MLB Rule Proposal

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 4:00 am

Any pitcher will be disqualified from being awarded a Win that gives up 2 or more earned runs per innings pitched, unless he was the winning team's most effective pitcher in the judgement of the official scorer. In such a case where a starter would have been awarded a Win, the team's most effective reliever would instead be awarded the Win. In such as case where a reliever would have been awarded a Win, the starting pitcher will be awarded the Win if he pitched the minimum 5 innings and his team was leading when he left the game.

..... Greg Maddux last night leaves after 5 shutout innings leading 4-0. Later in the game Linebrink comes in for one inning, walks two then gives up a game-tying 3-run homer and is rewarded with a Win when SD scores in the bottom of the inning for his 1-IP, 3-ER performance. So the Win is awarded to the WORST pitcher on the field last night on either team, everybody in the game knows this is bad scoring - Linebrink himself would want the Win to go to Maddux - does MLB even think about this stuff? .....

Now who's got Bud Selig's email address?

[ July 19, 2007, 10:52 AM: Message edited by: KJ Duke ]

bucks66 · Post by **bucks66** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 4:57 am

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that you had Maddux pitching last night.

Sack · Post by **Sack** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:16 am

KJ,

Glad to see you are still focused on Wins and not Touchdown passes.

Solid point, I agree with you. I was at Fenway two nights ago and Jimmy Gobble got one man out in the 5th and was awarded the W after the starter, Leo Nunez, went 4 strong but didnt make the mandatory 5. Seems silly.

Cya next month, keep checking those boxscores.

Spyhunter · Post by **Spyhunter** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:00 am

KJ, You know I totally agree with something has to be done about this. Crazy how screwed SPs are by the current rules and official scorers.

sportsbettingman · Post by **sportsbettingman** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:22 am

I agree as well...and I don't have Maddox.

It's tradition being tradition, and keeping it out of the hands of human judgment.

Side note...

Performance enhancing drugs traditional favorite injection target...the meat in legs.

After injecting a needle...some soreness.

Barry Bonds out with sore legs.

Barry Bonds 2 HR when back in lineup!

~Lance