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Randy Johnson just won #300.
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Randy Johnson just won #300.

Does anyone else think too much emphasis is placed on a pitcher's wins and losses? A guy can throw one pitch and get a win. A guy can throw a complete game and give up 0 earned runs and get a loss. etc.
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Randy Johnson just won #300.
Johnson, a five-time Cy Young Award winner is the sixth left-hander to reach 300 wins. At 45-years-old he is the second-oldest pitcher to reach the milestone (Knuckleballer Phil Niekro was 46). He is the fourth pitcher to win his 300th with the Giants, joining Christy Mathewson in 1912 and Tim Keefe and Mickey Welch, both in 1890.

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Does anyone else think too much emphasis is placed on a pitcher's wins and losses? A guy can throw one pitch and get a win. A guy can throw a complete game and give up 0 earned runs and get a loss. etc.
Concur. A guy can throw one pitch and get a save too.

Many a good pitcher has played for many a crappy team and not had the numbers to show for it over the long run. That's what makes a season like Steve Carlton' 1972 campaign so great - he lead the league in wins (27), complete games (30), strikeouts (310), and ERA (1.97), despite playing for a team whose final record was 59-97.
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Many a good pitcher has played for many a crappy team and not had the numbers to show for it over the long run. That's what makes a season like Steve Carlton' 1972 campaign so great - he lead the league in wins (27), complete games (30), strikeouts (310), and ERA (1.97), despite playing for a team whose final record was 59-97.
Speaking of the Phillies.
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Does anyone else think too much emphasis is placed on a pitcher's wins and losses? A guy can throw one pitch and get a win. A guy can throw a complete game and give up 0 earned runs and get a loss. etc.
Case in point: Parra, for the Brewers, gives up 5 runs on 8 hits through 5.2, and leaves the game in line to get the win. Move over, Cy Young.
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Case in point: Parra, for the Brewers, gives up 5 runs on 8 hits through 5.2, and leaves the game in line to get the win. Move over, Cy Young.
But, no, he's taken off the hook. O'Flaherty for the Braves throws a perfect 12 pitch inning for the Braves, and Gonzalez throws 16 pitches, seven for strikes, and picks up a save.
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But, no, he's taken off the hook. O'Flaherty for the Braves throws and perfect 12 pitch inning for the Braves, and Gonzalez throws 16 pitches, seven for strikes, and picks up a save.
A perfect 12 pitch inning includes what?
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A perfect 12 pitch inning includes what?
One runner reaching on a dropped third strike?
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A perfect 12 pitch inning includes what?
no base runners
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no base runners
Aha !
I understand what you meant.
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Old Sat Jun 20, 2009, 12:38am
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Brother vs. Brother
Saturday, June 20th
It's a brother vs brother match-up.

Los Angeles-N: (R) WEAVER, Jeff vs. Los Angeles-A: (R) WEAVER, Jered

That doesn't happen too often in MLB.
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Orioles rally for stunning 11-10 win over Boston - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

Greatest comeback in franchise history.........

Now, we're 1-8 against them in our last nine......

Things are lookin up!
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it's about time that Papelbon lost a game.
also it was great to see Mariano Rivera get a RBI in the game in which he recorded his 500 save.
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Am I communist ?
If I change my favorite team from the A's to the Giants does that make me a communist and un-American ?

We all know the A's are looking to leave town. The economy sucks right now but they'll just run a cheap show till it turns around. And has anybody noticed Biilyball = no World Series Ball.
The Giants got pitching, youth, and a beautiful stadium.
The A's have BART and a tarp.....

So GO Giants...
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