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  1. Bellhorn04
    I believe the other ones had sound reasoning too. I checked out a couple of Bello's and understood them. Unfortunately part of that reasoning is a simple lack of trust in starters other than Crochet.
  2. Bellhorn04
    OK, fWAR may not be the ideal number, but none of these guys have been especially good. Dobbins has been the one pleasant surprise. There may be hope for Fitts if he can stay on the field. You'd have to go through the game logs to see if there were instances of a guy truly cruising when Cora pulled him. The third time through the order analytics stuff plays into it too of course.
  3. Bellhorn04
    None of the other starters have been very good at all. fWAR Dobbins 0.8 Newcomb (gone) 0.7 Giolito 0.2 Fitts 0.2 Buehler 0.2 Bello 0.0
  4. Bellhorn04
    Sometimes W-L records do catch your eye. This poor Senzatela dude on the Rockies is 1-10.
  5. Bellhorn04
    4.2 is a popular time to pull guys now because of the combo of the 3rd time through the order thing and the "last out of the inning" exception to the 3 batter rule.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Communist system, capitalist pay checks.
  7. Bellhorn04
    It's the LOOGY factor. The LOOGY still exists in spite of the 3 batter rule, because if you bring your lefty in with 2 outs and he gets the out, the 3 batter rule is nullified. Cora has done the 4.2 inning LOOGY move a few times this year including in that Giolito start.
  8. Bellhorn04
    And that's a very good example.
  9. Bellhorn04
    The big question is whether the good series Story just had means anything. Did he make a little tweak in his mechanics that paid off? I'll wait for mvp's Captain Nemo report on the pitches Story hit.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Cora is loyal but if Story can't hit any more the decision of playing him or not could easily be taken out of Alex's hands. Cora has a lot more say than any of us, that's for sure. 🙂
  11. Bellhorn04
    Crochet leads MLB in innings pitched. He pitched 146 innings last year, 13 in 2023 and 0 in 2022. Keeping him healthy is arguably the team's most important job.
  12. Bellhorn04
    And if our old friend Ben insists on Anthony leading the package?
  13. Bellhorn04
    As for Crochet's pitch counts, this isn't going to make anyone feel any better, but I've read about them having schedules for the max number of pitches thrown over a stretch of 3 starts, not just max counts for one game.
  14. Bellhorn04
    We all have different things that bother us, I think. I did mucho complaining last year about the Sale trade so I was right there with you on that one.
  15. Bellhorn04
    I'm intrigued that the bullpen has the fourth most innings while the starters are in the top third. I assume some of this is from having played the most games, plus some small differences being involved.
  16. Bellhorn04
    What if he heats up?
  17. Bellhorn04
    So of course in this 3 game series Story had 7 total bases and 5 RBI. That's baseball.
  18. Bellhorn04
    It's a little different with Anthony because it means Duran, Rafaela or Abreu are replaced or their roles are reduced. There was room for KC on Opening Day and the Bregman injury made room for Mayer. I've heaped plenty of abuse on our front office but I think they have their reasons here. And I think we'll be seeing Anthony very soon. Hopefully the fans have some patience with him. They're already losing some patience with Campbell and Mayer is next.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Eaton isn't going to be a starter, and they're not going to promote Anthony unless it's to be a starter. I want to see Anthony up soon too, and I think we will. Maybe they don't want to put him in the position of being "the savior" when the team is going bad like this. I know they have their reasons, I'm not 100% sure what they are.
  20. Bellhorn04
    And that works both ways.
  21. Bellhorn04
    I still have some old school left in me. The first thing I look at is still the ERA.
  22. Bellhorn04
    The rules for determining a win or loss are totally arbitrary. There are 3 things out of the starting pitcher's control: a) When his manager pulls him b) How many runs his team scores c) Whether the bullpen holds the lead or blows it
  23. Bellhorn04
    It used to mean something when pitchers were throwing a lot of complete games. Now the average start is a little over 5 innings. That has a big impact. Recognizing this fact doesn't make one a snob, IMHO.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Please see new thread!
  25. Bellhorn04
    Even in olden days a pitcher's W-L record often wouldn't line up with their ERA and other vital stats. Some famous examples: 1968 Bob Gibson 22-9 1.12 Denny McLain 31-6 1.96 Career Nolan Ryan 324-292 3.19 Bert Blyleven 287-250 3.31 Andy Pettitte 256-153 3.85 Jack Morris 254-186 3.90
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