
ninth with a lead, blow the lead, fall behind, have his team come back in
the next half inning and earn the win. Has this pitcher earned a win, no
way.
I guy could pitch five strong innings of middle relief and see his
teammates rally to tie the score. Assume he came in to start the fourth
and left after the eighth. His teammate holds the opposition scoreless in
the ninth and they score a run in the bottom of the ninth to win. The
third pitcher earns the win and the middle reliever gets no "stat"
satisfaction.
Mike
I bleed the blue of Dodgers and even like Lasorda spaghetti sauce.
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