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645 · October 8th, 2007, 09:32 PM

I am currently enjoying a nice 10-day vacation from my day job. I enjoyed all 3 playoff games on Wednesday. Personally, the teams I wanted to win went 2-1 which isn't too bad. I have to give it up for Josh Beckett. He was awesome. A complete-game shutout in the playoffs. The complete game is becoming a dinosaur stat in the game of baseball.

With post-season baseball starting on Wednesday, the story which most fans were fearing was released. Here is the link to the story I am talking about.

In the story, Melvin voices his disappointment with the starting pitching saying that in 2006, 62 games the starting pitcher was able to go at least 7 innings and this year, we only had 33. I feel this comparison in unfair since it is not up to the starting pitcher to determine when he is going to be pulled for relief.

My question to the Brewer Nation is, how can I look at the numbers to determine if this is really on the starting pitchers or not? Is it pitch-count that determines when a starter should be pulled? Is it a game-situation e.g. tied or trailing by just a few runs at or around the 7th inning? Is it number of strikes? Is it number of base-runners? I don't know which analysis I should start with.

I know (In My Opinion) there were more than a few occasions where I felt the starter could continue to pitch when Ned Yost had made the decision to go to the bullpen. In those situations, I feel it is unfair to blame the rotation.

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October 8th, 2007, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
645 Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,347	Work To Do... I am currently enjoying a nice 10-day vacation from my day job. I enjoyed all 3 playoff games on Wednesday. Personally, the teams I wanted to win went 2-1 which isn't too bad. I have to give it up for Josh Beckett. He was awesome. A complete-game shutout in the playoffs. The complete game is becoming a dinosaur stat in the game of baseball. With post-season baseball starting on Wednesday, the story which most fans were fearing was released. Here is the link to the story I am talking about. In the story, Melvin voices his disappointment with the starting pitching saying that in 2006, 62 games the starting pitcher was able to go at least 7 innings and this year, we only had 33. I feel this comparison in unfair since it is not up to the starting pitcher to determine when he is going to be pulled for relief. My question to the Brewer Nation is, how can I look at the numbers to determine if this is really on the starting pitchers or not? Is it pitch-count that determines when a starter should be pulled? Is it a game-situation e.g. tied or trailing by just a few runs at or around the 7th inning? Is it number of strikes? Is it number of base-runners? I don't know which analysis I should start with. I know (In My Opinion) there were more than a few occasions where I felt the starter could continue to pitch when Ned Yost had made the decision to go to the bullpen. In those situations, I feel it is unfair to blame the rotation. The Brewer Nation: Work To Do...