Cards have 3/5 of luckiest NL pitchers

[ltb]

Whose opinion is that?

It's Wikipedia's definition. Can you find another on that doesn't mention the Cy Young being an award for the best pitcher in the league? What do you think the award is for?

The most productive pitcher, maybe? The most valuable pitcher, maybe? The pitcher who has helped his team the most?

Couldn't find a different definition, huh?

 

Didn't look until just now. I haven't dug too deep, but I did find this little tidbit:

 

Did you know... The record for the most major league baseball career innings is held by Cy Young, with 7,356 innings.

 

 

Seems to me that in the spirit of the award, innings pitched would be extremely important.

 

 

 

He pitched for 22 years and won 511 games which is still a record today.

 

He holds the major league record for complete games with 751.

 

He is fourth on the all time list for shutouts with 76.

 

He led the league in shutouts seven times.

 

He led the league in wins four times.

 

 

 

Sounds alot like an award that's custom-made for a guy like Chris Carpenter.

 

I didn't find anything about him that's related to ERA.

 

oh man

i have not laughed out loud at a post in a while, but geez, man.

this post made my day.

i needed a laugh.

thanks.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I think the Louisville Silver Slugger award(s) should only go to players who were born, lived in, or played in the state of Kentucky. Also, if the player won a gold or bronze medal in previous years playing for Team USA or some other nation, they are ineligible.

[ltb]

I think the Louisville Silver Slugger award(s) should only go to players who were born, lived in, or played in the state of Kentucky. Also, if the player won a gold or bronze medal in previous years playing for Team USA or some other nation, they are ineligible.

 

5/5

[reggiemiller rules]

K-town I am with ya for Carpenter for Cy Young but I think that you are reaching quite a bit on this one.

[Wild_Cubs04]

Whose opinion is that?

It's Wikipedia's definition. Can you find another on that doesn't mention the Cy Young being an award for the best pitcher in the league? What do you think the award is for?

The most productive pitcher, maybe? The most valuable pitcher, maybe? The pitcher who has helped his team the most?

Couldn't find a different definition, huh?

 

Didn't look until just now. I haven't dug too deep, but I did find this little tidbit:

 

Did you know... The record for the most major league baseball career innings is held by Cy Young, with 7,356 innings.

 

 

Seems to me that in the spirit of the award, innings pitched would be extremely important.

 

 

 

He pitched for 22 years and won 511 games which is still a record today.

 

He holds the major league record for complete games with 751.

 

He is fourth on the all time list for shutouts with 76.

 

He led the league in shutouts seven times.

 

He led the league in wins four times.

 

 

 

Sounds alot like an award that's custom-made for a guy like Chris Carpenter.

 

I didn't find anything about him that's related to ERA.

 

oh man

i have not laughed out loud at a post in a while, but geez, man.

this post made my day.

i needed a laugh.

thanks.

 

Ditto

[K-Town]

"That's funny" is just another way of saying "I can't argue with logic like that", right? :lol:

 

C'mon. You guys are surely sharp enough to realize that the award doesn't simply go to the pitcher with the best ERA.

[K-Town]

K-town I am with ya for Carpenter for Cy Young but I think that you are reaching quite a bit on this one.

 

Oh, this isn't my main ammo, it's just another whammy, that's all.

[JGalt73]

jgalt, just to clarify, you're not insinuating that the expected wins/loss narrows the gap between the Cards and the Cubs, are you?

 

I took it as a knock against W/L as a means of gauging pitchers only.

 

The expected wins/losses of starting pitchers do nothing to narrow the WIDE gap between the Cubs and Cardinals. The -11 versus +157 (runs scored - allowed) difference is about all the gap you need to know. I just found it interesting that so many Cards made the top 5 list. Wins and loses are dependent on many factors beyond a pitcher's control.

 

I could play the stats game to narrow the overall gap between the Cards and Cubs, but we'd still be 7 games out...

[Chris]

 

Did you know... The record for the most major league baseball career innings is held by Cy Young, with 7,356 innings.

 

Seems to me that in the spirit of the award, innings pitched would be extremely important.

 

:shock:

[burnt out cubbie fan]

I think the Louisville Silver Slugger award(s) should only go to players who were born, lived in, or played in the state of Kentucky. Also, if the player won a gold or bronze medal in previous years playing for Team USA or some other nation, they are ineligible.

You don't need to worry about that part any more.