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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 ]

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

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.

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.

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